Grand Ronde Selling Former Racetrack

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will sell the former Multnomah Greyhound Park (l.) near Portland, Oregon. The tribe never clarified if it would develop the 31-acre tract, which...

Published September 10, 2018

Minnesota Tribe Ends Star Lake Casino Project

"It's not a done deal" was the line used by a concerned citizens group opposed to the White Earth Band of Chippewa's proposed Star Lake Casino in Otter Tail...

Published September 10, 2018

Fate of Closed Michigan Tribal Casino Rests With Courts

The Bay Mills Indian Community is awaiting a final court decision on the status of land it owns in Vanderbilt. If the decision goes its way, it could reopen...

Published September 10, 2018

Martha’s Vineyard Tribe Partners With Chickasaw to Develop Casino

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Martha’s Vineyard has partnered with the Chickasaw Nation to operate a bingo-based Class II casino on its reservation. The announcement follows a recent Supreme...

Published September 10, 2018

Ho-Chunk, Horsemen Partner For Nebraska Petition Drive

A petition drive will start next year to place on the 2020 ballot an amendment authorizing casino gambling at Nebraska racetracks. Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development arm of the...

Published September 10, 2018

Still No Action on Connecticut Satellite Casino

Connecticut’s two gaming tribes don’t appear to be any closer to beginning work on a new “satellite” casino (l.) in East Windsor than they were several months ago. The...

Published September 10, 2018

Massachusetts Tribe Rejected by BIA

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, whose ancestors met the Pilgrims when they landed at Plymouth, received a letter from the Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary Tara Sweeney (l.) saying...

Published September 10, 2018

Cowlitz Tribe Offers Gaming Addiction Therapy

The ilani casino in Washington will fund three certified counselors to offer therapy to gambling addicts. The Cowlitz tribe is carrying out its promise made when it was building...

Published August 27, 2018

Potawatomi Hold Topping-Off Ceremony

The Forest County Potawatomi Community topped of its $80 million, second hotel tower at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino near downtown Milwaukee. With 119 rooms, it will bring the...

Published August 27, 2018

Ho-Chunk Announces Racino Petition Drive

Ho-Chunk Inc. and the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association will partner to place on the 2020 ballot a proposal to legalize casinos at the state's six racetracks. Ho-Chunk...

Published August 27, 2018

Connecticut Casinos Brace for MGM Springfield

The MGM Springfield is here and the gaming tribes of Connecticut are bracing for impact. However, they point out they have been preparing for this day for years. Groundbreaking...

Published August 27, 2018

Ball-And-Dice Games Launch In OK

Tara Sweeney, U.S. assistant secretary for Indian Affairs, announced Class III gaming compacts were approved and published in the Federal Register, meaning 13 tribes in Oklahoma now may offer...

Published August 27, 2018

New BIA Secretary Gets to Work

Appointed a few weeks ago by President Trump, Tara Sweeney (l.) is starting to make her mark as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. She brings a new perspective to...

Published August 27, 2018

Washington Tribes Open Retail Pot Store

If casino gaming can be profitable for a tribe, why not the retail sale of cannabis? Why not indeed say the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, which have opened Remedy...

Published August 20, 2018

Apache Citizens Hold Leadership Responsible for Gaming Losses

Members of the Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico seek to exact justice on the tribal leaders under whose watch the Apache Nugget Travel Center and Casino took a...

Published August 20, 2018

Navajo Chapter President Charged With Stealing Millions

The president of the Ramah Navajo Chapter has been arrested and charged with stealing $6 million dollars. David Jose is accused of investing funds without proper authorization.

Published August 20, 2018

California Governor OK’s Amendment to Karuk Compact

The Karuk tribe of Northern California has a newly minted tribal state gaming compact, signed by Governor Jerry Brown (l.). Now the tribe can move forward with its planned...

Published August 20, 2018

Harrah’s Cherokee Adding More Parking

The Cherokee Nation's Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise recently bought a 4.7-acre tract for the appraised price of $3.575 million. The land will be used for additional parking at Harrah's...

Published August 20, 2018

SoCal Casino Arms Race Gets Complicated

The casino resort scene in Southern California is in many ways a complicated, multi-level chess game with many players. So don’t try to understand why one of its biggest...

Published August 20, 2018

California Tribe Agrees to Gaming Ban

The Lytton Band of California, which operates a Class II casino in San Pablo near San Francisco, has agreed to a ban on gaming on 511 acres in Sonoma...

Published August 20, 2018