Coalition Forms to Fight Idaho ‘Historical Horse Racing’

A group has formed to fight a “historical horse racing” initiate that would allow the machines at racetrack in Idaho. The opponents “United Against Prop. 1” claim supporters promise...

Published September 10, 2018

Osage Nation Opens Largest Casino

In Oklahoma, the Osage Nation recently debuted its seventh and largest casino near downtown Tulsa. The facility offers a 247,000 square foot gaming floor with 1,500 electronic games and...

Published September 10, 2018

Ponca Tribe Casino Targets October Opening; Names Architect

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska will name its new Carter Lake, Iowa casino Prairie Flower Casino. The states of Nebraska and Iowa and the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa...

Published September 10, 2018

Calexico Casino Project Officially Dead

Proponents of an off reservation casino that would be built in Calexico by the Manzanita Band of Kumeyaay Nation have finally conceded that the project won’t be happening. The...

Published September 10, 2018

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