Hard Rock Expanding Florida Properties

Hard Rock Hotels' four Florida properties are undergoing major changes. Seminole Hard Rock Tampa's new hotel tower will have a top-floor VIP casino. Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood's guitar-shaped tower...

Published June 25, 2018

Connecticut Casino Plans Take Shape

MMCT, the joint venture of the Pequot and Mohegan tribes, last week revealed the design for the casino that it hopes to build in East Windsor. A city commission...

Published June 25, 2018

Pamunkeys Seek Financial Independence

The Pamunkey Indian Tribe in Virginia may build a casino in New Kent County on land purchased by Tennessee-based Yarbrough Capital—but it may not. Chief Robert Gray (l.) said...

Published June 25, 2018

Ho-Chunk Updates Beloit On Casino

A resolution supporting the Ho-Chunk Nation's proposed $405 million casino recently was formalized by the city of Beloit, Wisconsin. The casino would create 1,500 jobs and offer 300 hotel...

Published June 25, 2018

Ponca Tribe Building Carter Lake Casino

The Ponca Tribe and Tribal Chairman Larry Wright Jr. (l.) recently broke ground for a casino in Carter Lake, Iowa on a 4.8-acre parcel purchased with a $2 million...

Published June 25, 2018

Cherokees Amend Compact For Craps, Roulette

The Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission amended its gaming compact with Oklahoma to allow the "ball-and-dice games" at Cherokee Nation casinos. The tribe's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa will...

Published June 25, 2018

Bill Would Strip BIA of Tribal Recognition Power

Rob Bishop (l.), chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, has authored a bill that would remove the power to recognize tribes and put land into trust for them from...

Published June 25, 2018

California City, Visitors Bureau See Benefit From Casino

The City of Ridgecrest, which sits along the highway to tourist attractions like Death Valley and Mammoth in California’s Central Valley sees great potential from a casino proposed for...

Published June 18, 2018

Quinault Beach Casino Renovation Completed

Washington’s Quinault Beach Resort and Casino has completed its $25 million remodel. The project included renovating 159 hotel rooms, expanding the casino and adding a 250-seat buffet. It is...

Published June 18, 2018

Connecticut Delegation Demands Interior Investigation

Senators and House members, including Senator Richard Blumenthal (l.), representing Connecticut are urging the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to step up its investigation of how...

Published June 18, 2018

Lansing Tribal Casino Increasingly Unlikely

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has pursued a casino (l.) next to the Lansing, Michigan downtown convention center since 2012. But prospects for the $250 million...

Published June 18, 2018

Mashpee Tribe Left Waiting at Gaming Station

An unsuccessful applicant for the southeastern gaming license three years ago is taking advantage of the fact that Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s casino project is at standstill to ask the...

Published June 18, 2018

Washington Tribe to Open Casino Resort in Phases

Washington’s Kalispel Tribe has always wanted to build a gaming project on its reservation. It is now working on a $10.5 million casino and economic development on the reservation...

Published June 11, 2018

Anti-Reservation Candidate Defeated

South Dakota state Senator Neal Tapio recently lost the Republican Congressional primary after calling Indian reservations "soul sucking welfare dependence" where most residents are "victims of incest and molestation."...

Published June 11, 2018

Mohegan Sun Opens Convention Center

The $80 million Earth Expo & Convention Center, which is big enough for several foot fields, has been opened by the Mohegan Sun. The ribbon cutting was attended by...

Published June 11, 2018

Court Affirms Judgment Against Choctaws

A Texas appeals court affirmed a $9.3 million judgment against the Choctaw Nation, holding it "vicariously liable" for an April 2013 bus accident that killed two passengers traveling to...

Published June 11, 2018

Golden Mesa Casino Breaks Ground

Ground recently was broken for the Golden Mesa Casino in Guymon, Oklahoma, owned by the Shawnee Tribe in partnership with the Chickasaw Nation and Global Gaming Solutions. Set to...

Published June 11, 2018

Miccosukee Tribe Could Owe $1 Billion

Members of the Miccosukee Tribe of south Florida could owe $1 billion according to a recent appeals court ruling, declaring per capita payments derived from gaming revenue are not...

Published June 11, 2018

Senator Warren Supports Wampanoag Casino

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (l.) has sponsored a bill that would allow the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to open its First Light Casino and Resort in Taunton. Some critics consider...

Published June 11, 2018

Arizona Casino Interchange Spurs Opposition

Arizona residents who would be impacted by a $10 million free interchange that would help bring motorists from Interstate 10 to the Vee Quiva Casino on Gila River Indian...

Published June 11, 2018