Chance of New Casino ‘Zero’ Says Connecticut Speaker

Chances are zero for any more casinos in Connecticut without the nod of the federal government. That’s the opinion of Connecticut Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz (l.), who...

Published April 23, 2018

Florida Special Session Still Possible

The Seminole Tribe will continue to pay $300 million annually to Florida in exchange for blackjack (l.) exclusivity, although it has the right to stop. Still, lawmakers are considering...

Published April 23, 2018

Oklahoma’s Duck Creek Casino Expansion Debuts

A grand opening celebration recently was held for the 8,000 square foot expansion at the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Duck Creek Casino (l.) in Beggs, Oklahoma. The enlarged casino floor...

Published April 23, 2018

Courts Back Two California Tribal Casinos

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the right of the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians to open a casino in Central California. The tribe proposes a...

Published April 23, 2018

FireKeepers Provides Healthy Food Carts

Battle Creek, Michigan area schools are fighting childhood obesity with help from FireKeepers Casino Hotel, which provides carts with healthy snacks kids can eat during the school day and...

Published April 23, 2018

Hard Rock’s Temporarily Relocates Hollywood Restaurant

Council Oak Steaks and Seafood at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida will temporarily relocate while the property's $1.5 billion expansion, including a new guitar-shaped hotel tower, is...

Published April 23, 2018

Seneca-New York Relations Plunge from Bad to Worse

The two sides are already embroiled in a dispute over casino revenue sharing. Now the powerful western New York tribe is suing the state over the validity of a...

Published April 23, 2018

Tribe Abandons Bay Area Casino Effort

After more than ten years of litigation the Northern California Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians has acknowledge defeat in its efforts to build a $1.2 billion casino on land...

Published April 23, 2018

City Supports Timbisha Shoshone casino

The city of Ridgecrest and the city’s visitors bureau see a lot to like about a proposal by the Timbisha Shoshone for a casino. The facility would aim at...

Published April 23, 2018

Work Proceeds on Soboba Replacement Casino

A replacement Soboba Casino and Resort being built under construction by the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians is moving ahead briskly. The tribe is confident the replacement will be...

Published April 23, 2018

Arizona Tribe Won’t Allow National Guard on Lands

The Tohono O’odham tribe, which operates the Desert Diamond casinos, wants visitors to its casinos, but draws the line at the National Guard. Last week the tribe declared it...

Published April 23, 2018

Florida Special Session Still A Possibility

Some Florida lawmakers may push for a special session to resolve the Seminole Compact before the new fiscal year starts, and also before voters may approve on November 6...

Published April 16, 2018

Gaming Bill Stuck in Connecticut

The Connecticut legislature is between a rock and a hard place when it comes to gaming bills that pit the two gaming tribes in the state versus MGM Resorts,...

Published April 16, 2018

Oklahoma Casinos Get Dicey, Ballsy

Governor Mary Fallin (l.) signed HB 3375 which allows the state's 60-plus tribal casinos to offer "ball and dice"—roulette and craps—games. They're expected to raise $24 million annually, with...

Published April 16, 2018

Bill on Ruffey Rancheria Amended

H.R. 3535, sponsors by Rep. Doug LaMalfa (l.), which would restore federal recognition to California’s Ruffey Rancheria, has been amended to sooth the fears of some who thought it...

Published April 16, 2018

Gaming Revenue Fueled Cherokee Success

In 1968, the Tahlequah, Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation's budget was $1.1 million, fully government funded. Last year it was $915 million. The economic powerhouse traces its success to 1968, when...

Published April 16, 2018

Washington Gaming Tribe Flies Flag for First Time

A Washington tribe held an emotional ribbon cutting last week for the first expansion to its year-old casino, ilani (l.). But the topper was the unveiling of the Cowlitz...

Published April 16, 2018

Mashantucket Pequots Oversee Labor Election

The Mashantucket Pequots will soon oversee another attempt by a union to organize its casino workers. The workers of Foxwoods Resort Casino’s Environmental Services Department will vote April 20...

Published April 16, 2018

Massachusetts Tribe Waits for Federal Ruling

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House whose purpose is to put land into trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts. The bill would let them...

Published April 16, 2018

Soaring Eagle Casino Unveils Renovations

A new high limit poker room and VIP lounge (l.) debuted at the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe's Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The changes are part...

Published April 16, 2018