MGM Wants to Intervene in Connecticut Lawsuit

MGM Resorts International has filed in federal court seeking to intervene in a case filed against the Department of the Interior by Connecticut and its two gaming tribes. The...

Published January 8, 2018

Lawsuit Challenging Elk Grove Casino Goes to Court

The case brought by challengers of a casino in Elk Grove, California that the Wilton Rancheria Indian Tribe hopes to build will have its first hearing on January 9....

Published January 8, 2018

Tribe Loses Claim that Connecticut Owes It $610 Million

The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation has lost its court case seeking $610 million from the state of Connecticut. The tribe claims the state took 2,000 acres from it without paying...

Published January 8, 2018

Santa Fe Opera Getting Casino Neighbor

The Tesuque Pueblo announced plans to build a casino next to the Santa Fe Opera (l.). Tribal and opera officials have been in talks the past year to make...

Published January 8, 2018

Gun Lake Donates Unclaimed Winnings

Three Michigan charities received donations totaling $20,000 from unclaimed slot and table game winnings at the Gun Lake Casino in Bradley. The tribe also gave $8.2 million as part...

Published January 8, 2018

New Mexico Study to Focus on Problem Gambling

Tribal gaming will help fund a study on problem gambling in New Mexico by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. The study was commissioned by the Responsible Gaming...

Published January 8, 2018

Spokane Tribe Opens Airway Heights Casino

The Spokane Tribe of Indians' opened Monday, January 8, featuring 450 slot machines, 12 table games, a restaurant-bar, deli and gaming-floor bar. Various areas are named for tribally significant...

Published January 8, 2018

Connecticut Tribes, MGM Jockey for Position

In what could be a major election issue in Connecticut next year, the state’s gaming tribes are squaring off for a big, take no prisoners war with MGM Resorts...

Published December 25, 2017

New Mexico Casino Might Close Permanently

A small tribal casino near Santa Fe, New Mexico that has never operated very profitably since it opened a year ago could be closed for good. The Nambe Falls...

Published December 25, 2017

Soboba Casino Replacement Moves Inward

Soboba Casino last week celebrated a “topping off” ceremony on its new hotel (l.). Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians lowered three white painted beams to mark the event. Soboba...

Published December 25, 2017

Michigan Town Okays Class III Games

Following a 5-1 vote by the village council, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians' Odawa Casino (l.) in Mackinaw City, Michigan can offer Las Vegas-style Class III...

Published December 25, 2017

Council Bluffs Sues To Stop Ponca Casino

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has the approval of the National Indian Gaming Commission to build a casino in Carter Lake, Iowa. But nearby Council Bluffs filed a lawsuit...

Published December 25, 2017

Hope Tribe, Arizona Sign Compact

The Hopi Tribe and the state of Arizona signed a 20-year compact allowing the tribe to own or lease up to 900 Class III gambling machines. The 22nd and...

Published December 25, 2017

Colorado Tribal Members Accused of Money Laundering

Seven members of a Colorado tribe have been charged with various counts of stealing money and embezzlement and then laundering the money at the tribe’s casino. The Ute Mountain...

Published December 25, 2017

Tribe Still Bets on Off-Reservation Casino

The tide of tribes being given permission for off-reservation casino has changed under the Trump administration. The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin finds itself swimming against the tide.

Published December 25, 2017

Washington Tribe Breaks Ground on Casino

The Tulalip Tribe of Washington has begun expansion of its Quil Ceda Creek Casino. The expansion will include a hotel and has a 2019 completion date.

Published December 25, 2017

Seminoles Sue Jacksonville Gaming Operations

The Seminole Tribe recently sued the operators of 25 Jacksonville electronic gambling parlors, seeking to shut them down because the tribe claims they violate its exclusive right to offer...

Published December 18, 2017

BIA Puts Land Into Trust for Wampanoag Tribe

The federal government has put 15 acres into trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) The action could make it easier for the tribe to open a...

Published December 18, 2017

Court lets Stand Quapaw Tribe Restoration

The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand an earlier ruling by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that will allow the Quapaw Tribe to expand its Downstream Casino Resort...

Published December 18, 2017

California Sports Betting Legislation Complicated by Cardroom Dispute

California’s gaming tribes are angry at the inaction of Attorney General Xavier Becerra (l.) in cracking down on many cardrooms are not following what the tribes say is a...

Published December 18, 2017