Compact Opens Way for Hopi Gaming

A newly signed compact with the state of Arizona means that the Hopi Nation can operate Class III slot machines. The question is now: does its members want to?...

Published December 18, 2017

Chickasaw Gaming Revenue Surpasses $1.44 Billion

The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma reported an 11 percent increase in net gaming revenue for fiscal 2017, from $1.3 billion in 2016 to more than $1.44 billion. The tribe...

Published December 18, 2017

Labor Federation Puts Morongo on No-Patronize List

The California Labor Federation is very displeased with Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa in Southern California. It has put the resort on its “do not patronize” list, claiming that...

Published December 18, 2017

Pechanga to Open Resort Expansion December 22

Pechanga Resort & Casino will cement its position as the largest tribal casino in California on December 22 when it opens its $285 million upgrade. The expansion includes a...

Published December 18, 2017

Minnesota’s Palace Casino Breaks Ground

Ground was broken for the Leech Lake tribe's new Palace Casino and Hotel in Cass Lake, Minnesota. Tribal members voted 1,244 to 341 in May to approve the $45-$50...

Published December 18, 2017

Washington Tribe Breaks Ground on New Casino

Washington’s Tulalip Tribes have begun work on a $140 million replacement for their existing Quil Ceda Creek Casino. The QCC2 is expected to be completed by 2019.

Published December 18, 2017

Soboba ‘Tops’ New Casino Construction

The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians last week celebrated hoisting the last beams on its six-story hotel. The hotel is part of the expanded Soboba Casino & Resort.

Published December 18, 2017

Hopis The Last to Sign

The Hopi tribe became the last Arizona tribe to enter the casino industry last week when it signed a compact with Governor Doug Ducey that allows it to operate...

Published December 11, 2017

Some Nooksack Members Claim Election Fraud

Some members of the Nooksack tribe of Washington state are crying foul about an election in which they claim many people did not get their ballots. The Bureau of...

Published December 11, 2017

One Wampanoag Tribe Supports Another

The Wampanoag tribe that wants to build a casino on Martha’s Vineyard has thrown its support behind the Wampanoag tribe that wants to build a casino in Taunton (planned...

Published December 11, 2017

Connecticut, Tribes Go to Court Over Casino

The governor of Connecticut, Governor Dannel P. Malloy (l.), and the Mohegan and Pequot tribes have sued in federal court to try to force the Bureau of Indian Affairs...

Published December 11, 2017

Pechanga Resort Completes Expansion

Pechanga Resort and Casino in Southern California has upped its game in a very competitive casino market by completing its $285 million expansion that includes a new hotel and...

Published December 11, 2017

NIGC Issues Certificate of Self-Regulation to California Tribe

The Barona Band of Mission Indians, near San Diego, have become the first California tribe to be issued a certificate of self-regulation by the National Indian Gaming Commission. The...

Published December 11, 2017

Seminoles Would End Payments Over DFS

The Seminole Tribe warned Florida legislators it would "cease all revenue sharing payments to the state," more than $200 million annually, if they pass fantasy sports legislation. Tribal officials...

Published December 11, 2017

Arizona Tribe Breaks Ground on Permanent Casino

A tribe based in the Phoenix Valley of Arizona, the Tohono O’odham Nation, has broken ground on a permanent $400 million casino resort. Once completed, the old Desert Diamond...

Published December 11, 2017

Four Winds Installs Copper Rocks

Adding to its collection of culturally significant objects, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians installed two massive "float copper" rocks at the Copper Rock Steakhouse (l.) at Four Winds...

Published December 11, 2017

Gun Lake Revenue Sharing Surpasses $100 Million

Since its Gun Lake Casino opened in 2011 in Wayland, Michigan, the Gun Lake Tribe has made revenue sharing payments of more than $100 million. The fall payment, the...

Published December 11, 2017

Mystic Lake Hosts Club Nomadic

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Mystic Lake Casino Hotel will present Nomadic Entertainment Group's Club NOMADIC before and after Super Bowl LII, Sunday, February 4, 2018 at U.S. Bank...

Published December 11, 2017

Cuomo Vetoes Montaukett Recognition Bill

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) vetoed legislation that would officially recognize the 1,500-member Montaukett Tribe. He denied the tribe official status in 2013 claiming the process the legislature...

Published December 11, 2017

Stockbridge-Munsee Seek To Revive Lawsuit

In April, the Stockbridge-Munsee sued the Ho-Chunk and Wisconsin alleging the Ho-Chunk violated its compact by expanding its Wittenberg casino. A federal judge said the Stockbridge-Munsee filed too late...

Published December 11, 2017