Tribes Discuss Marijuana Business

Pot, the growing and sale, could be as profitable for Indian tribes as gaming has been. So says a tribal leader from a San Diego County tribe that allows...

Published October 2, 2017

Senate to Hold Hearings on Tribal Gaming

The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Indian Affairs is ready to begin its biannual hearings on Indian gaming. It will begin first with the National Indian Gaming Commission.

Published October 2, 2017

Wisconsin Representatives Urge Casino Action

Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is becoming impatient to see action on the application by the Ho-Chunk Nation for a casino in Beloit. Lawmakers have written a letter to the Secretary...

Published October 2, 2017

California Tribe Wins 10-Year Court Battle

A California tribe that was sued by its first partner in a casino that failed, won’t be required to put its successful Red Hawk Casino (l.) in jeopardy to...

Published September 25, 2017

Oklahoma Gambling Expansion A No-Go

Oklahoma legislators will meet in a special session September 25 to try to plug the $215 million budget deficit, but state Rep. Kevin Wallace's proposal to let tribal casinos...

Published September 25, 2017

Minnesota Casino Hosts Super Bowl Nightclub

Leading up to Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis on February 4, Mystic Lake Casino (l.) in Prior Lake, Minnesota will host a temporary, 64,000 square foot nightclub built by...

Published September 25, 2017

Raid Target Pleads Not Guilty

Muscogee (Creek) citizen Stephen "Bim" Bruner recently was arraigned in Muscogee (Creek) Nation District Court on charges of possession of unlicensed gambling devices and maintaining an unlicensed gambling premise....

Published September 25, 2017

NIGA Conference Highlights Human Trafficking

A recent mid-year conference last week by the National Indian Gaming Association focused on women’s issues and human trafficking. The conference was held at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown.

Published September 25, 2017

Outage Hits Graton Casino

On a Friday night, the Graton Resort and Casino’s slot machines were hit by a network error. The error prevented patrons from being able to collect their winnings at...

Published September 25, 2017

Foxwoods Opens Thrill Tower

People who enjoy being dropped and thrown—and there are many of them, will enjoy Thrill Tower, which opened last week at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The ride is part of...

Published September 25, 2017

Tribes Ask: Do Pot And Casinos Mix?

Should tribes, who have made considerable profits from gaming, but see its luster fading, join the smoky future that is legal marijuana growing? Some tribes think that pot sales...

Published September 25, 2017

Tribe Wins Taxation Fight Against South Dakota

States may not force a tribe to pay taxes for products or services sold at a tribal casino. That violates sovereign immunity ruled a federal judge last week. The...

Published September 25, 2017

Minnesota Tribal EIR Moves Slowly

Although it doesn’t have to, the White Earth Nation of Minnesota is willing to let Otter Tail County conduct an environmental review of its third proposed casino. The casino...

Published September 25, 2017

Osage Nation Top Off Expansion

The Osage Nation topped off of its $150 million Tulsa casino and hotel. Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear (l.) said the "stellar facility" will allow the tribe to "compete with...

Published September 25, 2017

Nooksack Tribe Agrees to Special Election

The Nooksack tribe of Washington has been allowed to reopen its Northwood Casino (l.) in Lynden by the National Indian Gaming Commission, which ordered in closed in June. The...

Published September 18, 2017

New York: Senecas Violate Compacts

The administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) has declared the Seneca Indians in violation of their gaming compact for halting revenue-sharing payments from the tribe’s three casinos. The move,...

Published September 18, 2017

Oklahoma Rep Recommends Tribal Roulette, Dice

To fill Oklahoma's $215 million budget hole, state Rep. Kevin Wallace (l.) would allow roulette and dice games at tribal casinos. Wallace said his plan also would generate $300...

Published September 18, 2017

Appeal Court Dismisses MGM’s Connecticut Lawsuit

MGM Resorts seems to have lost its last legal recourse against Connecticut’s law that allowed the Pequot and Mohegan tribes to identify a location for a commercial casino in...

Published September 18, 2017

Washington Tribe Plans $100 Million Casino

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington state will soon break ground on a $100 million replacement for its Quil Ceda Creek Casino (l.) in Snohomish County. Dubbed QCC2, the expanded...

Published September 18, 2017

Alaska Supreme Court Affirms Sovereign Immunity

The Supreme Court of Alaska has ruled that Alaskan tribes have sovereign immunity from lawsuit just as tribes in the rest of the United States. Although it is established...

Published September 18, 2017