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

Judge Mulls California Casino Liquor License

An administrative law judge will rule in 100 days whether the Jamul Hollywood Casino (l.) in San Diego’s backcountry will be granted a permanent license to sell liquor. Opponents...

Published September 18, 2017

Lytton Band to Acquire Land for Casino Parking

The Lytton Band of Pomo Indians, which operates the Class II San Pablo Casino (l.), has purchased about 11 acres to allow it to expand its parking for the...

Published September 18, 2017

Mystic Lake In Midst Of Expansion

A major expansion project at Mystic Lake Casino in Minneapolis is expected to be completed in time for the 2018 Super Bowl, Sunday, February 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium....

Published September 18, 2017

Gun Lake Debuts Phase Two Upgrades; Awaits Supreme Court Hearing

Phase Two of Gun Lake Casino's $76 million expansion recently debuted at the Wayland, Michigan facility, including a new high-limit room with slots and table games, and a new...

Published September 18, 2017

Harrah’s Cherokee Opens Bowling Alley

The 53,000 square foot Ultrastar Multi-tainment Center recently opened at Harrah's Casino Resort in Cherokee, North Carolina. The family friendly first floor offers an arcade, 16 bowling lanes, party...

Published September 18, 2017

Rincon Tribe Celebrates 15 Years of Gaming

It was time for the Rincon tribe to thank previous leaders, who made the Harrah’s Resort Southern California a reality. The tribe celebrated the casino’s 15th anniversary last week

Published September 18, 2017

Four Winds Will Be A Game-Changer

The Pokagon Band's Four Winds South Bend will be Indiana's first tribal casino, but probably not its last. The tribe owns three casinos in Michigan, which has three commercial...

Published September 4, 2017

Judge Says Tribal Court Should Hear Suit

A federal judge recently ruled the Kialegee Tribal Town’s lawsuit against the Muscogee (Creek) Nation belongs in tribal court. The Kialegees sued following a raid on their not-yet-opened restaurant...

Published September 4, 2017

Hearing on California Casino Liquor License for Jamul

A hearing will be held September 6 on whether to issue a permit to sell alcohol to the Jamul-San Diego Casino (l.). The San Diego County casino is located...

Published September 4, 2017

Compact Hearings Held on Elk Grove Casino

The California Assembly last week held hearings on the tribal state gaming compact with the Wilton Rancheria. The tribe wants to build a $400 million casino in Elk Grove,...

Published September 4, 2017

Otter Tail County Board Wants EIS

The White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians will be required to provide an environmental impact statement on its proposed casino resort at Star Lake, Minnesota. The question will be...

Published September 4, 2017

Cracking Cards Scheme Nets 19

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band helped investigators squash a bank-fraud scheme, leading to the indictments of 19 people. The group opened accounts at Bank of America, deposited fraudulent checks and...

Published September 4, 2017

Choctaws TV Spots Promote Businesses

The Richards Group of Dallas has created three TV spots highlighting the Choctaw Nation's variety of business enterprises, including casinos, hotels and gas stations, which employ more than 8,000...

Published September 4, 2017

Not All Tribes Hostile to Sports Betting

The attitude of gaming tribes towards legalizing sports betting in the U.S. is not monolithic. But many tribes consider lifting the ban to be an attack on their sovereign...

Published August 28, 2017

Wilton Tribe Gets Gaming Compact

Things are on the move for the Wilton Rancheria Tribe of Miwok Indians, which wants to build a casino in Elk Grove, California. In recent months, they have seen...

Published August 28, 2017

Lawsuit Dismissed Against Chukchansi Tribe

The company that helped the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians reopen the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino (l.) in 2015 after it was closed for many months has lost...

Published August 28, 2017

Judge Orders Tribal Casino Vote

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will vote on a fourth casino following a tribal judge's ruling. Chief Phyliss Anderson (l.) wants to build the $25 million Red Water...

Published August 28, 2017