Steve Cadue: Paper's  bias against Indian gaming in Kansas

Steve Cadue: Paper's bias against Indian gaming in Kansas (May 4, 2011)

Ed. Note: Steve Cadue is a former chairman of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas. "It was interesting to read the recent Capital-Journal editoral headlined “Time to torch casino exemption,” which chided the Legislature for hypocrisy in permitting smoking in state...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe welcomes  expansion   of gaming

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe welcomes expansion of gaming (May 4, 2011)

Cedric Cromwell, the chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies today. Cromwell said the tribe is eager to work with the state. He urged lawmakers to consider the tribe...

Warm Springs Tribes not giving up on off-reservation casino

Warm Springs Tribes not giving up on off-reservation casino (May 4, 2011)

Leaders of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon haven't given up on plans for an off-reservation casino. In March, the Bureau of Indian Affairs deemed approved a compact for the casino. The agency is still reviewing the...

John McCarthy: The race card in Minnesota's  racino debate

John McCarthy: The race card in Minnesota's racino debate (May 4, 2011)

"It is sad to see that at least some of the support for gambling expansion comes from "old Indian fighters" whose trademark is hate speech against Native Americans. The April 29 commentary by Gary Larson is a perfect example. The...

Kalispel Tribe worried about Spokane off-reservation casino

Kalispel Tribe worried about Spokane off-reservation casino (May 4, 2011)

In the history of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, only three tribes have opened an off-reservation casino under the two-part determination section of the law. The Kalispel Tribe of Washington is one of them. The tribe opened the Northern Quest...

Mixed rulings in Tohono O'odham     off-reservation casino bid

Mixed rulings in Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino bid (May 4, 2011)

The Tohono O'odham Nation has won one ruling in state court and lost another in federal court for its bid for an off-reservation casino. The tribe won a critical Arizona Court of Appeals ruling yesterday that said the city of...