After three elections, union will organize at Pequot casino

After three elections, union will organize at Pequot casino (May 18, 2011)

It took three elections but bartenders, drink servers, and bar porters at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut will finally organize with a labor union. The first vote took place in April 2009 under tribal...

Slots facility questions  involvement of Narragansett Tribe

Slots facility questions involvement of Narragansett Tribe (May 18, 2011)

The owners of Twin River Casino are questioning the involvement of the Narragansett Tribe in turning the slot machine facility into a full-fledged casino. Twin River wants to put the casino issue before state voters. But the owners say the...

Gaming interests ramp up spending on  lobbying   in Florida

Gaming interests ramp up spending on lobbying in Florida (May 18, 2011)

Gaming interests spent over $800,000 on lobbying in the first quarter of 2011, according to an analysis by the The Orlando Sentinel and The South Florida Sun Sentinel. Las Vegas Sands spent $135,000 in the first quarter. That was a...