Sault Ste. Marie Tribe asks 6th Circuit to lift casino injunction

Rendering of the proposed Kewadin Lansing Casino. Briefing continues in an off-reservation gaming dispute between he Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the state of Michigan. The tribe acquired the site for the...

Mashantucket Tribe confident of casino bid in Massachusetts

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is moving forward with plans for a commercial casino in eastern Massachusetts. The tribe plans a $1 billion, 660,000 square-foot casino in the town of Milford. The site...

NIGC seeks dismissal of Chukchansi Tribe leadership lawsuit

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. The National Indian Gaming Commission is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a faction of the...

Tonkawa Tribe plans casino on newly acquired trust property

The Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma plans to open a gaming facility on newly acquired land, according to a press release from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The BIA published notice of the 127-acre acquisition in...

Hearing for men accused in trespass at Poarch Creek casino

Members of the Muscogee Nation board bus for their trip to Alabama. Four men are in court in Alabama this morning over charges that they trespassed at the casino owned by the Poarch Band...

Forest County Potawatomi Tribe defends security for casino

The Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo © Forest County Potawatomi Tribe The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin said its casino security guards took appropriate action in response to a non-fatal shooting at...

New York governor faces deadline for non-Indian gaming bill

Seneca Nation President Barry Snyder Sr. and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announce gaming agreement in Niagara Falls. June 13, 2013. Photo Governor's Office New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has until Thursday...

Omaha Tribe set to open permanent casino in February 2014

Logo for Blackbird Bend Casino. Image from Omaha Tribe The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska is on track to open its permanent casino in Iowa in February 2014. The tribe held a beam signing ceremony...

Supreme Court delays Bay Mills off-reservation casino case

Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News The U.S. Supreme Court did not take action today on an off-reservation gaming dispute involving the Bay Mills Indian Community of...

BIA approves Kaw Nation off-reservation casino application

Kaw Nation Travel Plaza in Braman, Oklahoma. Photo © Kaw Nation The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved an off-reservation casino application for the Kaw Nation of Oklahoma. The application was approved under the...

Editorial: Let Enterprise Rancheria enter the gaming business

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. Newspaper questions why gaming tribes are opposing an off-reservation casino for the Enterprise Rancheria in California: One hurdle to be cleared is the Legislature's approval...

Non-fatal shooting at Forest County Potawatomi Tribe casino

Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo © Forest County Potawatomi Tribe A patron was wounded in a shooting at the casino owned by the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin. The 23-year-old woman...

Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation to open casino on yacht

Workers prepare yacht for entertainment and gaming venture. Photo courtesy Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation of North Dakota will launch a casino on a yacht later this year....

Mashantucket Tribe still working on deal with casino union

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is still working on a contract with a labor union. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union represents about 365 employees at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Talks have been...

Isleta Pueblo to host grand reopening for casino upgrades

Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico will host a grand reopening on July 12 for its casino.

Ramona Band to enter gaming business with first compact

The Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians in California is getting into the tribal gaming industry. The tribe signed a Class III gaming compact with Gov. Jerry Brown (D) to build its first casino on the...

Winnebago Tribe names general manager of casino in Iowa

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska named one of its own as the general manager of its casino in Iowa. Ray Thomas has worked at the WinnaVegas Casino Resort since 1992. He's risen through the ranks...

Seneca Nation ends dispute over Class III gaming compact

The Seneca Nation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced a settlement to their Class III gaming compact dispute.

Tohono O'odham Nation awaits decision in casino litigation

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona awaits another ruling in a lawsuit that challenges its proposed off-reservation casino. The state of Arizona,...

Cayuga Nation disputes Oneida Nation gaming deal in court

The Cayuga Nation went to court on Wednesday to challenge a gaming agreement between the Oneida Nation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). Cuomo promised the Oneida Nation a 10-county region of exclusivity in...

Opinion: Tribes spreading fear about non-Indian card clubs

Owners of a non-Indian card club says gaming tribes in northern California are misleading voters: Every day, giant exhaust-spewing buses roll into San Jose neighborhoods, pick up San Jose residents -- most of them elderly...

Enterprise Rancheria optimistic with off-reservation casino

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. The Enterprise Rancheria in California could start work on its off-reservation casino early next year, a spokesperson said. The tribe cleared a major hurdle...

Mechoopda Tribe lacks funding to continue with casino plan

The Mechoopda Tribe of California has run out of money to defend its gaming land-into-trust application, Vice Chairwoman Sandra Knight said. After a lengthy battle that included a trip to the D.C. Circuit Court of...

Seneca Nation reportedly near settlement in gaming dispute

The Seneca Nation is reportedly near a settlement over its Class III gaming compact. President Barry Snyder Sr. traveled to the state capitol on Wednesday to meet with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), The...

Promotion for Seneca Nation casino taken off state website

A casino owned by the Seneca Nation is no longer featured on the I Love NY website. Two images of the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel were featured on the site's "What to Do" section....

Omaha Tribe to host ceremony for permanent casino in Iowa

The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska will hold a beam signing ceremony for its casino in Iowa. The tribe is operating the Blackbird Bend Casino in a temporary structure. A permanent facility is due to open...

Oneida Nation on schedule to open $25M expansion at casino

Workers install the foundation on the Tin Rooster barn doors at Exit 33. Photo Oneida Indian Nation The Oneida Nation of New York will open a $25 million casino expansion in July. The tribe...

Column: Connecticut tribes conjuring new 'magic' on gaming

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe could be reducing gaming payments to the state of Connecticut: More recently, as Gov. Dannel Malloy continues to make concessions to the tribes, like withdrawing state...

Mashantucket Tribe faces competition for casino in Catskills

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut faces competition for a potential commercial casino in the Catskills. The tribe announced plans for a $500 million casino on a 500-acre site in Liberty. But at least...