Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) said he isn't likely to support the Ho-Chunk Nation's bid for a casino in a Chicago suburb. Hastert, the Speaker of the House, didn't rule out an objection to a bill to acquire land for the...

A study commissioned by the Rhode Island Senate finds that a tribal casino will have positive benefits for the state and will not hurt two existing gaming operations. Gov. Donald Carcieri (R) has used those two arguments to oppose the...

A Minnesota House committee voted 13-9 against a bill to establish an urban casino for two Ojibwe tribes. Casino backer Rep. Bill Haas (R) blamed other tribes and an anti-gaming group for the bill's defeat. He had been hoping to...

Small Oklahoma tribes are reaching out to an Oklahoma lawmaker who is trying to repeal the state-tribal gaming compact bill. The Sac and Fox Nation will meet with Rep. Forrest Claunch, a conservative Republican, to talk about the effort, The...

"The Ho-Chunk tribe is clearly facing long odds in its bid to place a mammoth casino complex in a Chicago suburb. The smart money says it won't happen. But one thing is a sure bet: The lobbyists will rake in...