NOTE: The House hearing has finally started after a one-hour delay. "I guess we are on Indian time today," said Rep. Richard Pombo (R-California), the commitee chairman. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee and the House Resources Committee are holding separate...

Oklahoma tribes have given the state nearly $1 million under new Class III gaming compacts that require revenue sharing. In the last three months alone, Oklahoma tribes gave more than $850,000 to the state. The money comes from card games...

A New Mexico county plans to stick with an agreement to host an off-reservation casino despite a legal opinion questioning its validity. The Doña Ana County Commission signed a deal with Jemez Pueblo for a casino 300 miles away from...

Legislation to allow up to two casinos at a racetrack in the Twin Cities has been sent to a committee seen as unfavorable to any expansion of gaming. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) is backing one casino in partnership with...

The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is planning to tear down a 20-year-old casino and replace it with an $80 million facility with a hotel and restaurants. The tribe recently approved the expansion plan for the complex, which originally started...