Decision called setback for off-reservation gaming

Decision called setback for off-reservation gaming (May 24, 2005)

The Bush administration's rejection of a compact in Oregon is being called a setback for off-reservation gaming. The Warm Springs Tribe and Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) agreed on an off-reservation casino near Portland. But in a letter [PDF], the Interior...

Gaming changes way of life for Eastern Cherokees

Gaming changes way of life for Eastern Cherokees (May 24, 2005)

Gaming has improved the quality of life for the Eastern Band of Cherokees in North Carolina, Chief Michell Hicks says. "It's allowed us to address many of the social and health and education issues that we really in the past...

California tribe still wants off-reservation casino

California tribe still wants off-reservation casino (May 24, 2005)

The leader of one faction of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe says California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proclamation on Indian gaming won't affect his tribe's off-reservation casino proposal. Dan Shoshone said the tribe isn't "reservation shopping" but is looking for an initial...

Michigan group files appeal of land-into-trust case

Michigan group files appeal of land-into-trust case (May 24, 2005)

An anti-gaming group in Michigan filed an appeal of a land-into-trust case on Monday. Taxpayers of Michigan Against Casinos (TOMAC) is suing the Bureau of Indian Affairs to block a land acquisition for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. The...

Editorial: Schwarzenegger blocks urban casinos

Editorial: Schwarzenegger blocks urban casinos (May 24, 2005)

"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has finally shown his cards. The governor's office issued a proclamation late Wednesday laying out a policy on Indian gaming that formalizes his opposition to urban gambling and should slow down "reservation shopping" that threatens to bring...