Oneida Nation to fight for gaming compact

Oneida Nation to fight for gaming compact (October 4, 2005)

The Oneida Nation of New York says it will ask the state's highest court to hear its tribal gaming compact lawsuit. The tribe signed a Class III gaming compact in the 1990s. But it was thrown out because the state...

DOJ proposal would make Oklahoma games illegal

DOJ proposal would make Oklahoma games illegal (October 4, 2005)

The Department of Justice's proposed Indian gaming law would make most of Oklahoma 29,000 electronic machines illegal, The Oklahoman reports. DOJ is unveiling legislation that seeks to clarify the difference between Class II and Class III games. Oklahoma is a...

Michigan tribe not worried about industry changes

Michigan tribe not worried about industry changes (October 4, 2005)

A spokesperson for the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi says the Michigan tribe won't be changing its plans for a casino despite shifts in the Indian gaming industry. The industry grew to $19 billion in 2004 but Michigan is seeing...

Onshore  non-Indian casinos coming to Mississippi

Onshore non-Indian casinos coming to Mississippi (October 4, 2005)

Some non-Indian casinos in Mississippi will be allowed to come onshore under a bill that is being signed into law this week. State law currently requires casinos to be located in the Gulf Coast or in the Mississippi River. But...

Cheyenne-Arapahos vote to drop Colorado casino

Cheyenne-Arapahos vote to drop Colorado casino (October 4, 2005)

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma have dropped efforts to open a casino in Pueblo, Colorado. Tribal members voted 122-5 against a proposed settlement of their land and water rights claims in Colorado. The settlement would have required the...