Gaming firm reports deal with St. Regis Mohawk Tribe

Gaming firm reports deal with St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (March 21, 2006)

Shares of Empire Resorts rose 7.4 percent this morning after the company reported in its Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it has secured a deal with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe for an off-reservation casino in the Catskills. Empire...

Connecticut tribes benefit from out-of-state gamblers

Connecticut tribes benefit from out-of-state gamblers (March 21, 2006)

Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes see more than 40 percent of their revenues from out-of-state gamblers, according to a study from the Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth. Residents of Massachusetts and Rhode Island are...

Wisconsin Democrats flush with gaming donations

Wisconsin Democrats flush with gaming donations (March 21, 2006)

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) and the state's Democratic Party have accepted more than $1 million in contributions from gaming tribes and gaming interests, according to The Badger Herald. Doyle has taken more than $90,000 from gaming interests linked to...

Hearing on Eastern Shawnee casino draws crowd

Hearing on Eastern Shawnee casino draws crowd (March 21, 2006)

A city council hearing in Massillon, Ohio, drew a packed crowd as residents debated the Eastern Shawnee Tribe's proposed casino. The tribe, based in Oklahoma, wants the city to sign an intergovernmental agreement by the end of the month. Supporters...