Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation buys Illinois land

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation buys Illinois land (May 8, 2006)

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas is holding a press conference in Shabbona, Illinois, to discuss a recent land purchase. The tribe has a historic reservation in Illinois. Although it hasn't been litigated, a former Interior Department legal official...

Eastern Shoshone Tribe signs compact with state

Eastern Shoshone Tribe signs compact with state (May 8, 2006)

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe and Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal (D) signed a gaming compact on Friday. Freudenthal agreed to the compact only after the Northern Arapaho Tribe won a Class III gaming court case. The Shoshone compact mirrors the gaming...

Michigan tribes accused not  paying 'fair share'

Michigan tribes accused not paying 'fair share' (May 8, 2006)

The Detroit Free Press is running a "special report" on Indian gaming that accuses Michigan tribes of not paying their "fair share" to the state and of operating their casinos without enough oversight. Under the tribal-state compact, tribes agreed to...

Apache Tribe to open casino after NIGC approval

Apache Tribe to open casino after NIGC approval (May 8, 2006)

The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma will open its new casino on Tuesday after gaining approval from the National Indian Gaming Commission. The Silver Buffalo Casino in Anadarko is the first in the state to be fully "compacted." The state will...