Bills in Texas legalize gaming for Tigua Tribe (02/26)

Bills pending in the Texas Legislature would legalize gaming for the Tigua Tribe in El Paso. The tribe operated a Class III casino until it was shut down by the state. In hopes of changing...

Editorial: Mohawk casino still a bad idea for state (02/26)

"Casinos in the Catskills were a bad idea when Gov. George Pataki proposed them, and they're still a bad idea, now that Gov. Eliot Spitzer has signed a compact with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe...

Editorial: Mohawk casino a bad bet for New York (02/26)

"Gov. Eliot Spitzer unfortunately is following in the footsteps of his predecessor by betting on gambling as a savior of the state's dilapidated economy. That's the wrong direction. Gambling is a self-destructive behavior that ruins...

Editorial: Kempthorne should reject Mohawk casino (02/26)

"Gov. Eliot Spitzer has announced he wants a sprawling Indian casino in the Catskills. In order to get it, he plans to go to Washington to lobby the Secretary of the Interior for final approval....

Opinion: Indian gaming, 20 years after Cabazon (02/26)

"Indian gaming is the fastest-growing segment of legalized gambling in the United States, fed by our seemingly insatiable appetite for high-stakes poker, slots and even bingo. How did Indian gaming become a $25 billion industry...

Letters: New Yorkers not happy with Mohawk casino (02/26)

Tom Cahill: "New York taxpayers, especially, do not need to be in business with a tribe as disreputable as the St. Regis Mohawks." Daniel Aiello: "Casinos, especially those run by crooks, are not a...