Editorial: Gaming bubble not ready to burst (02/27)

"With so much potential wampum out there, it seems inevitable that more Indian casinos are coming. As the two big dogs in the fight, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are the subject of a lot of...

Poll backs Narragansett Tribe's gaming rights (02/27)

A majority of Rhode Island residents say Congress should restore the ability of the Narragansett Tribe to engage in gaming on its reservation. In a survey conducted by the University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth Center for Policy...

Court opens tribal casinos to lawsuits in state court (02/27)

Tribal casinos can be sued in state court for personal injury lawsuits, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled. The court said the tribal-state compact created concurrent state and tribal jurisdiction over personal injury actions. And...

New York governor lobbies Kempthorne on casino (02/27)

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) began lobbying Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne about the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's proposed off-reservation casino. Spitzer supports the casino, which he said will create jobs and revenues for the...

Mohegan Tribe assumes larger off-reservation role (02/27)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut will play a larger role in the development of an off-reservation casino in Wisconsin. The tribe was financing the Menominee Nation's proposed casino in Kenosha. But the local developer, Dennis...