I. Nelson Rose: A tribal casino is just a casino (02/28)

"The most important federal Court of Appeals below the U.S. Supreme Court has declared that, at least for labor law, tribal casinos are to be treated exactly the same as casinos that are owned by...

Anti-gaming group to appeal land-into-trust decision (02/28)

An anti-gaming group in Michigan wants the Bureau of Indian Affairs to put its land-into-trust decision for the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe. Michigan Gambling Opposition, or MichGO,...

More Washington tribes slated to sign compact (02/28)

The state of Washington is close to finalizing a new gaming compact with 27 tribes. The proposed deal would allow the tribes to add more Class III machines to their facilities. The cap, currently at...

NIGC announces preliminary fee rate for 2007 (02/28)

The National Indian Gaming Commission has announced its preliminary annual fee rate for 2007. The agency will collect 0.00 percent of revenues from tribes in the Tier 1 category and 0.59 percent of revenues from...

Bill to reopen tribal casinos advances in Texas (02/28)

A bill that would allow the Tigua Tribe and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe to reopen their casinos was approved by the Texas State House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence on Tuesday. The two tribes were forced to...