Kempthorne to swear in DesRosiers at NIGC (03/15)

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne will swear in Norm DesRosiers to the National Indian Gaming Commission this afternoon. DesRosiers joins NIGC as its third member. He was the longtime gaming commissioner for the Viejas Band...

Navajo Nation Council debates overrides on gaming (03/15)

The Navajo Nation Council is meeting today to consider overriding vetoes by President Joe Shirley Jr. The council passed legislation to create gaming enterprises for two chapters. Shirley vetoed the bills, saying the tribe should...

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation talks Illinois gaming (03/15)

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas met with officials in DeKalb County, Illinois, to talk about the tribe's disputed plans for gaming. The tribe bought 128 acres within its ancestral 1,200-acre reservation. The...

Gila River Indian Community to expand casino (03/15)

The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona plans to relocate and expand its smallest casino. The Lone Butte Casino will double in size to hold up to 750 slot machines, a 750-seat bingo hall,...

Opinion: New Mexico compact lax on regulation (03/15)

"Bugsy Siegel was the guy who turned Las Vegas, Nev., into the gambling mecca it is today. He did pretty much what he wanted in what was then pretty much trackless desert. Made a bunch...