US seeks to monitor casinos for money laundering (05/04)

The Bush administration is proposing to monitor tribal casinos as part of a comprehensive effort to stop money-laundering and terrorist-financing networks. The Departments of Treasury, Justice and Homeland Security announced the 2007 National Money Laundering...

California tribes question regulatory proposal (05/04)

A large number of California tribes have expressed opposition to a proposal to implement minimum internal control standards at the state level, Copley News Service reports. Dozens of tribes met Wednesday to consider a proposal...

Connecticut tribes expand gaming beyond state (05/04)

The Mohegan Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation are looking to replicate their success in Connecticut elsewhere. The Mohegans recently opened a racetrack with slot machines in Pennsylvania. The facility has been a hit...

Late night vote kills Texas tribal gaming bill (05/04)

A late night vote in the Texas House killed a bill to restore gaming rights to the Tigua Tribe and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe. The vote on the bill was 66-66. Under legislative rules, a...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe stirs gaming talk (05/04)

Residents of Middleborough, Massachusetts, appear to be receptive to a casino being considered by the Mashpee Wampanaog Tribe. The tribe's backer recently purchased 125 acres in the town and has optioned 200 more acres....