City to vote against Cowlitz Tribe's casino

City to vote against Cowlitz Tribe's casino (May 11, 2007)

The city council in La Center, Washington, is expected to approve a resolution against the Cowlitz Tribe's proposed casino. The city will vote on the resolution May 23. It comes after Vancouver passed a resolution against the casino, which is...

Mississippi  governor opposes new casinos

Mississippi governor opposes new casinos (May 11, 2007)

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) said he opposes the expansion of gaming in the state. Barbour spoke at the Southern Gaming Summit on Thursday. He praised the state's gaming industry for improving the economy. But he said he doesn't...

Oglala Sioux Tribe opens big  casino complex

Oglala Sioux Tribe opens big casino complex (May 11, 2007)

The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is hoping to lure more people to its new Prairie Wind Casino. The 47,000-square-foot casino has been open for more than a month. It replaces a tent-like structure that had been used...

Pechanga Band spends big for compact campaign

Pechanga Band spends big for compact campaign (May 11, 2007)

The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians of California has spent more than $90,000 to lobby California lawmakers to approve new gaming compacts. The tribe spent about $19,000 on concert tickets, basketball tickets, hotel rooms and meals for lawmakers, staff...

Narragansett Tribe sees opposition on gaming

Narragansett Tribe sees opposition on gaming (May 11, 2007)

Congress won't repeal a gaming prohibition for the Narragansett Tribe because it's "politically untenable," Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-Rhode Island) said. Kennedy supports the repeal of the prohibition. But most of the other members of the state's Congressional delegation don't, he...