Washington tribes win approval for new compacts (06/06)

Washington tribes can add more electronic gaming machines to their casinos under new compacts that were approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The 27 tribes can own up to 975 slot machines, an increase...

Poll finds opposition to California compacts (06/06)

A slight majority of residents in southern California oppose new gaming compacts that would allow five tribes to expand their casinos, The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. When asked whether the number of slot machines should...

Agua Caliente Band plans new casino in Palm Springs (06/06)

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians plans to build a new casino in downtown Palm Springs, California. Officials unveiled preliminary designs for the project. The tribe wants to demolish the existing Spa Resort...

Mashpee Tribe charting new ground on gaming (06/06)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe wants to open a casino in Massachusetts but there are still questions on how that will happen. The tribe wants to negotiate a Class III gaming compact with Gov. Deval Patrick...