Union wants NLRB probe at Mashantucket casino (07/11)

The United Auto Workers union has asked the National Labor Relations Board to investigate the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation for alleged violations of federal labor law. UAW, one of the largest unions, has been trying...

Debate surrounds Mashpee Wampanoag casino (07/11)

Politicians in Massachusetts have differing views about a casino for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Daniel O'Connell, the chairman of a gaming task force created by Gov. Deval Patrick (D), says a Class III casino needs...

New Choctaw chief won't abide by casino referendum (07/11)

The new leader of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says he won't abide by the results of a non-binding referendum on an off-reservation casino in Jackson County. Miko Beasley Denson said it will...

Schwarzenegger signs five compact bills into law (07/11)

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed five gaming compact bills into law on Monday, starting the process for review by the Interior Department. The bills ratify compacts for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuila...