Editorial: Embrace benefits of Indian gaming (08/06)

"Funny how a little competition can make an issue look different. July 28, the people of Middleboro, Mass., approved an agreement with the Mashpee Wampanoags to build a $1 billion casino in their town. In...

Opinion: Support compact for Gun Lake Tribe (08/06)

"Federal law dictates that Indian tribes have the right to operate gaming as a means of economic development in states where such gaming is allowed for any purpose, by any person, organization or entity. The...

Column: Casino out of the gate in Massachusetts (08/06)

"I was resting easy, thinking repeated efforts to make the Bay State a Biloxi North were just the serenades of gamblers and tax foes. Then came the Wampanoags to Middleborough and we're off to the...

Opinion: Gaming won't solve Florida's problems (08/06)

"The U.S. Interior Department has told Gov. Charlie Crist's office the state has until mid-August to reach a compact with the Florida Seminole Tribe regarding expanded gambling at their six casinos. Tribes that sign compacts...

Kempthorne pressed for ruling on Mohawk casino (08/06)

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) want to meet Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to discuss the tribe's off-reservation casino proposal. The tribe wants to open a casino in the Catskills,...