Ex-Quapaw casino manager to pay $10M fine

Ex-Quapaw casino manager to pay $10M fine (August 22, 2007)

The former manager of the Quapaw Tribe's casino in Oklahoma has agreed to a $10 million fine and a lifetime ban of involvement in Indian gaming. Marc Dunn and his companies ran the tribe's casino for four years without a...

Editorial: Keep tribal casino employee records open

Editorial: Keep tribal casino employee records open (August 22, 2007)

"The state should not entertain watering down the state's open government law simply because it may be inconvenient for executives at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Foxwoods President and Chief Executive Officer John A. O'Brien recently wrote to the Division of Special...

Michigan tribes poised to break billion-dollar barrier

Michigan tribes poised to break billion-dollar barrier (August 22, 2007)

With one new casino and two more on the way, Michigan's tribes are poised to generate more than $1 billion in gaming revenues. Revenues from 17 tribal casinos have hovered around $900 million for several years, according to The...

Editorial: Limit Seminole Tribe to slot machines

Editorial: Limit Seminole Tribe to slot machines (August 22, 2007)

"Citing federal law, the Seminoles argue that if Florida allows Las Vegas-style games anywhere, the tribe has the right to offer the so-called "Class III" games at its casinos on sovereign land. Until now, the Seminoles have run slot machines...

Florida given extension on Seminole compact

Florida given extension on Seminole compact (August 22, 2007)

The state of Florida has until September 11 to report progress on compact negotiations with the Seminole Tribe. The state had until Tuesday to come to an agreement. But the Interior Department extended the deadline after both sides said...