D.C. Circuit to hear Gun Lake land-into-trust case (08/31)

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on October 19 on the Gun Lake Tribe's land-into-trust case. The tribe, also known as the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, wants 147 acres placed...

Navajo committee approves gaming credit line (08/31)

A Navajo Nation Council committee approved legislation to seek a $100 million loan credit line with JP Morgan Chase. The bank wants to lend the money to the tribe for gaming projects. Derrick Watchman, a...

City wants Meskwaki Tribe to operate casino (08/31)

The city of Davenport plans to ask the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa to operate a riverboat casino. The tribe operates a casino on its reservation. The one in Davenport would apparently fall under the state...

Mohegan Tribe proposes casino in Massachusetts (08/31)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut outlined plans for a $1 billion casino in Massachusetts. The tribe wants to bid on a commercial license in Palmer, in the western part of the state. The facility would...

Off-reservation casinos dead, according to lobbyist (08/31)

A proposal for two off-reservation casinos in Barstow, California, is dead this year, according to a lobbyist for the city. The Big Lagoon Rancheria and the Los Coyotes Band of Mission Indians want to build...