D.C. Circuit to hear Gun Lake land-into-trust case

D.C. Circuit to hear Gun Lake land-into-trust case (August 31, 2007)

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 in trust for an initial...

Navajo   committee approves gaming credit line

Navajo committee approves gaming credit line (August 31, 2007)

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 JP Morgan executive who is...

City wants Meskwaki  Tribe to operate casino

City wants Meskwaki Tribe to operate casino (August 31, 2007)

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 system. The Rhythm City Casino...

Mohegan Tribe proposes casino in Massachusetts

Mohegan Tribe proposes casino in Massachusetts (August 31, 2007)

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 up to 4,000 slot machines,...

Off-reservation casinos dead, according to lobbyist

Off-reservation casinos dead, according to lobbyist (August 31, 2007)

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 side-by-side casinos in Barstow, hundreds...