NLRB hits Saginaw Chippewa Tribe with complaint (09/25)

The National Labor Relations Board will hold a hearing October 17 to address allegations of union interference at the casino owned by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan. The Teamsters union has been trying to...

Methodist church group studies Indian gaming (09/25)

The United Methodist Board of Church and Society has formed a group to study Indian gaming and tribal sovereignty. The special study group met in Washington, D.C., last week to discuss the church's stance...

Florida governor faces fight on Seminole compact (09/25)

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) might go ahead an authorize a full range of Class III games for the Seminole Tribe over the objections of lawmakers. Crist has been negotiating a compact with the tribe...

Editorial: Wisconsin gaming figures don't add up (09/25)

"Fueled mainly by slot machines, Wisconsin's Indian casinos are doing a land office business, $1.3 billion last year alone. Now, state regulators need to do everything possible to ensure they're keeping up with that...

Arizona tribes report nearly $2B in revenue (09/25)

Arizona's gaming tribes took in nearly $2 billion in revenue in the last fiscal year, the state Department of Gaming reported on Monday. The 15 tribes with casinos generated $1.94 billion in the year...