Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama spar  over gaming

Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama spar over gaming (January 18, 2008)

As the Democratic candidates head into the Nevada and California votes, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-New York) says Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) doesn't support the gaming industry. Clinton told The Los Angeles Times she supports gaming as an economic development...

Column: The union vote at Mashantucket casino

Column: The union vote at Mashantucket casino (January 18, 2008)

"To think that someone could have been working as a dealer at Foxwoods Resort Casino last year and not have known there was a vote to unionize would be like suggesting that someone could have been in New Orleans...

BIA sets hearings on Mashpee Wampanoag  casino

BIA sets hearings on Mashpee Wampanoag casino (January 18, 2008)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has scheduled two public hearing next month on the Mashpee Wampanaog Tribe's proposed casino in Massachusetts. The newly recognized tribe filed a land-into-trust application for 539 acres in the town of Middleboro and 140...

St. Croix Band   in court over off-reservation casino

St. Croix Band in court over off-reservation casino (January 18, 2008)

The St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa was back in court this week over its off-reservation casino in Wisconsin. The tribe sued the Bush administration last month, saying the Interior Department was making unlawful changes to its land-into-trust policy....

Ponca Tribe's gaming approval stirs debate in Iowa

Ponca Tribe's gaming approval stirs debate in Iowa (January 18, 2008)

State officials and gaming executives in Iowa are worried that the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska could open a casino in the state. The tribe has trust land in Carter Lake, near the Nebraska border. The National Indian Gaming Commission...

Swimmer cites investigation of misplaced compacts

Swimmer cites investigation of misplaced compacts (January 18, 2008)

Special Trustee Ross Swimmer said the Interior Department is investigating how four controversial gaming compacts were misplaced in Washington, D.C. Swimmer doesn't have any direct authority over gaming matters. But he told The Palm Springs Desert Sun the issue...