Column: Hey youse, vote for Indian compacts (01/22)

How do you make fun of Indians, Italians and tribal sovereignty all at once? No, don't call up Iron Eyes Cody, ask author Thomas Gangale to write a column. "Ciao. I’m Don Tommaso. I’m the...

BIA to hold hearings on Warm Springs casino (01/22)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold public hearings on the off-reservation casino sought by the Warm Springs Tribes of Oregon. The tribes plan a $389 million resort in Cascade Locks. The 60-acre gaming...

Spending on California compacts tops $100M (01/22)

Supporters and opponents of four Class III gaming compacts have spent more than $100 million to influence California voters. Propositions 94 through 97 are on the February 5 ballot. They ask voters to support of...

Committee to study impact of Nottawaseppi casino (01/22)

A committee in Calhoun County, Michigan, will study the impact of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi's new casino. After a long court battle, the tribe began construction on the FireKeepers Casino. The facility...

Editorials: Vote 'yes' on California compacts (01/22)

Five California newspapers are urging voters to vote "yes" on four Class III gaming compacts that are on the February 5 ballot. The Los Angeles Times says the deals benefit the state and the tribes....

County to sue DOI over Quapaw Tribe's casino (01/22)

The Cherokee County Commission in Kansas plans to sue the Bush administration for allowing the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma to build a casino. The commission questions whether the land the $200 million Downstream Casino Resort...