Editorial: No guarantees for Mashpee   casino

Editorial: No guarantees for Mashpee casino (February 13, 2008)

" A badly written 1988 federal law designed to help tribes abused for centuries by the government earn some revenue led to the creation of monstrosities like Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut that have hugely enriched two tribes and...

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe drops off-reservation casino

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe drops off-reservation casino (February 13, 2008)

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe officially ended its bid for an off-reservation casino in the Catskills region of New York. The tribe and partner Empire Resorts wanted to turn the Monticello Raceway into a Class III casino. But after...

Lac Vieux Band reaches off-reservation casino deal

Lac Vieux Band reaches off-reservation casino deal (February 13, 2008)

The city council in Muskegon, Michigan, voted 5-2 to approve an agreement with the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for an off-reservation casino. The deal requires the tribe to pay $2 million a year for municipal services...

Editorial: People should vote on Penobscot slots

Editorial: People should vote on Penobscot slots (February 13, 2008)

"The Penobscot Nation can’t be faulted for seeking to boost tribal revenue by adding slot machines to its high-stakes bingo operation on Indian Island. Tribes around the U.S. have benefited from the highly lucrative casinos they’ve built over the last...