Column: Snoqualmie  Tribe set for top-notch casino

Column: Snoqualmie Tribe set for top-notch casino (March 12, 2008)

"Forget the poker tables and slot machines. When it opens late this year, I'll be in Casino Snoqualmie's gourmet restaurant or lounge. Tuesday morning I toured the building, still mostly steel beams and open walls, to verify what I...

County urged to oppose Cowlitz Tribe's casino

County urged to oppose Cowlitz Tribe's casino (March 12, 2008)

A group called Citizens Against Reservation Shopping wants commissioners in Clark County, Washington, to oppose the casino sought by the Cowlitz Tribe. The group says the tribe doesn't belong in the county. All three commissioners agree but they say they...

NLRB continues hearing into union at Pequot casino

NLRB continues hearing into union at Pequot casino (March 12, 2008)

The National Labor Relations Board continues to hear testimony about the activities of a union at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut. The tribe alleges the United Auto Workers threatened, intimidated and harassed card dealers...

County rejects its own offer to Buena Vista Band

County rejects its own offer to Buena Vista Band (March 12, 2008)

Supervisors in Amador County, California, once again deadlocked on a casino agreement with the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians. At a meeting yesterday, the board rejected a deal that the county proposed just last week. Chairman Richard Forster in...

Editorial: Tribal casinos should follow state laws

Editorial: Tribal casinos should follow state laws (March 12, 2008)

"The days of Indian tribes doing whatever they well please within their casinos should come to an end. For years now, these tribes have given no respect in regards to laws in the states in which they operate, a...