Opinion: Dirty tricks in off-reservation casino fight (03/13)

"Political dirty tricks are being waged in Michigan and Washington, D.C., against my community and Wayne County reportedly by political operatives connected to Las Vegas casino giant MGM. Residents of Romulus have supported the...

Viejas Band plans $800M expansion of casino (03/13)

The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians announced an $800 million expansion of its casino. The tribe selected Marnell Corrao Associates as its architect. The firm designed the Bellagio and Wynn casinos in Las Vegas....

Ex-Seminole council member indicted for bribery (03/13)

A former council member for the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma was indicted on federal bribery charges on Wednesday. Ricky Van Deer, 48, is accused of taking $44,100 in bribes from Ivy Ong, the tribe's former...

Editorial: County stalls on Cowlitz casino stance (03/13)

"Clark County commissioners are having a difficult time standing behind their own words. Commissioner Steve Stuart, in a Jan. 27 op-ed piece in The Columbian, wrote: “I don’t want a megacasino in Clark County, but...

Manitoba city votes against First Nation casino (03/13)

Voters in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, rejected a First nations casino on Wednesday. With eight of 10 wards reporting, 57 percent were against the casino. It's the second time in the city's history that...

Seminole Tribe plans to hire 3,650 card dealers (03/13)

The Seminole Tribe of Florida plans to hire 3,650 card dealers as it debuts Class III card games at its casinos. The tribe will recruit in Connecticut, Atlantic City and maybe even Las Vegas,...