Editorial: Settle labor issues at Mashantucket casino (03/26)

"The recent settlement of labor complaints demonstrates that the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and unions can resolve differences without diminishing tribal sovereignty. The primary issue for the tribe is sovereignty. It contends that the National...

New Mexico tribes shared $59.7M with state (03/26)

New Mexico tribes shared $59.7 million in gaming revenues with the state last year, according to the New Mexico Gaming Control Board.. The 13 tribes with casinos share a percentage of their slot machine revenues...

Pechanga Band closes two nightclubs at casino (03/26)

The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians has closed two nightclubs at the Pechanga Resort & Casino. The Pechanga Development Corp. said the Eagle's Nest and the Silk club had too many alcohol-related problems. Silk...

BIA holds hearing on Mashpee Wampanoag casino (03/26)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs held the first public hearing on the casino sought by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts.. About 300 people attended the hearing, The New Bedford Standard-Times. About 50 of...

Tohono O'odham Nation casino has most slot machines (03/26)

The Tohono O'odham Nation's newest casino has the most slot machines of any single facility in Arizona. The $125 million Desert Diamond Casino and Hotel opened last October. It features 1,089 slot machines, a...

Off-reservation casino bills promised floor time (03/26)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) has promised floor time on two controversial off-reservation casino bills, The Hill newspaper reports. The House Natural Resources Committee has already approved H.R. 2176 and H.R. 4115. The bills settle...