Witness list for SCIA hearing on NIGC (04/16)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the National Indian Gaming Commission takes place tomorrow at 10:30am. Don't forget to tune in Panel 1 THE HONORABLE PHILIP HOGEN Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission THE...

Maine governor vetoes Penobscot slots bill (04/16)

Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) vetoed a bill to authorize a slot machine facility for the Penobscot Nation. The tribe wanted to operate up to 100 slot machines at a high-stakes beano facility on Indian...

Bill to limit compact talks in California advances (04/16)

California's Senate Governmental Organization Committee voted 9-1 on Tuesday on a bill that restricts compact negotiations. SB1695 was introduced by Sen. Dean Florez, a Democrat. He is apparently targeting the casino sought by the...

NIGA sees slowdown in growth of tribal casinos (04/16)

The National Indian Gaming Association says the tribal casino industry continues to grow but at a slower pace. In 2006, the industry saw 12 percent growth. In 2007, however, the rate fell in half, to...

Judge reopens lawsuit over Wyandotte casino (04/16)

A federal judge has given permission for the state of Kansas to reopen its lawsuit over the Wyandotte Nation's out-of-state casino. The state claims the Oklahoma-based tribe cannot engage in gaming on trust land...

County holds final hearing on Cowlitz casino (04/16)

Commissioners in Clark County, Washington, held the last of three hearings on the casino sought by the Cowlitz Tribe. The county is trying to determine whether to enter into an intergovernmental agreement for the...

Seminole Tribe invites Gorbachev to casino (04/16)

The Seminole Tribe has booked former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to speak at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. ''As the former leader of the Soviet Union, he's been an...