Smoking ban hurts charity bingo operations (04/24)

A ban on smoking in public places has contributed to a 13 percent drop in charity bingo revenue in Minnesota, The New York Times reports. The law went into effect last October. Bingo players...

Twenty-Nine Palms Band hosts casino hearing (04/24)

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians hosted a public meeting last week on its proposed casino. The tribe plans a casino with 350 slot machines and some table games. The project includes a an...

New Pequot casino imposes appearance policy (04/24)

A personal grooming and appearance policy is ruffling some feathers at the new casino being opened by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut. Male employees of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods cannot have...

Agua Caliente Band to share $1.3M with charities (04/24)

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will donate $1.3 million today, on the anniversary of its casino in Palm Springs, California. This year, 84 charities and civic groups in the region will receive money....

Soboba chair receives NIGA humanitarian award (04/24)

Robert Salgado, the chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, received the Wendell Chino Humanitarian Award from the National Indian Gaming Association on Tuesday night. Salgado, 65, was selected for his decades of...