Hundreds seek jobs at Quapaw Tribe's casino (05/12)

More than 800 people applied for jobs at the casino being opened by the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma. The tribe plans to hire 1,200 people at the Downstream Casino Resort. The $301 million facility...

Cowlitz Tribe hails a BIA land-into-trust decision (05/12)

The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington is welcoming a Bureau of Indian Affairs decision on a casino project in California. The BIA last week approved a land-into-trust application for the Mechoopda Tribe. The tribe plans...

Poll shows support for casinos in Massachusetts (05/12)

A poll commissioned by a group called Citizens for Limited Taxation shows support for expanded gaming in Massachusetts. Sixty-one percent of poll respondents said they supported casinos. Only 32 percent said they were opposed. Other...

Oneida Nation approves new per capita payment (05/12)

Members of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin approved a new per capita payment plan. Each tribal member will receive $1,200 a year. That's up from the current $800 annual payment. Tribal members also authorized the...

Editorial: Reject expansion of gaming in New York (05/12)

"Like a gambling addict certain that his luck will turn on the next roll of the dice, New York State is betting that vastly expanding gambling at the Aqueduct in Queens is part of...