The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Great Plains Indian Gaming Association. The grant will help GPIGA, which represents 28 tribes in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Wyoming, and Montana, with...

"Slip and fall at one of California's 57 Indian casinos and you might have a case in court. But hurt yourself at another of them, perhaps one just miles down the highway, and your claim might be headed to a...

Pojoaque Pueblo in northern New Mexico has chosen a management team for its new casino resort. The tribe partnered with Hilton Hotels on the Buffalo Thunder Resort. When the resort opens in August, it will be the largest facility of...

A federal magistrate agreed to stay a decision that ordered California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) to negotiate a new compact with the Rincon Band of Mission Indians. On April 29, Judge William McCurine Jr. ruled that the state was negotiating...

The California Senate voted 31-4 on Monday to pass a bill that limits compact negotiations. The bill bars the governor from negotiating a compact for casino sites that are not yet in trust. Sen. Dean Florez, a Democrat who sponsored...