California tribe worried about state lottery plan (07/30)

The United Auburn Indian Community says California tribes are being threatened by a proposal to expand the state lottery. The tribe says a draft of the proposed constitutional amendment would allow the state to offer...

D.C. Circuit won't rehear Gun Lake casino case (07/30)

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to rehear a case that seeks to stop the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians from building a casino in Michigan. On April 29, the court rejected a...

Nottawaseppi Huron casino set for 2009 opening (07/30)

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Pottawatomi Indians says its casino in Michigan will open in the summer of 2009. The $300 million, 236,000 square-foot FireKeepers Casino is located near Battle Creek. It will include...

Choctaw Nation breaks ground on $12.3M casino (07/30)

The Choctaw Nation broke ground on a $12.3 million casino near McAlester, Oklahoma. The 35,000-square-foot facility will house 700 gaming machines and table games. It will employ about 100 people. The casino is expected to...

County sheriff asks NIGC to close Soboba casino (07/30)

Tensions between the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians and the Riverside County Sheriff's Department don't seem to have eased following the signing of a mediation agreement. Citing a lack of cooperation from the tribe, Sheriff...