Kate Spilde: Gaming tribes share the jackpot

Kate Spilde: Gaming tribes share the jackpot (August 18, 2008)

"Millions of dollars a year in gaming revenue are spent by county Indian tribes on hundreds of charitable organizations and causes that benefit a wide segment of San Diego’s population. Schools, chambers of commerce and groups that serve the...

Pechanga Chair: California tribes boost state

Pechanga Chair: California tribes boost state (August 18, 2008)

"Public discussion of Indian gaming has become a common part of California’s politics. Each election, it seems, Indian gaming issues are pushed front and center by one group or another. In the latest of these elections, Californians voted overwhelmingly in...

Connecticut tribes report drop in slot revenues

Connecticut tribes report drop in slot revenues (August 18, 2008)

July was another less than stellar month for the two tribal casinos in Connecticut. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation saw a 3.2 percent drop in slot machine revenues at theFoxwoods Resort Casino. The Mohegan Tribe saw a much bigger 14.6...

Judge to rule on  Seneca off-reservation casino

Judge to rule on Seneca off-reservation casino (August 18, 2008)

Judge William Skretny plans to rule on the status of the Seneca Nation's off-reservation casino in New York by August 26. Casino opponents want Skretny to close the Buffalo Creek Casino. But the Department of Justice says new regulations...

Nottawaseppi Huron Band sees future in casino

Nottawaseppi Huron Band sees future in casino (August 18, 2008)

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians is banking on a casino to create new opportunities for the Michigan tribe. Nearly half of the adult members of the tribe are unemployed. But some are now finding work on the...