Seneca Nation wants NIGC to appeal casino decision (09/09)

The Seneca Nation of New York wants the National Indian Gaming Commission to stay a notice of violation against its off-reservation casino. The tribe says the NIGC should stay the NOV in order to...

Governor urged to negotiate Wampanoag compact (09/09)

Leaders in the town of Middleboro, Massachusetts, are urging Gov. Deval Patrick (D) to negotiate a Class III gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The tribe plans to build a casino in the town...

City passes resolution againt Ponca Tribe's casino (09/09)

The city council in Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed a resolution in opposition to the casino sought by the Ponca Tribe. Officials said the tribe's casino will hurt three commercial casinos in the city. "We have...

Editorial: Tribes the latest scapegoat in Washington (09/09)

Ed. Note: Dino Rossi, the Republican candidate for governor in Washington, is part Tlingit from his mother's side of the family. "There's a new game in town, only it's not so new in Washington's history....

Supreme Court won't act on Gun Lake casino for now (09/09)

The U.S. Supreme Court won't be taking action on a pending land-into-trust case, meaning the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, can't move ahead with plans for its casino...

Opinion: Greedy Arizona tribe goes after poker room (09/09)

"The greed of Indian tribes when it comes to their casino gambling is once again showing through. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe has asked a judge to make a small chain of off-reservation poker rooms to...