The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear a gaming case involving the Kickapoo Tribe of Texas. The tribe wants to engage in Class III gaming but the state refuses to negotiate a compact. The Interior Department stepped in and...

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma hopes the National Indian Gaming Commission will allow a casino on ancestral land in New Mexico. The tribe wants to operate a Class II facility on 30 acres in Akela. A May 19...

"In 1988, Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and beyond anyone's expectations the fate of Native people took a turn. IGRA offered freedom anew through financial independence, and, through that, returned a measure of self-sufficiency and sovereignty that had...

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has appealed an order from the National Labor Relations Board to negotiate with the United Auto Workers. The tribe says employees at Foxwoods Resort Casino should organize under tribal law. The NLRB has said the...

The state of Kansas is trying to stop the Wyandotte Nation from operating a casino in downtown Kansas City.

"The delay of the largest phase of Mohegan Sun's four-year, $925 million expansion is a sign of the times. The sagging economy has meant less foot traffic at the casino resort and fewer profits for the tribe. So rather than...