Column: No retaliation for union at Pequot casino

Column: No retaliation for union at Pequot casino (October 8, 2008)

"How tempting would it be, if you were the Mashantucket Pequots, to use the occasion of choosing the 700 employees you need to lay off from jobs at Foxwoods into a revenge crusade, targeting all those who were instrumental in...

Arizona tribes increase betting limits on slot machines

Arizona tribes increase betting limits on slot machines (October 8, 2008)

Two Arizona tribes have added high-dollar slot machines to their casinos. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community introduced $25 slot machines in February at Casino Arizona. The facility has 100 of the machines. The Gila River Indian Community will be...

9th Circuit allows San Pasqual compact lawsuit

9th Circuit allows San Pasqual compact lawsuit (October 8, 2008)

The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians can sue the state of California over the tribe's Class III gaming compact, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said in an unpublished decision. The tribe signed a compact in 1999 that allowed...

Quechan Nation keeps gaming expansion afloat

Quechan Nation keeps gaming expansion afloat (October 8, 2008)

The Quechan Nation has poured $4.2 million of its own funds into a casino expansion project to avoid a financial meltdown. The tribe is undertaking a $125 million expansion of the Quechan Casino Resort near Yuma, Arizona. But a...

Experts predict good business for Florida tribes

Experts predict good business for Florida tribes (October 8, 2008)

Wall Street analysts say tribal casinos in Florida will survive the economic downturn because they don't rely on tourists from out-of-state. "The typical South Florida casino visitor, the local retiree, is actually fine in this economy," Adam Steinberg, a director...

Opinion: Connecticut casinos run out of suckers

Opinion: Connecticut casinos run out of suckers (October 8, 2008)

"Looks like the Indian casinos are running out of suckers. No, in case you haven't guessed, I'm not a gambler. Well, let's put it this way. I'm not a gambler with my money. I'll gamble with my life and...