Salt River Tribe spends $400M on casino resort

Salt River Tribe spends $400M on casino resort (October 30, 2008)

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of Arizona is spending $400 million on a new casino resort. Casino Arizona will feature a 240,000 square-foot gaming floor, a 497-room hotel, eight restaurants, 10 lounges and a 750-seat showroom. The project will...

Few seek help after Mashantucket job cuts

Few seek help after Mashantucket job cuts (October 30, 2008)

Few of the 700 gaming employees who were laid off by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation have sought social-service assistance, The New London Day reports. The tribe cut about 6 percent of the workforce at Foxwoods Resort Casino due to...

Twelve arrested in Connecticut tribal casino scam

Twelve arrested in Connecticut tribal casino scam (October 30, 2008)

A total of 12 people have been arrested in connection with a scheme to cheat Connecticut's two tribal casinos. Eleven dealers and supervisors at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun are accused of conspiring with a Tennessee man. The scam...