Berry Creek Rancheria lays off 50 casino workers (01/29)

The Berry Creek Rancheria is the latest California tribe to eliminate casino jobs. The tribe laid off 50 employees at the Gold Country Casino. That's about 7 percent of the workforce. "As the whole economy...

Gaming opponents in Michigan turn focus to compact (01/29)

Having lost all their court cases, opponents of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians hope to block the tribe from a Class III gaming compact with the state of Michigan. As the litigation was...

Arizona tribes see big drop in gaming revenues (01/29)

Arizona tribes saw a 16 percent drop in gaming revenues in the last quarter of 2008, according to figures released by the Arizona Department of Gaming on Wednesday. Tribes don't report figures for the 22...

Bill seeks to limit Lytton Band casino expansion (01/29)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) introduced a bill on Wednesday to block the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians from expanding its Class II facility without gaining state and federal approval. The tribe acquired the San Pablo...

Editorial: Town leader flees after casino flop (01/29)

"What is Adam Bond’s problem? The now former Middleboro selectmen chairman who has long had a thin skin and a “my way or the highway” attitude took his ball and went home at Monday’s meeting,...

Alabama governor claims bingo machines are illegal (01/29)

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is defending the legality of its gaming operation after Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) said electronic bingo machines are outlawed in the state. The tribe exclusively offers Class II...