Alturas Rancheria drops plans for first casino (04/09)

The Alturas Rancheria has dropped plans for its first casino. The tribe wanted to open a casino on an allotment. But the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Indian Gaming Commission say the land...

Town backs Seneca Nation off-reservation casino (04/09)

The board in the town of Thompson, New York is supporting the off-reservation casino sought by the Seneca Nation. The tribe announced plans earlier this year for the Catskills facility. But local officials said they...

Fort Sill Apache Tribe to start bingo in New Mexico (04/09)

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma will start paper bingo games at its casino in southern New Mexico. The tribe opened the Apache Homelands Casino last year. The facility is located on trust land...

Mashantucket casino workers vote against union (04/09)

Bartenders at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut voted against joining a union on Wednesday. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union sought to represent bartenders, bar porters and beverage...

Eastern Cherokee investment fund takes $60M hit (04/09)

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are upset over a $60 million loss to the tribe's minor per capita trust fund. The tribe invests profits from the Harrah's Cherokee Casino in the stock...

Lac du Flambeau Band signs new Class III compact (04/09)

The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has signed a Class III gaming compact with the state of Wisconsin. The 25-year deal requires the tribe to pay $3.7 million to the state...