Cow Creek Band to hire casino workers after layoffs (05/29)

After letting go of 51 employees in January, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians is hiring at the Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort in Oregon. The tribe is looking for 18 employees....

Column: Chickasaw Nation eyes racetrack in Texas (05/29)

"Global Gaming has filed an "expression of interest." And that interest is very serious, said the company’s CEO, John Elliott. Global Gaming, in other words, intends, or at least hopes, to purchase Remington Park in...

Cherokee Nation considers casinos at smoke shops (05/29)

Leaders of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma are discussing the possibility of allowing gaming at smoke shops. The idea came up during a tribal council meeting, The Tulsa World reported. Smoke shops owned by individual...

Shinnecock Nation open to several casino sites (05/29)

The Shinnecock Nation of New York ran into opposition a few years ago when it tried to build a casino. But now that the tribe is closer to federal recognition, politicians and local residents are...

Sotomayor won $8300 jackpot at Florida casino (05/29)

Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, won $8,283 at a casino in Florida last November, according to her financial disclosure form. The White House would not say how Sotomayor...