Column: Pala Band casino billboard goes dark (06/25)

"The Pala Casino got its LED lights knocked out last week. As heavyweight bouts go, it was no contest. Score one for the much-maligned bureaucrats. This time around, the pencil-pushers showed blazing speed and...

Column: Let Narragansett Tribe operate racino (06/25)

"Rhode Island missed its chance to be ahead of the game. The Narragansett Indian casino proposed in West Warwick went down in flames after a carefully organized, well-financed opposition led by some state leaders...

Pojoaque Pueblo misses casino bond payment (06/25)

Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico wasn't able to make a monthly payment on the $245 million bond for its new casino resort, The Santa Fe New Mexican reports. The tribe is working with note holders...

South Dakota tribes out 'millions' over slots (06/25)

South Dakota tribes are losing out on "millions" of dollars because the tribal-state compact limits each to 250 slot machines, state lawmakers were told this month. Tribes have sought to add slot machines to their...

Tribal casinos ranked on 'Satisfaction' survey (06/25)

J.D. Power and Associates released the 2009 Indian Gaming Casino Satisfaction Study on Wednesday. The study looked at casinos in Arizona and California. In Arizona, Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino, owned by the Ak-Chin Indian Community, was...

City fights Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino (06/25)

The city of Glendale, Arizona, is laying claim to some of the land purchased by the Tohono O’odham Nation for an off-reservation casino. The tribe wants 134 acres placed in trust for the casino....