Oneida   voters reject one-time casino payout

Oneida voters reject one-time casino payout (July 13, 2009)

Voters of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin rejected a one-time payment of $10,000 in gaming revenues. The payout to about 12,000 members would have cost more than $121 million. Last year, tribal members voted to increase per capita payments from...

GreenBiz: Green energy in the gaming industry

GreenBiz: Green energy in the gaming industry (July 13, 2009)

"When I asked Anne Kelly, Director of Governance at Ceres, why the organization had never assessed the gaming industry before -- noting that Harrah's Entertainment, the biggest player, had 2008 revenues of more than $10 billion and 80,000 employees globally...

Tohono O'odham Nation casino plans debated

Tohono O'odham Nation casino plans debated (July 13, 2009)

The debate continues over the proposed Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation casino in Arizona. The tribe says the $600 million casino will boost the economy and create thousands of jobs. But officials in Glendale are worried it will hurt their entertainment...

Opinion: Poarch Creek blimp casts dark shadow

Opinion: Poarch Creek blimp casts dark shadow (July 13, 2009)

"It wasn't long ago that Atmore's most memorable feature was Alabama's death row. I saw a few people die there, in that electric chair they called the "Yella Mama." That's hard to forget. But Big Yella Mama was pushed...

Opinion: Odds on  Salinan  casino not very good

Opinion: Odds on Salinan casino not very good (July 13, 2009)

"The rumor scurries into town every few years, old-timers say, and it’s back again, lurking this time in that cauldron of get-rich-quick schemes so expertly stirred by our impressive local army of scam artists and swindlers. Sorry, I mean alleged...

Opinion: Safety at Nottawaseppi Huron casino

Opinion: Safety at Nottawaseppi Huron casino (July 13, 2009)

"Officials from Emmett Charter Township, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and FireKeepers Casino are confident that all public safety agreements needed to ensure that law enforcement and other public safety services are available to FireKeepers Casino are in...