Tohono O'odham Nation waited   years on casino

Tohono O'odham Nation waited years on casino (August 4, 2009)

The Tohono O'odham Nation waited more than five years to announce plans for an off-reservation casino in Glendale, Arizona, ABC15 reports. The tribe created a Delaware corporation called Rainier Resources to buy 143 acres in Glendale on August 21, 2003....

Crow chairman's son wins $1.2M on Vegas slots

Crow chairman's son wins $1.2M on Vegas slots (August 4, 2009)

Dylan Black Eagle, the son of the chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana, won $1.27 million on a penny slot machine in Las Vegas. Dylan Black Eagle and Chairman Cedric Black Eagle were playing slots at The Venetian Hotel...

Cherokee Nation brings  Hard Rock  to Oklahoma

Cherokee Nation brings Hard Rock to Oklahoma (August 4, 2009)

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma debuted the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa on Monday. The casino is the first with the Hard Rock name in the Midwest. "We at Cherokee Nation wanted an international brand so we could...

Arizona tribes report decline in gaming revenues

Arizona tribes report decline in gaming revenues (August 4, 2009)

Revenues at tribal casinos fell for a second time this year, the Arizona Department of Gaming reported. Tribes contributed slightly more than $23.5 million in the second quarter of the year. That's 9.4 percent less than the amount they shared...

Judge orders Tigua Tribe to stop offering games

Judge orders Tigua Tribe to stop offering games (August 4, 2009)

A federal judge in Texas ordered the Tigua Tribe to stop offering electronic gaming machines and sweepstakes games at its casino in El Paso. The electronic machines at the Speaking Rock Casino reward players with Visa gift cards of up...