Little Traverse Bay Bands  credit rating down

Little Traverse Bay Bands credit rating down (August 19, 2009)

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan has seen its credit rating downgraded twice in a week. The tribe failed to make an interest payment to holders of $122 million in bonds issued to support the construction...

Arbitration   for union at Mashantucket casino

Arbitration for union at Mashantucket casino (August 19, 2009)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut and a labor union will enter arbitration proceedings after failing to reach a bargaining agreement. The tribe and UAW at Foxwoods was negotiating under tribal law. Sources told The New London Day that...

Editorial: Resolve Fond du Lac casino dispute

Editorial: Resolve Fond du Lac casino dispute (August 19, 2009)

"So what exactly is stipulated in the contract between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, the 1986 deal that allowed downtown property to become Indian land and then the Fond du Luth...

Gila River Tribe wants young crowd at casino

Gila River Tribe wants young crowd at casino (August 19, 2009)

The Gila River Indian Community is hoping to attract a younger crowd to its new $200 million casino. The Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino is set to open by October 31. The facility features a 242-room hotel, a...

Northern Arapaho Tribe starts work on hotel

Northern Arapaho Tribe starts work on hotel (August 19, 2009)

The Northern Arapaho Tribe broke ground on a hotel at the Wind River Casino in Wyoming. The hotel will create 60 jobs on the Wind River Reservation. The project is expected to be finished in a year. "This is truly...

Mashantucket Tribe still eyes Kansas casino

Mashantucket Tribe still eyes Kansas casino (August 19, 2009)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is still looking to operate a state-owned casino in Kansas but has teamed up with another developer. Foxwoods Development Co. and South Central Gaming Partners have joined forces, a Kansas Lottery official said....