Morongo Band to push for online poker in 2010 (09/10)

The Morongo Band of Mission Indians will spend the next few months gathering more support for a bill to legalize Internet poker in California. The tribe and some non-Indian card clubs were hoping to pass...

Editorial: Excitement at Chickasaw Nation track (09/10)

"Much excitement attended the recent re-branding of a Tulsa tribal casino as a "Hard Rock Hotel.” More than a casino, the Cherokee Nation facility boasts a hotel, five restaurants, five nightclubs, convention space and...

Cherokee Nation breaks ground on casino hotel (09/10)

The Cherokee Nation broke ground on a hotel at its casino in West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma. The seven-story hotel at the Cherokee Casino West Siloam Springs will feature 140 rooms and seven suites. There's...

Gila River Tribe prepares to open $200M casino (09/10)

The Gila River Indian Community of Arizona will open a new casino on October 30. The tribe spent $200 million on the new Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino. The facility features 1,002-slot machines,...

States see drop in casino and lottery revenues (09/10)

States with commercial casinos and lotteries saw a decline in their revenues over the last year. The 12 states with commercial casinos reported $4.5 billion in revenues in the year that ended in June....

Mashantucket Tribe defends sales tax at casino (09/10)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation is rejecting criticism of a sales tax being imposed at its casino. In January, the tribe authorized a 1 percent tax on the sale of merchandise at Foxwoods Resort Casino...