Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation sets expansion for casino (01/25)

The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation of California announced plans to expand the Cache Creek Casino Resort. The tribe previously halted a much larger expansion amid the national recession. But the scaled-back project is already drawing...

Washington tribes see good and bad amid recession (01/25)

Revenues at tribal casinos in Washington grew slightly last year even as some tribes have taken at hit. Tribes in Washington took in $1.6 billion in 2009, up from $1.5 billion in 2008. The Puyallup...

Editorial: Lawmakers wrong to kill Seminole compact (01/25)

"A legislative committee was wrong to shred the latest gambling agreement reached by Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole tribe because the state now risks losing more than $100 million a year. Hope remains for...

Opinion: California tribes placing bets on Jerry Brown (01/25)

"Attorney General Jerry Brown casts himself as a no-nonsense prosecutor. But when it comes to asserting state oversight of casinos owned by Indian tribes, he's been less than aggressive. Tribes that own the state's most...

Nelson Pinola: Bay Area casino threatens sovereignty (01/25)

"The Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians, a Mendocino County Pomo tribe like ours, is attempting to obtain land in trust for gaming at Point Molate, Contra Costa County, in the heart of the urban San...