Mohegan Tribe eager to pursue casino in     Massachusetts

Mohegan Tribe eager to pursue casino in Massachusetts (April 16, 2010)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is keeping a close eye on the gaming debate in Massachusetts in hopes of expanding its gaming empire there. The tribe has a 99-year lease on a site in Palmer, in western Massachusetts. A $700...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe faces hurdles for casino bid

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe faces hurdles for casino bid (April 16, 2010)

When the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts filed its land-into-trust application for a casino in August 2007, tribal leaders predicted it would take 18 months for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make a decision. But more than two years...

NIGC nominee denies   online posts that criticized Obama

NIGC nominee denies online posts that criticized Obama (April 16, 2010)

Daniel J. Little, a nominee to the National Indian Gaming Commission, was not behind Internet postings that criticized President Barack Obama, an Interior Department spokesperson said. Little, a longtime employee of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, has used...

Debate: Flandreau  Santee Sioux off-reservation casino

Debate: Flandreau Santee Sioux off-reservation casino (April 16, 2010)

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and a group of business leaders are proposing an off-reservation casino near Sioux Falls, South Dakota.. The goal is to counteract a casino being proposed just across the border in Iowa. The Sioux Falls Argus...

Florida Senate approves gaming deal for Seminole Tribe

Florida Senate approves gaming deal for Seminole Tribe (April 16, 2010)

The Florida Senate voted 28-9 on Thursday to approve a Class III gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe. The deal authorizes slot machines at seven tribal casinos and table games at three casinos. The tribe will share an estimated $1...