Lumbee lobbying contract calls for no gambling restrictions (05/18)

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina signed a lobbying contract with a firm that hopes to operate a casino. The tribe's federal recognition bill prohibits gaming under state or federal law. But the lobbying contract...

Study ties Eastern Cherokee health to per capita payments (05/18)

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians who received per capita payments from the tribe's casino were less likely to abuse alcohol and marijuana, according to a study in the Journal of the American...

Former South Dakota governor calls for casino competition (05/18)

Former South Dakota governor Bill Janklow doesn't think the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe should be the only one in the game for a casino. The tribe is proposing an off-reservation casino near Sioux Falls to...

Mohegan Tribe goes 23 months without gain in slot revenue (05/18)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut has gone 23 months without showing a year-to-year gain in slot machine revenues. The tribe has seen double-digit percentage drops in slot machine revenues in the past two years. But...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe switches location for casino bid (05/18)

As anticipated, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe announced plans to build a casino in Fall River, Massachusetts. The tribe plans a $500 million resort on a 300-acre site in the city. The project would be...