Internet poker bill in California doesn't address tribal rights (06/01)

California Sen. Roderick Wright (D) introduced a bill to legalize Internet poker but it apparently cuts tribes out of the game. The bill authorizes five-year contracts for up to three operators. Presumably, a tribe can...

Redding Rancheria casino suffers from electricity blackouts (06/01)

The casino owned by the Redding Rancheria of California has suffered six blackouts in recent months, The Redding Record-Searchlight reports. The tribe buys power from the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and has a backup...

Crow Tribe to use $3M Shakopee loan to build a new casino (06/01)

The Crow Tribe of Montana agreed to the terms of a $3 million that will be used for a new casino. The tribe previously accepted a $2.5 million loan from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux...

Habematolel Pomo await BIA approval for gaming compact (06/01)

The Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake await Bureau of Indian Affairs approval of its Class III gaming compact. The tribe reached the deal last year. It authorizes a casino with up to 750 slot machines...

Eastern Cherokee gaming payments linked to better health (06/01)

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found a link between per capita payments and improved health and well-being among the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina. The study...