Judge: Police reports of death at Pequot casino open to   public

Judge: Police reports of death at Pequot casino open to public (June 22, 2010)

A judge in Connecticut ordered the release of police reports of a man who died at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. The man reportedly committed suicide at the MGM at Foxwoods in June 2008. Police wanted...

Restaurant fire  causes evacuation at  Chickasaw Nation casino

Restaurant fire causes evacuation at Chickasaw Nation casino (June 22, 2010)

A restaurant fire led to the evacuation of hundreds of people from a casino owned by the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. About 300 to 400 patrons and 100 to 200 employees were inside the Riverwind Casino at the time...

Board questions  requests for Nottawaseppi gaming revenues

Board questions requests for Nottawaseppi gaming revenues (June 22, 2010)

The board in charge of distributing gaming revenues from the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan is questioning some requests for the money. The FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board has already approved $351,383 for local governments. But the...

Morongo Band joins  tribal opposition to online poker  measure

Morongo Band joins tribal opposition to online poker measure (June 22, 2010)

The Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations is opposing a bill to legalize Internet poker in California. The tribes say the bill introduced by Sen. Roderick Wright (D) is too broad. Even the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, which supports...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe offered compromise on casino bid

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe offered compromise on casino bid (June 22, 2010)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe offered leaders in Massachusetts a compromise casino plan, Chairman Cedric Cromwell said. The tribe would first open a commercial casino through a bill approved by the legislature. When land-into-trust issues were resolved, the casino would become...