Large turnout at  hearing over Little River off-reservation casino

Large turnout at hearing over Little River off-reservation casino (July 12, 2010)

More than 150 people attended a hearing on the off-reservation casino sought by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan. According to The Muskegon Chronicle, the overwhelming majority of speakers and attendees support the casino in Fruitport...

Mashantucket Tribe to eliminate   per capita payments this year

Mashantucket Tribe to eliminate per capita payments this year (July 12, 2010)

Due to "financial challenges," the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut will no longer share gaming revenues with its members. Adult tribal members received between $90,000 and $120,000 last year, The New London Day reports. But at the end of...

Plans change for    New York tribes in   off-reservation casino quest

Plans change for New York tribes in off-reservation casino quest (July 12, 2010)

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe isn't the only one whose plans for an off-reservation casino in the Catskills have changed. The Mohawks cut ties Empire Resorts after failing to reach an agreement for a land purchase. The tribe said it...

Column: Mississippi Choctaw casino bid  heads toward litigation

Column: Mississippi Choctaw casino bid heads toward litigation (July 12, 2010)

"With opposition organizing and expanding in Jones County, the proposed expansion of Choctaw tribal gaming onto the Bogue Homa reservation near Sandersville by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians continues to draw political heat that centers on three main questions:...