Pokagon Band slated for 'major announcement' on another casino (07/27)

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians will announce plans for a second casino in Michigan, The Herald-Palladium reports. The tribe's communications director told the paper to expect a "major announcement" either today or tomorrow. Officials...

Charges pending after baby left in hot car at First Nations casino (07/27)

The father of a one-year-old girl is facing charges after he allegedly left her in a hot car in the parking lot of a First Nations casino in Alberta. The father left the girl in...

Witness list for Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing (07/27)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds an oversight on hearing on gaming this Thursday. The hearing takes place at 9:30am in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. The witness list follows: Panel #...

Off-reservation casino developer expects a 'complicated process' (07/27)

The backer of an off-reservation casino in New Mexico expects the process to take at least a year. Gerald Peters is helping Jemez Pueblo with a proposed casino in the southern part of the state....

Winnebago Tribe to develop emergency plan for expanded casino (07/27)

The Winnebago Tribe will develop an emergency plan as part of an expansion of its casino in Iowa. The tribe plans a four-story, a 78-room hotel at WinnaVegas. The local fire department can only rescue...

Passamaquoddy Tribe a part of coalition against proposed casino (07/27)

The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township in Maine has joined a coalition to fight a proposed casino on the November ballot. Citizens Against the Oxford Casino is urging a "no" vote on Question 1: “Do...

Mississippi governor announces lawsuit over new Choctaw casino (07/27)

Gov. Haley Barbour (R) said he will file a lawsuit to stop the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians from building a new casino. Barbour asked Attorney General Jim Hood to look into the issue. Hood...