Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe eager to deal off-reservation casino (07/30)

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is eager to make a deal for an off-reservation casino in South Dakota. The tribe operates the Royal River Casino on its reservation. Most of the market comes from the...

Mohegan Tribe expects to cut back on casino per capita payments (07/30)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut says it will likely reduce per capita payments to its members next year amid continuing declines in revenue and profit. The tribe distributes a reported $90,000 to $120,000 a year...

New Mexico candidates hesitant on Pueblo off-reservation casino (07/30)

New Mexico's two gubernatorial candidates haven't taken a position on an off-reservation casino for Jemez Pueblo. If elected, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish (D) said she would wait until the Interior Department moves forward with its...

Cowlitz Tribe still waiting on decision on land-into-trust application (07/30)

It's been over two years since the Bureau of Indian Affairs published a final environmental impact statement in favor of the proposed Cowlitz Tribe casino in Washington. The tribe filed its land-into-trust application shortly after...

New leader of NIGC declines to endorse fix to IGRA case from 2006 (07/30)

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Mississippi governor calls for Choctaw Band to vote on new casino (07/30)

Members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians should vote on the tribe's new casino, according to Gov. Haley Barbour (R). Barbour isn't a tribal member -- although he said his great-great-great-uncle was Greenwood LeFlore...