Former NIGC chairman singles out Oklahoma as lacking regulation (08/02)

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Seminole Tribe taking steps to respond to NIGC notice of violation (08/02)

The Seminole Tribe of Florida says it is responding to a National Indian Gaming Commission violation report. The notice of violation NOV) listed six violations of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The NIGC said the...

Miccosukee Tribe disputes IRS over taxes on per capita payments (08/02)

The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida says its members don't have to pay federal taxes on their share of gaming revenues. The tribe distributes revenues to 650 members four times a year. According to The Miami...

Union plans to organize under Mashantucket law after casino vote (08/02)

A union said it would organize under tribal law at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut. Bartenders, bar porters and bar servers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino. voted to join...

Mooretown Rancheria continues work on $8M expansion of casino (08/02)

The Mooretown Rancheria of California is undertaking an $8 million expansion of the Feather Falls Casino. The tribe began work in April. The project includes a renovation of the gaming area, a new parking garage...

Editorial: South Dakota shouldn't jump into a war with Iowa casino (08/02)

"We understand the concern among some folks about the newly named Grand Falls Casino Resort that's beginning construction across the border in Larchwood, Iowa. The potential economic loss to Sioux Falls because of area residents...

Editorial: Tohono O'odham Nation mocks voters with bid for casino (08/02)

"About the economic effects of a new tribal-owned mega-casino adjacent to Glendale, we candidly see both good and bad. The resort proposed by the Tohono O'odham Nation at 95th and Northern avenues will hurt some...