Harrah's Entertainment signs agreement to take on    casino plan

Harrah's Entertainment signs agreement to take on casino plan (October 26, 2010)

Harrah's Entertainment has signed an agreement to take over a casino project from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut. The tribe planned to finance the Foxwoods Casino Philadephia. But the project has faltered amid economic woes and other issues....

More than 2000 file online applications for    Gun Lake     casino jobs

More than 2000 file online applications for Gun Lake casino jobs (October 26, 2010)

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, is seeing a lot of interest in employment at its forthcoming casino. More than 2,000 people have filed applications online for jobs at the...

Group files suit to stop land sale to Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Group files suit to stop land sale to Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (October 26, 2010)

A group of taxpayers, including the leader of a non-recognized tribe, has filed a lawsuit to block the sale of land to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts. The tribe agreed to pay $4.5 million for 45 acres in the...

Editorial: California tribes take a gamble on political candidates

Editorial: California tribes take a gamble on political candidates (October 26, 2010)

"For all their palaver about jobs, Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman ignore public talk about a growing industry that generates $7 billion-plus annually. Soon after taking the oath of office, however, the next governor will face weighty issues...