Mississippi Choctaws  plan  December 20 opening for new casino

Mississippi Choctaws plan December 20 opening for new casino (November 29, 2010)

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will open a new gaming facility on December 20. The 27,000-square-foot Bok Homa Casino will feature about 775 slot machines, two electronic blackjack machines, an electronic roulette machine and several video poker kiosks, a...

Spokane Tribe remains hopeful over off-reservation casino plan

Spokane Tribe remains hopeful over off-reservation casino plan (November 29, 2010)

The Spokane Tribe hopes to make history by opening the second off-reservation casino in Washington. The tribe wants to build a casino, hotel and other properties in Airway Heights. The facility will provide jobs and revenues for tribal members, Chairman...

Opinion: A bad bet on the off-reservation casino in the Catskills

Opinion: A bad bet on the off-reservation casino in the Catskills (November 29, 2010)

"About the best thing that can be said for Governor Paterson's surprise announcement of a $700 million casino deal in the Catskills with the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans is that the chances of it materializing are in the realm of when...

Editorial:   Cheering for   Bay Mills off-reservation casino proposal

Editorial: Cheering for Bay Mills off-reservation casino proposal (November 29, 2010)

"With little to lose and much to gain, the Bay Mills Indian Community has opened a mini-casino in Vanderbilt, a village on Interstate 75 north of Gaylord, without federal or state approval. If the play in Vanderbilt succeeds, the tribe...