Lawmakers  take up Tohono O'odham   off-reservation casino bills

Lawmakers take up Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino bills (January 25, 2011)

Lawmakers in Arizona are debating bills this afternoon in hopes of stopping the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino. The House and the Senate have fast-tracked bills that would allow the city of Glendale to annex the tribe's...

Land-into-trust issues cloud gaming plans for at least two tribes

Land-into-trust issues cloud gaming plans for at least two tribes (January 25, 2011)

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, will open its first casino on February 11 but land-into-trust issues could affect future gaming plans. The Bureau of Indian Affairs placed a 147-acre site...

Mashantucket Tribe distributes last group of per capita payments

Mashantucket Tribe distributes last group of per capita payments (January 25, 2011)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut made its last round of per capita payments in December 2010. The tribe shared gaming revenues with members for more than a decade. The yearly payment ranged between $90,000 and $120,000, The New...