Elk Valley Rancheria warns investors  about former  partner

Elk Valley Rancheria warns investors about former partner (June 6, 2011)

The Elk Valley Rancheria of California issued a warning to the public about one of its former partners The tribe loaned $480,000 to R. Shawn Ellis for a casino resort in Las Vegas. The plans fell through and Ellis and...

BIA extends comment period on Jemez Pueblo casino plan

BIA extends comment period on Jemez Pueblo casino plan (June 6, 2011)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has extended the comment period on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Jemez Pueblo off-reservation casino. The BIA released the draft in April. Comments are being accepted until July 1, in preparation for...

Editorial: Northern Arapaho Tribe defies odds with  casinos

Editorial: Northern Arapaho Tribe defies odds with casinos (June 6, 2011)

"For many years, Wyoming fought tooth and nail against tribal efforts to establish casino-style gambling on the Wind River Indian Reservation. But in 2011, with Indian gambling here to stay in Wyoming and bringing much-needed revenue and jobs to the...

Editorial: Obama's short-sighted view on gaming compacts

Editorial: Obama's short-sighted view on gaming compacts (June 6, 2011)

"The Obama administration has sided with a California Indian tribe in a case with significant ramifications for the future of tribe-owned casinos and the state's authority to oversee those operations. It's a shortsighted stand that is not in California's best...