Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pennsylvania) is proposing to bar tribes from using land claim settlements to open casinos. Dent has offered a legislative rider to H.R.2584, the Interior appropriations bill that's being considered in the House. It states that federal funds...

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing this afternoon on the regulation of Indian gaming. One significant topic was the so-called CRIT decision from 2006. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Class III gaming is regulated through...

Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) has introduced a bill that would reinstate the Bush administration's policy against off-reservation gaming. McCain introduced S.1424 on Wednesday. It requires the Interior Department to consider distance from the reservation when reviewing land-into-trust applications. Among other...

A majority of North Carolina voters support live card dealers at the casino owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, according to a new poll. When asked "Would you support the state of North Carolina allowing the Cherokees to...

A wealthy gambler has settled a dispute over $1.2 million owed to the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut. Jerome Powers, a Florida millionaire, lost the money while gambling at Mohegan Sun. He signed an agreement allowing the tribe to pursue debt...

The Bureau of Indian Affairs held a public hearing on Wednesday to discuss an off-reservation casino for the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians of California. The tribe wants to build a casino in Barstow. That's more than...

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Schools and local governments in Michigan received their share of gaming revenues from the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe. The Wayland Union Schools received $194,628.31, the largest share. Wayland Township received $166,662.64 and...