Opinion: Barstow jumps back into off-reservation casino game (08/03)

"With the announcement last week that Interior is going to conduct public hearings on long-stalled casino development in Barstow, California, the City is once again a prominent player in the next round of gaming in...

Eastern Cherokee family upset with seizure of land for casino (08/03)

The leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina is defending the tribe's decision to seize 205 acres for a potential gaming facility. The tribal council voted 10-2 to seize the land...

Miccosukee Tribe loses bid to block release of gaming records (08/03)

The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida can't claim sovereign immunity to the "superior" United States, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The tribe sued when the Internal Revenue Service sought records as part of an investigation...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe continues to look for gaming sites (08/03)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts continues to look for gaming sites, Chairman Cedric Cromwell said. Soon after gaining federal recognition, the tribe started the land-into-trust process for a casino in Middleboro. The deal fell...

Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake to start work on casino in fall (08/03)

The Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake in California will start work on a casino in September, Chairwoman Sherry Treppa said. Construction on the tent-like Running Creek Casino is expected to finish in early 2012. “We’re...

Parties due back in court over Bay Mills off-reservation casino (08/03)

The Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan will be back in court next Tuesday, August 9, in a lawsuit over its off-reservation casino. The state of Michigan and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa...