Opinion: An update on Internet gaming in California and beyond (09/22)

"CALIFORNIA – The California Assembly is back in session for the next several weeks, but Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has just announced that there will be no action on any of the various...

Rep. Kildee signs onto anti-Tohono O'odham Nation casino bill (09/22)

A bill to stop the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona from building an off-reservation casino gained an unlikely supporter on Wednesday -- Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Michigan). Kildee, who is retiring at the end of the...

Bo Mazzetti: How Schwarzenegger violated tribal sovereignty (09/22)

"States and governors just can’t seem to control themselves; they cannot keep their hands out of tribal pockets. The concept that tribal governments have rights and financial needs has eluded them for so long they...

Minnesota was first to sign Class III gaming compact with tribes (09/22)

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law in 1988 and, a year later, Minnesota became the first state to negotiate and sign a Class III gaming compact. Then-governor Rudy Perpich (DFL) signed the first seven...

Eastern Cherokees on a hiring streak with $633M casino project (09/22)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina has hired 500 new employees at its casino and expects to bring on another 300 people in the next year. “We are one of the few...

Pascua Yaqui Tribe brings new food options to expanded casino (09/22)

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona is adding some new food options to the Casino del Sol. P.Y. Steakhouse will open on November 11, when the tribe debuts a $100 million expansion of the facility....