Smoking allowed at Michigan casinos, tribal and non-Indian (03/29)

Michigan’s smoke-free law went into effect on May 1, 2010, but state-licensed gaming facilities are exempt, and the law doesn't cover tribal casinos due to lack of jurisdiction. Some tribes have gone smoke-free but that's...

Law Article: The state of play of gaming in Massachusetts (03/29)

"Notwithstanding its Puritan past and despite substantial opposition, Massachusetts has legalized casino gambling. The legislation authorizing the building of casinos was passed and signed into law in November 2011. The Chairman of the newly created...

Fond du Lac Band asked BIA to review casino arrangement (03/29)

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians asked the Bureau of Indian Affairs to review a lease for its off-reservation casino in Duluth, Minnesota. Last year, the National Indian Gaming Commission ruled...

Opinion: Fears of a gaming expansion with land-into-trust (03/29)

"Another expansion of Northern California's Cache Creek Casino is on the horizon. The Yocha De He Wintun tribe has applied to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to annex 853 acres of their Capay Valley fee...

Dry Creek Rancheria no longer reporting on casino business (03/29)

The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians of California is no longer reporting its gaming results to the public. The tribe used to provide quarterly reports about the River Rock Casino. But those stopped...

Mashantucket Tribe makes do without per capita payments (03/29)

Members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut have entered a new era, one without per capita payments. For years, tribal members shared in revenues from the Foxwoods Resort Casino. At one point, each...