Lawmakers to consider compact for Graton Rancheria casino (04/30)

The California Senate Governmental Organization Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on the Class III gaming compact for the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. The tribe signed the deal with Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in...

Public siding with Poarch Creeks in dispute over gaming lands (04/30)

Keep your hands off the casinos owned by Poarch Creek Band of Indians, members of the public in Escambia County in Alabama say. County officials are demanding taxes from the tribe under the U.S. Supreme...

Federal judge says IGRA abrogated tribal sovereign immunity (04/30)

Congress has waived tribal sovereign immunity through the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, a federal judge ruled on Friday. Judge Gregory Frizzell said IGRA allows states or tribes to file lawsuits in federal court over Class...

MPR: Sault Tribe wrapping up vote for off-reservation casino (04/30)

"Voting wraps up this week in a referendum that may decide if plans for a casino in downtown Lansing can move forward. Ballots were mailed to 14 thousand members of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe...