Editorial: Let voters decide on Poarch Creek gaming machines

Editorial: Let voters decide on Poarch Creek gaming machines (May 3, 2012)

"Did you ever wonder why folks like Milton McGregor couldn’t have electronic bingo machines legally, but Native American tribes could? What a coincidence. So did Attorney General Luther Strange. That’s why he is asking the National Indian Gaming Commission —...

Tribes in Arizona report another increase in gaming revenues

Tribes in Arizona report another increase in gaming revenues (May 3, 2012)

The tribal gaming industry in Arizona continues to show signs of improvement. The Arizona Department of Gaming said tribal contributions to the state for the last quarter were $24.3 million. That's a 7.4 percent increase from the same quarter last...

Legal opinion challenges Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe casino

Legal opinion challenges Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe casino (May 3, 2012)

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts can't build a casino on its reservation in Martha's Vineyard, according to a legal opinion requested by the local town government. The tribe's land claim settlement act subjects the reservation to state jurisdiction, the...

Northern Arapaho Tribe is largest employer thanks to casino

Northern Arapaho Tribe is largest employer thanks to casino (May 3, 2012)

Thanks to Indian gaming, the Northern Arapaho Tribe is now the largest employer in Fremont County, Wyoming. The Wind River Hotel and Casino employs 677 people, the majority of whom are tribal members. The facility recently debuted a hotel, which...

Graton Rancheria owes $230M so far in long bid for a casino

Graton Rancheria owes $230M so far in long bid for a casino (May 3, 2012)

The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria of California owes at least $230 million so far as part of its quest to build a casino, The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reports. At a second day of hearings on the tribe's Class III...