Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake ready to open casino on Friday (05/21)

The Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake in California will open its casino to the public this Friday at 4pm. The 33,000 square-foot Running Creek Casino features 349 slot machines, six table games, a players’...

Opinion: Decision opens tribes to litigation over gaming disputes (05/21)

"This brings us to the major point of this writing, the issue of sovereign immunity of federally-recognized Indian tribes from legal actions bought by non-Indians (see Santa Clara Pueblo v. Matinenz 436 US, 49,58 (1978))....

Cheryl Andrews-Maltais: Vote yes on Aquinnah casino project (05/21)

"Before going to the polls on May 29 in Freetown and June 2 in Lakeville to vote on a casino referendum, residents are no doubt asking themselves: What does a yes vote mean? A yes...

Mississippi Choctaws announce new executive at gaming facility (05/21)

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians announced Holly Gagnon as the new president and chief executive officer of Pearl River Resort. Chief Phyliss J. Anderson said Gagnon was hired in order to take Pearl River...

Citizen Potawatomi Nation picks new name for expanding casino (05/21)

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma has renamed one of its gaming facilities. The FireLake Grand Casino will now be known as the Grand Casino. The facility is currently undergoing an expansion that includes a...

Judge blocks Kialegee Tribal Town from opening disputed casino (05/21)

The Kialegee Tribal Town can't open a casino on an Indian allotment in Oklahoma, a federal judge ruled on Friday. The tribe lacks jurisdiction over the allotment, Judge Gregory Frizzell ruled. The land is owned...