Ho-Chunk Nation submitted off-reservation gaming application (05/29)

The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin submitted an off-reservation gaming application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. President Jon Greender has said it could take years for the BIA to make a decision on the application....

Town hosts vote on Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe gaming project (05/29)

Residents of Freetown, Massachusetts, are at the polls today to say whether they want to host a casino for the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe. The tribe has options on a 500-acre site on the Freetown border...

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe makes restaurants at casinos smoke-free (05/29)

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan has approved a resolution to go smoke-free at three casino restaurants. The restaurants will go smoke-free on June 15. The casinos themselves will continue to...

Opinion: Light at the end of tunnel for Graton Rancheria's casino (05/29)

"The Graton Rancheria was federally recognized as an Indian tribe on December 27, 2000, by an Act of Congress. The Tribe has been continuously pursuing development of a casino for the ensuing 11½ years, but...

BIA disapproves Scotts Valley Band off-reservation casino plan (05/29)

The Obama administration rejected an off-reservation casino proposed by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California. The tribe submitted a land-into-trust application for a site in Richmond, about 80 miles from its headquarters....

BIA approves land-into-trust application for Ione Band's casino (05/29)

The Obama administration approved a land-into-trust application for the Ione Band of Miwok Indians, paving the way for the California tribe to open a casino. Generally, land acquired in trust after 1988 can't be used...