MPR: Shakopee Tribe signs agreement with non-Indian racetrack (06/05)

"A Minnesota horse racing track is getting a major financial boost from a former competitor. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community says it will spend $75 million over the next decade to subsidize prize purses at...

New York governor threatens non-Indian casinos in Seneca land (06/05)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said he is open to non-Indian casinos in Seneca Nation territory. The tribe was promised regional exclusivity in its Class III gaming compact. But the tribe says the state...

New York town eyes Stockbridge-Munsee off-reservation casino (06/05)

The town of Thompson, New York, supports an off-reservation casino for the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, Mid-Hudson News Network reports. Supervisor Anthony Cellini wrote the Bureau of Indian Affairs to support the tribe's land-into-trust...

Gun Lake Tribe shares $8M in gaming revenues with community (06/05)

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, shared nearly $8 million in gaming revenues with the state and local governments in Michigan. The tribe shared $6.4 million with the...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe continues negotiations for compact (06/05)

Gov. Deval Patrick (D) plans to finalize a Class III gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe by a July 31 deadline. Patrick hopes the deal will be finished so lawmakers can approve it before...

BIA faces July 6 deadline for Graton Rancheria gaming compact (06/05)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has until July 6 to review a Class III gaming compact for the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reports. The deadline comes amid a lawsuit that...

Editorial: Take pre-emptive strike against off-reservation casino (06/05)

"A Rockford casino would also be a pre-emptive strike against the proposed casino just across the state line in Beloit, Wis. The plans for the complex — 15 miles from downtown Rockford — are moving...