S.E. Ruckman: Fort Sill Apache Tribe debuts $27M casino hotel (08/27)

"Fort Sill Apache fire dancers ushered in the opening events last week for the tribe’s new $27 million hotel addition, calling forth both protection and prosperity for the venture. The hotel is the first one...

Chukchansi Tribe casino default raised in off-reservation battle (08/27)

The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians could go into default if an off-reservation casino is approved, opponents are claiming. The state of California has invested public employee investment funds in the Chukchansi Gold Resort &...

Forest County Potawatomi Tribe sees casino revenue level out (08/27)

Revenues at the casino owned by the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin have flattened, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The tribe doesn't disclose the net win at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino. But based on...

Opinion: Lobbyist rumors on land-into-trust and online gaming (08/27)

"Widespread speculation among Capitol Hill insiders is that Sen. Daniel Akaka, (D-Hawaii), is hoping to use draft Internet legislation as leverage to get Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) to engineer a congressional fix to the...