Couple accused of theft at Mashantucket Tribe casino venues (10/11)

A Connecticut couple was arrested and charged in connection with the theft of $2.5 million from nightlife venues at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. Lynn A. Scheufler was the controller for...

Chumash Tribe set for big hearing on liquor license next week (10/11)

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians will go before the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control next week for a four-day hearing on its liquor license. The tribe is seeking to expand the sale...

BIA urged to deny Pokagon Band casino application in Indiana (10/11)

A state lawmaker says the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians should not be able to open a casino in Indiana. Rep. Scott Pelath (D), the assistant House Democratic leader, said Indiana's gaming market is already...

Mohegan Tribe stands behind casino project in Massachusetts (10/11)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut reaffirmed its plan to bid for a commercial casino in Massachusetts. The tribe hasn't submitted a $400,000 fee to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The deadline is January 15, 2013. "We...

Editorial: Expansion of non-Indian gaming bad bet for Oregon (10/11)

"Backers of what would be the first privately owned, non-tribal casino in the state are back on the ballot, two years after their first attempt to site a private casino went down in flames. The...

Editorial: Tribal casino market already saturated in Wisconsin (10/11)

"It's not what Beloit, Shullsburg, Kenosha and Sheboygan want to hear in their quests for casinos. But it should give those communities — and the governor, who has the final say — pause. A university...

Editorial: Tule River Tribe investing gaming revenues in future (10/11)

"While some tribes have simply written their members a check from their casino profits, the Tule River Reservation has been wisely reinvesting its profits and much of that reinvestment involves the youth of the reservation....