Muscogee Nation naming deal puts end to horse races at track (11/05)

The Muscogee Nation reached a naming rights deal that will put an end to live horse races at a track in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The tribe is paying $1.4 million a year for the naming rights...

Non-Indian video lotteries in South Dakota see dip in revenue (11/05)

Non-Indian video lottery revenues in South Dakota have declined every year since 2008 and they could fall even further due to increased competition from Iowa. In 2011, 1,459 non-Indian establishments with 9,128 video lottery terminals...

Dave Palermo: Washburn shifts stance on Class III regulation (11/05)

"[Kevin] Washburn, who in 2005 testified that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) should be amended to give the National Indian Gaming Commission more regulatory authority over Class III, casino-style gaming on Indian lands, said...

Opinion: Mashpee Wampanaog Tribe gaming bid in limbo again (11/05)

"When the U.S. Department of the Interior rejected an agreement negotiated by the state with the Mashpee Indians, nobody said it had slammed the door on chances of a resort casino in Taunton. It just...

California tribes await state action on off-reservation casinos (11/05)

Two California tribes made history when their off-reservation casinos were approved by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in September but they are still waiting for legislative approval of their Class III gaming compacts. The Enterprise Rancheria...