Lower Brule Sioux Tribe to use site for off-reservation casino

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe to use site for off-reservation casino (January 30, 2013)

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota wants to use a 91-acre site that's been tied up in litigation for more than two decades for an off-reservation casino. The tribe filed the land-into-trust application in 1990. The Bureau of...

BIA plans to place North Fork casino site into trust on Friday

BIA plans to place North Fork casino site into trust on Friday (January 30, 2013)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs will be placing the off-reservation casino site for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians into trust on Friday, according to documents filed in federal court. The BIA published notice of the acquisition in the...

Mohegan Tribe reports 2.4 percent increase in casino profit

Mohegan Tribe reports 2.4 percent increase in casino profit (January 30, 2013)

The Mohegan Tribe reported a 2.5 percent increase in profits at its casino in Connecticut but saw declines overall in its gaming enterprise. Mohegan Sun earned $48.1 million in the quarter that ended December 31, 2012, up from $49.9 million...

Muscogee Nation reports 10 percent rise in gaming revenue

Muscogee Nation reports 10 percent rise in gaming revenue (January 30, 2013)

[YouTube: State of the Nation] Muscogee Nation gaming revenues are up 10 percent, Chief George Tiger said in his State of the Nation address. The tribe operates 11 gaming facilities. The flagship is the River Spirit Casino, which Tiger...

Developer doesn't want tribes in Massachusetts casino suit

Developer doesn't want tribes in Massachusetts casino suit (January 30, 2013)

A non-Indian developer says the two federally recognized tribes in Massachusetts shouldn't be allowed to join a gaming case. K.G. Urban Enterprises said the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe isn't close to gaining approval for its casino. The firm also said the...

County opposes Spokane Tribe's off-reservation casino plan

County opposes Spokane Tribe's off-reservation casino plan (January 30, 2013)

Spokane County in Washington is officially against the Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino. The county passed a resolution against the project after withdrawing from an agreement with the tribe and the city of Airway Heights, where the casino would be located....

Bois Forte Band  holds final bingo session after 26-year run

Bois Forte Band holds final bingo session after 26-year run (January 30, 2013)

The Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota is holding its last bingo game tonight. The Fortune Bay Resort Casino got its start with bingo 26 years ago. But the tribe said it was time to end the games. “We...

Editorial: Kialegee  Tribal Town casino fate up to 10th Circuit

Editorial: Kialegee Tribal Town casino fate up to 10th Circuit (January 30, 2013)

"The Kialegee Tribal Town might someday prevail and open its Red Clay Casino in Broken Arrow. That, however, is far from a certainty. Last year, U.S. District Chief Judge Gregory Frizzell sided with Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and granted...