Press Release: Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority to speak at JP Morgan conference (02/22)

"Mario C. Kontomerkos, Chief Financial Officer of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, or the Authority, will present on behalf of the Authority at the J.P. Morgan Global High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference on Monday,...

Seneca Nation casino talks expected to wrap up by mid-year (02/22)

Compact arbitration talks between the Seneca Nation and the state of New York are expected to wrap up by mid-year, according to a local official. Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster isn't participating in the talks....

Eastern Cherokees look at a new location for Class II facility (02/22)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is looking at a new location for a Class II facility. The tribe would pay $1.9 million to acquire land owned by a tribal member. Plans calls for a...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission to consider tribal option (02/22)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe remains confident of its casino plans even as gaming regulators consider another option for southeastern Massachusetts. H.3702, the state's gaming law, authorizes three casinos in three regions. Region C is supposed...

Opinion: Why Alabama is fighting Poarch Creeks over casinos (02/22)

"I am often asked about the legality of Indian gambling. Indian gambling represents a special challenge because state police cannot seize machines on Indian land. Instead, certain important aspects of Indian gambling are regulated by...

BIA asked to delay Spokane Tribe's off-reservation casino bid (02/22)

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) is asking the Bureau of Indian Affairs to delay a decision on the Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino. The BIA issued the final environmental impact statement for the West Plains Mixed-Use...

Members of Yurok Tribe endorse plan for casino development (02/22)

It looks like the Yurok Tribe of California will be getting into the Indian gaming business. The results aren't certified but tribal members voted in favor of using $9.6 million to finance a casino. Construction...