Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe puts second site in gaming deal (03/28)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe included a second site in its Class III gaming compact with the state of Massachusetts. But...

Hearing on Little Traverse Bay Bands casino bid rescheduled (03/28)

A public hearing on a second casino for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in Michigan has been rescheduled. The meeting will take place April 23 in Mackinaw City, Up North Live reports....

Money slowly dries up for California casino mitigation grants (03/28)

Gaming mitigation funds are slowly drying up in California, The Santa Maria Sun reports. According to the California Department of Finance, gaming mitigation funds were $30 million in 2010. The amount dropped to $9.2 million...

Pascua Yaqui Tribe confirms member as interim gaming CEO (03/28)

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona has confirmed Alex Amador as interim chief executive officer of its gaming operation. Amador replaces longtime CEO Wendell Long, who is leaving today to work at a tribal casino...

Column: Poarch Creek donation accepted by casino opponent (03/28)

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. Bob Martin of The Montgomery Independent on how a $100,000 donation from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians ended up in the hands of Attorney...

Wiyot Tribe agrees to hold off on casino near wildlife refuge (03/28)

The Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge in California. Photo © Gary Todoroff. The Wiyot Tribe of California has agreed to hold off on a casino on its reservation under a Class III gaming compact...

Jerry Brown: North Fork casino intrudes on Chowchilla lands (03/28)

Jerry Brown, the chairman of the Chowchilla Tribe of Yokuts, explains opposition to the North Fork Rancheria off-reservation casino: We the members of the Chowchilla Tribe of Yokuts have the rightful claim to the ancestral...