ICT interviews Creek leaders in dispute over Alabama casino (04/02)

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. Indian Country Today caught up with leaders of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and the Muscogee Nation and asked them about the Save Hickory...

Oklahoma tribes expand casinos amid increase in revenues (04/02)

Artist's rendering of the new River Spirit Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Image from Muscogee Nation. Tribes in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area are slowly expanding their gaming enterprises as revenues continue to rise. The Cherokee...

Union wants city's support in dispute at Lytton Band casino (04/02)

The city of San Pablo, California, is being urged to support a labor union in a dispute with the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians. The United Here Local 2850 won a National Labor Relations Board...

Lawsuit challenges governor's approval of North Fork casino (04/02)

A new lawsuit seeks to stop the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians from opening an off-reservation casino in California. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) approved the casino under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian...

Hearing next week in case over Massachusetts tribal casino (04/02)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. A federal judge delayed a hearing into a lawsuit that asks the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to solicit bids for a...

Chukchansi Tribe leadership feud spills into casino operation (04/02)

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. A leadership dispute within the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of California is affecting the tribe's...

Editorial: Gaming not a solution for Alabama-Coushatta Tribe (04/02)

Newspaper opposes H.R.1144, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, which would settle land claims of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe in exchange for gaming rights: Texans can sympathize with the economic plight...