Eastern Cherokees celebrate $650M casino expansion project (04/08)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians celebrated the completion of a $650 million casino expansion project last month. The Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort now boasts more than 4,000 gaming machines, more than 1,110 hotel...

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes agree to shut online gaming site (04/08)

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma signed a new Class III gaming compact that addresses Internet gaming. The compact requires the tribe to shut down Poker Tribes, its free play gaming site. But the...

Jamul Band reaches deal with Penn National for $360M casino (04/08)

The Jamul Indian Village of California announced an agreement to develop a $360 million casino with Penn National Gaming. The 200,000 square-foot casino will feature at least 1,700 slot machines, 50 table games, restaurants,...

Spokane Tribe has strong links with off-reservation gaming site (04/08)

The Spokane Tribe maintains a strong connection with its off-reservation casino site in Washington. The tribe used the site of the West Plains Mixed-Use Development as a traditional encampment for hundreds of years. There was...

Coquille Tribe accused of 'reservation shopping' for new casino (04/08)

The Coquille Tribe is being accused of "reservation shopping" by a fellow tribe in Oregon. The Coquilles recently acquired land in Medford with plans for a Class II gaming facility. The 2.42-acre site is more...

Governor urges wait for Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe casino bid (04/08)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission should give the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe more time to pursue its casino bid, Gov. Deval Patrick...

Column: Tohono O'odham Nation lied to state about casino bid (04/08)

Columnist claims Tohono O'odham Nation misled Arizona about plans for an off-reservation casino: Long before the compacts were signed, and even as they were spending millions on campaign advertising that made promises they were planning...