NLRB asserts jurisdiction at Saginaw Chippewa Tribe's casino (04/18)

The casino operated by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan falls under federal labor law, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Wednesday. The National Labor Relations Act doesn't specifically mention tribes or their enterprises....

Court ruling on Pauma Band compact affected union provision (04/18)

A federal judge invalidated a Class III gaming compact for the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians of California last month, a ruling that affected how unions organize at the tribe's casino. The tribe no longer...

Chukchansi Tribe faction makes partial gaming debt payment (04/18)

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of California made a partial payment on its casino debt amid...

Gun Lake Tribe seeks permit as part of gaming expansion plan (04/18)

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, could be expanding its casino. The tribe asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a permit to fill in about four...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission meets for crucial decision (04/18)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission meets today to make a crucial decision that will affect the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The tribe is...

Editorial: Lawmakers must reject off-reservation casino deals (04/18)

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. Newspaper calls on California lawmakers to reject compacts for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians and the Enterprise Rancheria: Indian gambling in California has...

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe proceeds with off-reservation casino (04/18)

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has submitted an off-reservation casino application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe wants to build a $34 million casino on a 91-acre site that was...