California Tribal Business Alliance opposes online gaming law (04/29)

California is a long way from Atlantic City but that isn't stopping some tribes from expressing opposition to New Jersey's new Internet gambling law. The California Tribal Business Alliance, which represents three tribes with casinos,...

Tribal gaming in California recovers from economic recession (04/29)

Tribal casinos in San Diego County, California. Graphic © San Diego Union-Tribune The tribal gaming industry in California took a hit during the economic recession but revenues finally bounced back in 2011, according to...

Kaw Nation opens first 100% smoke-free casino in Oklahoma (04/29)

Kaw Nation leaders at opening of SouthWind Casino in Kaw City. Photo © Kaw Nation. The Kaw Nation has opened the first completely smoke-free casino in Oklahoma. The SouthWind Casino in Kaw City opened...

Editorial: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe can still pursue gaming (04/29)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Newspaper says Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe can pursue casino even Massachusetts Gaming Commission has opened region to non-Indian bidders: The relentless and...

Opinion: Support Enterprise Rancheria off-reservation casino (04/29)

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. Mary Jane Griego and Dorothea Theodoratus support an off-reservation casino for the Enterprise Rancheria: The Enterprise project is a worthy gambling project and deserves to...

Column: Bet on an expansion of non-Indian gaming in Florida (04/29)

Columnist Scott Maxwell on the race to expand gaming in Florida: Fifteen years ago, if you wanted to find a slot machine in Florida, you had to take a cruise to nowhere or sit inside...