Blog: Coquille Tribe challenges policy of   'one casino per tribe'

Blog: Coquille Tribe challenges policy of 'one casino per tribe' (May 9, 2013)

PoliFact Oregon tries to determine whether the Coquille Tribe can open a second casino: The Coquille Indian Tribe wants to turn a bowling alley in Medford into a casino with 600 video gambling machines, adding to another casino it operates...

Graton Rancheria casino brings major impact on employment

Graton Rancheria casino brings major impact on employment (May 9, 2013)

Artist's rendering of the Graton Resort and Casino. Image from Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria in California will be hiring 2,000 people to work at the tribe's $800 million casino. The addition of the...

Hearing set on Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's casino compact

Hearing set on Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's casino compact (May 9, 2013)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Lawmakers in Massachusetts will finally take up a Class III gaming compact for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The tribe signed the deal with Gov. Deval Patrick...

Enterprise Rancheria awaits  action on off-reservation casino

Enterprise Rancheria awaits action on off-reservation casino (May 9, 2013)

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. The Enterprise Rancheria of California is in a holding pattern on its off-reservation casino. The tribe has gained federal and state approval for the casino. But a Class III gaming...

Opponents reject Spokane Tribe  off-reservation casino study

Opponents reject Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino study (May 9, 2013)

Critics of the Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino are still trying to use the Fairchild Air Force Base to stir up opposition. The Air Force has said the West Plains Mixed-Use Development won't affect its operations. The tribe commissioned a study...

BIA issues  new land-into-trust ruling for Cowlitz Tribe  casino

BIA issues new land-into-trust ruling for Cowlitz Tribe casino (May 9, 2013)

A rendering of the proposed Cowlitz Casino Resort. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has once again approved a casino for the Cowlitz Tribe of Washington. The BIA issued a new record of decision to take 152 acres in trust for...