Judge backs legality of Seneca Nation off-reservation casino (05/13)

A federal judge has affirmed the legality of the Seneca Nation off-reservation casino in downtown Buffalo, New York. The tribe acquired the site of the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in connection with the Seneca Nation...

Letter: Casino won't help Spokane Tribe with unemployment (05/13)

Letter writer questions need for Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino: A recent article in The Spokesman-Review claimed this casino is needed to combat the 50 percent unemployment on the reservation. Currently, all tribal casinos have a...

Editorial: A risky bet on more non-Indian gaming in New York (05/13)

Newspaper says an expansion of non-Indian gaming in New York doesn't look too good right now: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo doesn’t like the odds shaping up on passage of a referendum legalizing non-Indian casinos in...

Non-Indian developer still plans casino bid in Massachusetts (05/13)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. K.G. Urban Enterprises, a non-Indian developer, is still planning to bid on a casino in southeastern Massachusetts, The Boston Globe reports....

Oregon governor acknowledges no role over Class II gaming (05/13)

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) opposes an off-reservation casino for the Coquille Tribe even as he acknowledges the state has no role in Class II gaming. Kitzhaber claims the tribe is limited to one casino...

Tribes: Bill protects 'promise' to voters on casinos in Arizona (05/13)

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Leaders of six tribes support H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona:...