Eastern Cherokees still looking for more table game dealers

Eastern Cherokees still looking for more table game dealers (July 25, 2013)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina is still looking to hire more table game dealers at its casino. The tribe already hired 500 dealers at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort. Table games were authorized by a...

Judge considers arguments over Oneida Nation casino zone

Judge considers arguments over Oneida Nation casino zone (July 25, 2013)

A federal judge will hold a hearing next month in a gaming dispute involving the Oneida Nation, the Cayuga Nation and the state of New York. The Oneida Nation and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) reached an agreement in which the...

Colville Tribes  revive plans for long-delayed gaming facility

Colville Tribes revive plans for long-delayed gaming facility (July 25, 2013)

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington are finally ready to start work on a casino that was announced back in 2009. The tribe delayed work after human remains were discovered at the site. But construction is set...

Law Article: Slot machine tax decision  puts  burden on tribes

Law Article: Slot machine tax decision puts burden on tribes (July 25, 2013)

Attorneys discuss 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals decision that allows town to impose taxes on slot machines leased by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation: Reversing a district court order that would have preempted the imposition of local taxes on personal...

House committee backs bill to block Tohono O'odham  casino

House committee backs bill to block Tohono O'odham casino (July 25, 2013)

The House Natural Resources Committee voted 35-5 on Wednesday to pass H.R.1410, a bill that prevents the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino.

Cherokee Nation offers settlement in UKB casino land dispute

Cherokee Nation offers settlement in UKB casino land dispute (July 25, 2013)

The Cherokee Nation is offering to settle a land-into-trust dispute with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. The United Keetoowah Band operates the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino on a 2.03-acre site in Tahlequah. The Bureau of Indian Affairs plans to...