ARCHIVE: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007

Governor hopeful on Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe casino deal (05/10)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) said he was hopeful for approval of a Class III gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag...

Opinion: End lawsuits against Tohono O'odham Nation casino (05/10)

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Newspaper calls for end to litigation against the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation casino: After four years, one would think the issue...

Blog: Coquille Tribe challenges policy of 'one casino per tribe' (05/09)

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...

Hearing set on Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's casino compact (05/09)

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...

Enterprise Rancheria awaits action on off-reservation casino (05/09)

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....

Opponents reject Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino study (05/09)

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....

BIA issues new land-into-trust ruling for Cowlitz Tribe casino (05/09)

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...

Coquille Tribe moves forward with off-reservation casino bid (05/08)

The Coquille Tribe won't drop plans for an off-reservation casino despite opposition in Oregon. The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe, the Jackson County Commission and Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) have come against the casino....

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to make changes to casino plan (05/08)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts will be announcing changes to its casino plan next week, The Taunton Daily Gazette reports....

County delays action on Pinoleville Pomo Nation casino deal (05/08)

Supervisors in Mendocino County, California, delayed action on a casino agreement with the Pinoleville Pomo Nation. The proposed memorandum of understanding calls for the tribe to address the off-reservation impacts of its casino. According to...

Rep. McMorris Rodgers opposes Spokane Tribe's casino plan (05/08)

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) says the Spokane Tribe should not be allowed to open an off-reservation casino in Washington. McMorris Rodgers claims the West Plains Mixed-Use Development will encroach on the nearby Fairchild Air...

Tohono O'odham Nation wins another round in gaming case (05/08)

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation has won another round in a gaming battle with the state of Arizona and two competing gaming tribes....

Oregon governor opposes Class II facility for Coquille Tribe (05/07)

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) doesn't think the Coquille Tribe should be able to open an off-reservation casino. In a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Kitzhaber said tribes agreed to one casino each...

Law Article: Setback on Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's casino (05/07)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Attorney Dennis J. Whittlesey on the status of gaming for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts: The Mashpee Wampanoag casino...

Another Democrat signs onto anti-Tohono O'odham casino bill (05/06)

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Another Democrat has signed onto H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona....