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April 25, 2008

Lac du Flambeau Band fueds over gaming projects

Members of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians are questioning the tribe's gaming projects. The tribe operates the Lake of the Torches casino on its reservation. Some say the books don't add up. The tribe...

March 14, 2008

Rosebud Sioux Tribe seeks $525K in contract flap

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is seeking $525,000 from its former gaming partner. A tribal court ordered BBC Entertainment, which is owned by former tribal president Charles Colombe, to pay the money in a management contract dispute. But...

March 5, 2008

Mille Lacs casino eyed as stop on high-speed rail line

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is meeting with local governments in Minnesota to discuss a potential high-speed rail line stop at the tribe's Grand Casino. The tribe is open to the idea, an official said. The casino sees an...

February 28, 2008

Sho-Bans question tribe's role in Las Vegas deal

Some members of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Idaho are criticizing the tribe's involvement in a potential Las Vegas casino. The tribe has apparently joined an effort to open the first Indian-run casino on the Vegas strip. The Muckleshoot Tribe...

February 27, 2008

Seminole Tribe turns down one Las Vegas deal

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has turned down an offer to buy land on the Las Vegas strip. A developer named Triple Five wanted to sell about 40 acres near the southern end of the strip. But the tribe wasn't...

February 25, 2008

Tribes seeking to develop casino in Las Vegas

The Muckleshoot Tribe of Washington is seeking to develop the first inter-tribal casino in Las Vegas, KPVI-TV reports. The tribe wants to buy 70 acres on the southern end of the strip. The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Idaho have already...

February 15, 2008

Laguna casino to sponsor university teams

Athletic teams at the University of New Mexico have a new sponsor: the casino owned by Laguna Pueblo. The tribe's development corporation signed a $2.5 million, five-year deal with UNM's athletics department. The tribe will pay $500,000 a year to...

Lac du Flambeau Band to mortage land for debts

The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is will mortgage fee lands to pay off $50 million in gaming debts after members of the Wisconsin tribe approved a referendum on Thursday. The tribe will use the land to...

Ponca Tribe hires firm to develop casino

The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma has hired Sunway-Postoak Advisory Inc., an Indian-owned firm, to develop, design and build a casino. Sunway-Postoak Advisory is owned by Wayne Postoak, a member of the Choctaw Nation. Postoak is a former coach and...

February 12, 2008

Lac du Flambeau Band seeks $50M for gaming debts

The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is weighing a $50 million bond deal to refinance debt on its Wisconsin casino and finance a gaming project in Mississippi. The bond would be financed by mortgaging fee lands on...

January 28, 2008

Red Lake Nation retires $27M debt for casinos

The Red Lake Nation of Minnesota has paid off a $27 million loan used to expand two casinos. The tribe retired the debt in seven years. “It’s been a rough road, but we made it,” Charles Prentice, the chief...

January 16, 2008

Navajo Nation's $100M gaming loan in limbo

The Navajo Nation is looking at alternative sources of funding for its new gaming empire due to concerns about a $100 million loan from JP Morgan Chase bank. The tribe agreed to secure the loan in order to build its...

December 17, 2007

Investors make more money than Mohegan Tribe

The backers of the Mohegan Tribe's casino in Connecticut have made slightly more money than the tribe, The Boston Globe reports. From 2001 to 2006, Sol Kerzner and Len Wolman of Trading Cove Associates made $368.9 from the Mohegan...

December 13, 2007

Kansas tribes withdraw state casino proposal

Two Kansas tribes abruptly withdrew their application for a commercial casino in Wyandotte County. The Kickapoo Tribe and the Sac and Fox Nation proposed a $441 million casino in Kansas City. But an attorney said competition for the state-authorized casino...

December 6, 2007

Gaming firm sees delay for Nambe Pueblo casino

It looks like Nambe Pueblo will have wait a bit longer for its first casino in northern New Mexico. The tribe's gaming management partner, Full House Resorts, has pushed back the anticipated opening date for the casino from late...

December 5, 2007

Navajo Nation faces suit over casino legislation

The Navajo Nation is facing a lawsuit over its first casino. Lawyer James Zion plans to sue on behalf of tribal members who are challenging legislation that authorized the tribe to secure a $100 million line of credit for the...

November 21, 2007

Tribes seek commercial casino in Massachusetts

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts and the Seneca Nation of New York made the rounds to two newspaper editorial boards on Tuesday. The tribes have formed a partnership to pursue a commercial casino in Massachusetts. Gov. Deval Patrick...

November 14, 2007

San Pasqual Band to offer gaming expertise

The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians has started a management services firm to offer its gaming expertise to other tribes. The tribe operates the Valley View Casino. Executives said they want to share their knowledge in running the facility....

November 13, 2007

Mashantucket Tribe, MGM seek casino in Kansas

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut and MGM Mirage have formed a partnership for a commercial casino in Kansas. The Chisholm Creek Casino Resort would feature a 250-room hotel, 2,000 slot machines, 50 table games, and food, beverage, retail,...

November 5, 2007

Indian gaming management firm to shift focus

Lakes Entertainment, one of the first major Indian gaming management firms, is shifting its focus, CEO Lyle Berman says. Lakes has been managing tribal casinos for more than a decade. The firm currently has agreements with five tribes for...

October 30, 2007

Harrah's faces $2.8B judgment in Mohawk court

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York is seeking to collect a $2.8 billion judgment against the world's largest gaming company. The tribe's court ordered Park Place Entertainment to pay $1.8 billion for interfering with a proposed off-reservation casino...

October 25, 2007

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, Seneca Nation partner

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts and the Seneca Nation of New York announced on Wednesday a gaming partnership. The two tribes will bid for one of the three commercial casinos that are the subject of state legislation. "As we...

Rosebud Sioux Tribe wins gaming contract case

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is owed more than $525,000 from its former gaming management partner, a tribal judge ruled. The tribe signed a management contract with BBC Entertainment in 1994. BBC was to receive 35 percent of...

October 23, 2007

Navajo Nation backs $100M credit line for casinos

The Navajo Nation Council voted 54-25 on Monday to back a $100 million line of credit for the tribe's gaming operations. The tribe secured the money from JP Morgan Chase. President Joe Shirley Jr. said it will be used to...

October 16, 2007

Navajo president pushes for gaming loan

Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. urged the Navajo Nation Council to approve a $100 million line of credit to finance the tribe's gaming operation. Shirley said conditions for a loan are favorable right now. Further delays could risk the...

September 27, 2007

Tribes propose commercial casinos in Kansas

Three tribes are in the running for a commercial casino in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kickapoo Tribe and the Sac and Fox Nation have teamed to propose a casino on 77 acres.. Details of their proposal have not been...

September 21, 2007

Former Seminole casino partner to plead guilty

A former casino developer for the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is expected to plead guilty to making illegal payments to tribal officials. Ivy Ong was named Thursday in a federal indictment. Prosecutors said he made nearly $60,000 in payments to...