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April 24, 2008Twenty-Nine Palms Band hosts casino hearingThe Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians hosted a public meeting last week on its proposed casino. The tribe plans a casino with 350 slot machines and some table games. The project includes a an RV park, hotel, restaurants and...Agua Caliente Band to share $1.3M with charitiesThe Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will donate $1.3 million today, on the anniversary of its casino in Palm Springs, California. This year, 84 charities and civic groups in the region will receive money. "We look forward to this...Soboba chair receives NIGA humanitarian awardRobert Salgado, the chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, received the Wendell Chino Humanitarian Award from the National Indian Gaming Association on Tuesday night. Salgado, 65, was selected for his decades of leadership to his tribe. He...April 23, 2008County responds to Enterprise Rancheria casinoSupervisors in Yuba County, California, are submitting their comments on the draft environmental impact statement for the Enterprise Rancheria's proposed casino. The county is concerned about wastewater treatment and traffic at the casino site. The county wants the tribe to...Water district to discuss Shingle Springs casinoA water district in northern California will hold a workshop next Monday to discuss providing services to the Shingle Springs Rancheria. The El Dorado Irrigation District is limited to providing service to 40 homes on the reservation. That means the...California lawmakers consider slot machine billLawmakers in California are debating a bill that would allow tribes who signed compacts in 1999 to offer up to 2,000 slot machines. A total of 61 tribes signed the compact that promised each up to 2,000 machines. But due...April 21, 2008Southern California tribes compete for gamblersTribes in southern California are launching new advertising campaigns in hopes of luring gamblers to their gaming facilities. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians just opened a $300 million hotel at its Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa. The...April 18, 2008Candidates debate Graton Rancheria casinoThree candidates for California State Senate debated the casino sought by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Incumbent Carole Migden, a Democrat, said she opposes the casino. So does challenger Joe Nation, a Democrat. Mark Leno, a Democratic state Assemblyman,...Q&A with Agua Caliente chair about casino hotelThe Palm Springs Desert Sun sits down with Richard Milanovich, the chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, to talk about the grand opening of the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa's $300 million hotel. QUESTION: What's the...California lawmaker drops charitable gaming billA California lawmaker has withdrawn a bill that would expand the charitable gaming industry. Sen. Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat and the incoming leader of the Senate, wanted to allow charities to operate electronic gaming machines. Tribes were opposed to the...April 17, 2008Agua Caliente Band set to open casino hotelThe Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is preparing to open a new hotel at its casino in Rancho Mirage, California. The $300 million Agua Caliente Casino Resort and Spa features a 230-room hotel, spa, pool and conference center....April 16, 2008Bill to limit compact talks in California advancesCalifornia's Senate Governmental Organization Committee voted 9-1 on Tuesday on a bill that restricts compact negotiations. SB1695 was introduced by Sen. Dean Florez, a Democrat. He is apparently targeting the casino sought by the North Fork Rancheria of Mono...April 15, 2008Dry Creek Rancheria casino reports record revenueThe Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians reported record revenue at its River Rock Casino in California. The casino took in $139.4 million in 2007, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That's a...April 11, 2008California inspects slots at tribal casinosAn inspection of slot machines at tribal casinos in California turned up multiple problems, according to the state. Inspectors said 40 percent of machines were running obsolete software. This could result in shortchanges to gamblers, tribes and the state, the...April 10, 2008Opinion: Put an end to Indian gaming 'monopoly'"Few people realize that San Diego County is arguably the gambling capital of California. We have five first-rate hotel/casinos plus another three smaller casinos. More casinos are on the planning board. All are owned by small local Indian tribes ----...9th Circuit hears California compact disputeThe 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a gaming compact case involving the Rincon Band of Mission Indians and the Colusa Band of Wintun Indians. The tribes signed compacts in 1999 that theoretically guaranteed them up to...Shingle Springs Band to hire 1,750 for new casinoThe Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians in California plans to hire about 1,750 for its new casino. The Red Hawk Casino opens this fall. Applications are being accepted online and at locations in the El Dorado Hills area. Get...April 7, 2008California tribes oppose charity gaming measureCalifornia tribes are opposing a bill that would expand gaming for the Catholic Church and other charitable groups. The churches and charities want to use electronic bingo machines and increase their payouts. But the California Nations Indian Gaming Association and...North Fork Rancheria faces long odds on casinoThe North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians is facing tribal opposition as it seeks to gain federal approval for an off-reservation casino. The tribe wants 305 acres placed in trust. The site is about 35 miles from the reservation and...Editorial: County not truthful in Mechoopda casino fight"A few days back, Paul McIntosh, the former chief administrative officer of Butte County, wrote a letter to the editor accusing this paper of misrepresenting the county's position in regard to the Mechoopda Indians. This paper, reporting the county's lawsuit...April 4, 2008Schwarzenegger opposes Scotts Valley casinoCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) opposes the casino being sought by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians. The tribe wants to build a 225,000-square-foot casino in North Richmond. But Schwarzenegger says the site is too far -- over 100...Agua Caliente Band set for casino openingThe Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is opening a $300 million of its casino in Rancho Mirage, California, in two weeks. The Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa will open to the public on April 18. The tribe signed...April 3, 2008California bill seeks to restrict tribal gaming sitesA California lawmaker has introduced a bill that seeks to limit where a tribe can open an Indian gaming facility. SB1695 was introduced by Sen. Dean Florez, a Democrat. He is apparently targeting the casino sought by the North...March 31, 2008BIA to make decision on Scotts Valley casinoThe Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking public comments on the casino sought by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians in California. The tribe wants to build a 225,000-square-foot casino on about 30 acres in North Richmond. The site...March 28, 2008County to sue Interior over Mechoopda casinoSupervisors in Butte County, California, voted last week to sue the Interior Department over the casino sought by the Mechoopda Tribe of California The tribe wants to build a casino on 645 acres in the county. The land has not...California tribes add slot machines to casinosThree California tribes whose gaming compacts were approved by state voters have added thousands of slot machines to their casinos. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians has added more than 900 machines at two casinos. The tribe is looking to...Agua Caliente Band to open new hotel at casinoThe Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is preparing for the opening of a $300 million hotel at its Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California. The 16-story, 340-room hotel isn't the only addition at the facility. There's a...March 27, 2008Santa Ysabel Band hires new casino managerThe Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueño Indians has hired a new manager for the Santa Ysabel Casino and Resort. Don Trimble has managed other tribal gaming facilities. He says he was hired to get the casino back on track....March 26, 2008Pechanga Band closes two nightclubs at casinoThe Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians has closed two nightclubs at the Pechanga Resort & Casino. The Pechanga Development Corp. said the Eagle's Nest and the Silk club had too many alcohol-related problems. Silk attracted up to 3,000 patrons...March 25, 2008Rincon Chair: Fulfill promises of California compacts"The tribal perspective was missing in a recent article on state Sen. Jim Battin's legislation that deals with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration's artificial limit on machine licenses. I. Nelson Rose, a professed expert on gambling, was quoted as saying that... |
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