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April 16, 2008

Judge reopens lawsuit over Wyandotte casino

A federal judge has given permission for the state of Kansas to reopen its lawsuit over the Wyandotte Nation's out-of-state casino. The state claims the Oklahoma-based tribe cannot engage in gaming on trust land in downtown Kansas City. But...

April 11, 2008

Tigua Tribe responds to state's gaming lawsuit

The Tigua Tribe of Texas is defending its right to offer a sweepstakes game on its reservation. The tribe responded to a lawsuit filed by state attorney general Greg Abbott. The tribe says the AG's office unfairly targeted the tribe...

April 10, 2008

9th Circuit hears California compact dispute

The 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...

April 9, 2008

Alabama sues to block Poarch Creek Class III gaming

Correction: Alabama is in the 11th Circuit, not the 5th Circuit. Alabama Attorney General Troy King sued the Interior Department on Tuesday to block Class III gaming for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Alabama refuses to negotiate a compact...

April 7, 2008

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 3, 2008

California bill seeks to restrict tribal gaming sites

A 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...

Cowlitz Tribe criticizes city's lawsuit against NIGC

The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington says a lawsuit against the National Indian Gaming Commission is “frivolous” and a waste of money, The Longview Daily News reported. The tribe wants to build a $510 million casino on 152 acres in...

April 1, 2008

City sues to block Cowlitz Tribe's casino

The city of Vancouver, Washington, filed suit against the National Indian Gaming Commission in hopes of stopping the casino sought by the Cowlitz Tribe . The city says NIGC's approval of the tribe's gaming ordinance violates the Indian Gaming...

March 28, 2008

County to sue Interior over Mechoopda casino

Supervisors 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...

March 24, 2008

Michigan tribes settle dispute over Keno game

The state of Michigan and two tribes have settled a dispute over their compacts and the state's Keno game. The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians agreed to continue sharing revenues with...

March 19, 2008

Seneca-Cayuga Tribe wants ex-employee punished

The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma says a former casino employee should be indicted on criminal charges. The tribe filed a civil lawsuit in state court against Pat Mae Culver. The tribe says Culver, a former employee of the Grand Lake...

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 11, 2008

Michigan tribes challenge gaming compact ruling

Two Michigan tribes have appealed a court decision that says they owe $44 million to the state under the tribal-state compact. The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians stopped paying 8 percent...

March 4, 2008

Oneida Nation accused of discrimination at casino

The Oneida Nation of New York discriminates against non-Indian employees, a lawsuit claims. Marcus Smith worked at the bingo hall at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino. He claims he was fired by the Indian manager because he complained of...

February 29, 2008

Oneida Nation and New York end video gaming lawsuit

The Oneida Nation and the state of New York have ended a lawsuit over video gaming on the reservation. The suit started in 1995 when then-Gov. George Pataki (R) claimed the use of video gaming machines was illegal. The tribe...

February 27, 2008

Kickapoo Tribe appeals to Supreme Court

The Kickapoo Tribe of Texas is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Indian gaming case The tribe has been trying to negotiate a Class III gaming compact with Texas. But state officials have refused. So the tribe turned...

County sues to stop Quapaw Tribe's casino

Commissioners in Cherokee County, Kansas, filed suit against the Interior Department in hopes of stopping the Quapaw Tribe from building a casino. The $300 million Downstream Casino Resort is located on three parcels of land in Oklahoma, Kansas and...

February 22, 2008

St. Croix Band to testify at House hearing

Hazel Hindsley, the chair of the St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, will testify at the House Natural Resources Committee hearing next week. Hindsley's tribe is pursuing an off-reservation casino in Beloit, Wisconsin. It faces potential rejected due...

Judge asked to dismiss Mohegan casino suit

A judge in Massachusetts is being asked to dismiss a personal injury lawsuit involving the Mohegan Tribe's casino in Connecticut. Last September, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that Sheila I. Buzulis could not sue the tribe over injuries she...

February 20, 2008

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe sues newspaper for libel

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is accusing The New York Post of libel for editorials that were critical of the tribe's proposed off-reservation casino. The tribe is seeking $60 million in damages. The lawsuit says editorials published on February 21,...

February 13, 2008

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe drops off-reservation casino

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe officially ended its bid for an off-reservation casino in the Catskills region of New York. The tribe and partner Empire Resorts wanted to turn the Monticello Raceway into a Class III casino. But after...

February 12, 2008

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe blasts ex-gaming partner

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe criticized Empire Resorts, its former gaming partner, for proposing a rival gaming project in the Catskills region of New York. The tribe and Empire planned a $600 million off-reservation casino at the Monticello Raceway in...

February 11, 2008

Editorial: Sovereignty and Oklahoma tribes

"The state Supreme Court says tribal sovereignty can't be used as a shield by a tribe that's being sued because a casino patron allegedly drove drunk. The Absentee Shawnee Tribe and Thunderbird Entertainment Center are being sued by a...

February 8, 2008

Oklahoma tribes weigh casino immunity ruling

Tribes in Oklahoma are reacting to a state Supreme Court ruling that affects their sovereign immunity. In a 7-2 ruling, the court said the Absentee Shawnee Tribe could be held liable for serving too much alcohol to a customer. The...

February 6, 2008

Court allows lawsuit over casino-related crash

The Absentee Shawee Tribe waived its sovereign immunity by selling liquor at its casino, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The tribe obtained a liquor license from the state. That makes the Thunderbird Entertainment Center liable in a...

February 5, 2008

Lawsuit over Sandia casino 'jackpot' dismissed

A judge in New Mexico has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed Sandia Pueblo in New Mexico cheated a man out of a $1.6 million "jackpot." Gary Hoffman claimed he won the money on a slot machine at the Sandia...

February 1, 2008

Nebraska AG: Ponca Tribe 'lied' about casino plans

The Ponca Tribe "lied" on its land-into-trust application, Nebraska attorney general Jon Bruning said on Thursday. Bruning said the tribe promised to build a health care facility on a 5-acre site in Iowa. But the tribe changed its mind...

10th Circuit revises Wyandotte Nation casino opinion

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday published a revised opinion in favor of the Wyandotte Nation's out-of-state casino in Kansas. The court arrived at the same conclusion as it did last October. A three-judge panel dismissed Kansas' lawsuit...

January 31, 2008

Florida court hears Seminole compact lawsuit

The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a lawsuit over the legality of the Seminole Tribe's Class III gaming compact The tribe reached the deal with Gov. Charlie Crist (R). It authorizes slot machines and certain card games for...

Nebraska sues NIGC over Ponca casino in Iowa

Nebraska attorney general Jon Bruning on Wednesday sued the National Indian Gaming Commission for allowing the Ponca Tribe to open a casino in Iowa. Bruning is upset that the tribe, whose headquarters are in Nebraska, might open a casino across...