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Wilton Rancheria working with Boyd Gaming on casino project (03/22)

The Wilton Rancheria of California has partnered with Boyd Gaming on its casino project. According to a Form 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company purchased a development agreement with the tribe...

Wilton Rancheria keeps backup site in mind for gaming facility (03/08)

The Wilton Rancheria of California has a backup site for its proposed gaming facility. The tribe presented plants this week for a casino near the city of Galt. But the tribe originally looked at a...

Eastern Cherokees consider another Class III facility with hotel (03/06)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians could open a second Class III facility, along with a hotel, on the reservation. The tribe runs the successful Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort. A compact that was finalized...

Wilton Rancheria offers plans for gaming facility at city meeting (03/05)

The Wilton Rancheria of California, a recently recognized tribe, will be outlining plans for a casino at a city council meeting in Galt this evening. The tribe wants build a casino on a 160-acre site...

Wilton Rancheria plans a casino with land-into-trust application (03/04)

The Wilton Rancheria of California, a recently recognized tribe, is looking to join the Indian gaming industry. The tribe is submitting a land-into-trust application for 160 acres near the city of Galt. Plans call for...

BIA considers another land-into-trust shift in gaming cases (02/25)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is considering another policy change in light of gaming litigation, according to Indian Country Today. Regulations require the BIA to publish notice of a land-into-trust acquisition in the Federal Register...

Eastern Cherokees look at a new location for Class II facility (02/22)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is looking at a new location for a Class II facility. The tribe would pay $1.9 million to acquire land owned by a tribal member. Plans calls for a...

Ho-Chunk Nation buys land near off-reservation gaming site (02/19)

The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin has added more acreage to its off-reservation gaming site. The tribe is paying $1.87 million for 41.5 acres owned by the city of Beloit. That's in addition to the 32...

Quapaw Tribe in dispute over land for failed casino in Kansas (01/18)

The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma and Cherokee County, Kansas, are in a dispute over land that's owned by a non-Indian gaming company. The tribe says it made a down payment to Penn National Gaming for...

Sault Tribe reaches agreements for potential gaming location (11/26)

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has reached two agreements for a potential casino in Huron, Michigan. The tribe and the town signed an intergovermental agreement to recognize seven acres as Indian land....

Eastern Cherokee council tables evaluation for potential casino (11/08)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina has tabled a resolution affecting a second casino, The Cherokee Scout reports. The tribal council has been pursuing a Class II facility in Cherokee County....

Soo Tribe acquires land for temporary off-reservation casino (11/02)

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians acquired a site in Lansing, Michigan, for a temporary off-reservation casino. The tribe paid $280,000, plus $9,000 in closing costs, for the parcel in downtown Lansing....

Sault Tribe still working on land deal for off-reservation casino (10/18)

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians faces a November 1 deadline to acquire land for an off-reservation casino in Lansing, Michigan. The tribe, the city and developers have been working on a deal...

Coquille Tribe acquires properties in anticipation of a new casino (09/07)

The Coquille Tribe of Oregon is planning on opening a second casino. The tribe paid about $2.275 million to acquire two properties totaling about five acres. The tribe is also leasing an 18-acre golf course...

Seminole Tribe holding back on expansion plans at one casino (09/05)

The Seminole Tribe of Florida isn't saying whether it will go through with plans to expand one of its casinos. The tribe filed a land-into-trust application for a 45-acre site next to the Seminole Casino...