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9th Circuit orders second look at Tohono O'odham casino site (05/21)

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ordered the Obama administration to take a second look at Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation...

Enterprise Rancheria off-reservation casino site put in trust (05/20)

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has placed an off-reservation gaming site in trust for the Enterprise Rancheria in California. The BIA published notice of the...

Bay Mills off-reservation casino still in limbo amid litigation (05/16)

Despite winning one round in court, the Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan faces obstacles in reopening its off-reservation casino. The site in Vanderbilt was acquired in connection with the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement...

Ho-Chunk Nation defends legality of electronic poker game (05/16)

The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is defending the legality of its electronic poker games. The tribe installed the games at Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, a Class II facility in DeJope. A February 2009 opinion from the...

DOJ supports Bay Mills Indian Community in casino dispute (05/15)

The Obama administration is supporting the Bay Mills Indian Community in a gaming dispute with the state of Michigan. The tribe opened a casino on land that was acquired in connection with a land claim...

Wisconsin seeks injunction against Ho-Chunk Nation casino (05/15)

The state of Wisconsin is once again asking a federal judge to stop the Ho-Chunk Nation from operating electronic poker games at one of the tribe's casinos. The tribe installed the games at Ho-Chunk Gaming...

Tohono O'odham Nation casino opponents seek trial in case (05/15)

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Opponents of the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation are asking for a trial even though they lost a major ruling in their lawsuit...

Seneca Nation due to open permanent off-reservation casino (05/14)

The Seneca Nation will finally open a permanent off-reservation casino in Buffalo, New York, this summer. The Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino has been in a temporary building since 2007. Litigation and economic issues slowed progress...

House hearing on bill to block Tohono O'odham Nation casino (05/14)

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs meets on Thursday to consider H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe remains confident of casino plan (05/14)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe remains confident of its casino plan, Chairman Cedric Cromwell said. The tribe faces non-Indian competition for a...

Judge backs legality of Seneca Nation off-reservation casino (05/13)

A federal judge has affirmed the legality of the Seneca Nation off-reservation casino in downtown Buffalo, New York. The tribe acquired the site of the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in connection with the Seneca Nation...

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...

Experts don't see merit in Alabama's anti-tribal gaming suit (05/08)

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. Photo © Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Legal experts don't think Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange will get very far in his gaming lawsuit against the...

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....

Protesters set for hearing for incident at Poarch Creek casino (05/06)

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. Photo © Poarch Band of Creek Indians. A judge in Alabama will hold a hearing next week to consider trespass charges against four men who staged...