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NIGC consults tribes at meetings in Washington and Oklahoma (07/12)

The National Indian Gaming Commission will be consulting tribes at two upcoming meetings. The commission will be on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington next Thursday, July 18. The consultation takes place after the Northwest Indian...

Interview with Victor Rocha on Internet gaming conference (05/31)

An interview iwith Victor Rocha, the owner of Pechanga.net, about the inaugural Indian Country Online: Becky Liggero: The tribes are very important to the gambling industry in the USA and that there are a lot...

Victor Rocha: Come to the inaugural Indian Country Online (05/15)

Victor Rocha, the owner of Pechanga.net, invites you to Indian Country Online, the first-ever conference dedicated to Internet gaming in Indian Country: Several people have asked why I created Indian Country Online: The 2013 Congress...

Tribes cite expansion progress at Southern Gaming Summit (05/10)

The tribal gaming industry continues to expand, speakers said at the Southern Gaming Summit. Speakers from Mississippi, Oklahoma, Alabama and Louisiana said their tribes are building new facilities and adding new amenities. “Oklahoma is growing,”...

Agenda released for Victor Rocha's online gaming conference (04/23)

The agenda has been set for Indian Country Online, the first-ever conference dedicated to Internet gaming in Indian Country. Victor Rocha, the owner of Pechanga.net, is co-organizing the conference. It will take place June 3-4...

Lac du Flambeau Band hosts meeting on off-reservation casino (04/23)

The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians held a public meeting last night on its proposed off-reservation casino in Shullsburg, Wisconsin. The tribe plans to build a $50 million casino on a...

Hearing on Little Traverse Bay Bands casino bid rescheduled (03/28)

A public hearing on a second casino for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in Michigan has been rescheduled. The meeting will take place April 23 in Mackinaw City, Up North Live reports....

Registration for Victor Rocha's Internet gaming conference (03/27)

Registration is open for Indian Country Online, the first-ever conference dedicated to Internet gaming in Indian Country. Victor Rocha, the owner of Pechanga.net, is co-organizing the conference. It will take place June 3-4 at the...

National Indian Gaming Association draws crowd to Arizona (03/27)

The National Indian Gaming Association is wrapping up its annual convention and trade show in Phoenix, Arizona, today.

Little Traverse Bay Bands to present plan for second casino (03/21)

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians will face a public meeting next month on plans for a second casino. The tribe wants to build a $26 million facility with 550 slot machines on...

Anti-Indian group hosting anti-casino forum in Massachusetts (02/28)

A national anti-Indian group is hosting a meeting this Saturday in Taunton, Massachusetts, where the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe plans to build a casino. Citizens for Equal Rights Alliance wants to educate the city about the...

Column: Five things to learn at the Florida Gaming Congress (02/27)

Nancy Smith of Sunshine State News explores the Florida Gaming Congress: 1. Sweetness-and-light congeniality among sworn enemies, even with millions and even billions at stake. 2. Internet gambling is so not on the near horizon....

Mohegan Tribe to discuss proposal for Massachusetts casino (02/26)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut will host a public forum on its plans for a casino in western Massachusetts. The forum will take place March in Palmer. That's where the tribe plans to build the...

Seminole Tribe hosts eighth annual Florida Gaming Congress (02/26)

The Seminole Tribe is hosting the 8th annual Florida Gaming Congress. Topics include Indian gaming, financing and Internet gaming. The debate comes as the state prepares to debate whether to allow more gaming in the...

Column: Seminole Tribe hosting 8th Florida Gaming Congress (02/19)

"Here's a prediction -- and this is saying something considering gambling has barely a bill before the Legislature during the 2013 session: What goes on at Spectrum Gaming's 8th Florida Gaming Congress Feb. 25 and...

Victor Rocha to host Internet gaming conference in California (01/16)

Victor Rocha, the owner of Pechanga.net, will host an Internet gaming conference this June in California. The first ever Indian Country Online: The 2013 Congress will focus on the new opportunities that Internet gaming represents....

Annual Northwest Gaming Law Summit takes place in Seattle (12/13)

The 10th annual Northwest Gaming Law Summit kicks off today in Seattle, Washington. Featured speakers include Kevin Washburn, the new leader of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Tracie Stevens, the chairwoman of the National...

Tribes told to prepare for Internet gaming at NCAI convention (10/24)

Internet gaming was a hot topic at the National Congress of American Indian 69th annual conference in Sacramento, California. A panel discussion on Tuesday addressed the controversial issue. Although no bills have passed at the...

Tribal panel at Global Gaming Expo discusses Internet gaming (10/10)

Tribal leaders and lobbyists discussed Internet gaming at the recent Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. Online gaming on the state and federal level is inevitable, panelists agreed. But just how it will impact existing...

Global Gaming Expo panel discusses IGRA as law hits milestone (10/05)

It seems hard to believe but the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 will turn 25 next year. "That time has flown by," Tony Sanchez Jr., the president of the board of directors for the...

Pojoaque Pueblo cites success with management firm at casino (10/04)

After a rough couple of years, Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico says it is turning around its gaming business with the help of an outside management firm. The tribe defaulted on $245 million in gaming...

Major Republican donor opposes legalization of Internet poker (10/03)

Sheldon Adelson, a major donor to Republican campaigns, opposes the legalization of Internet poker. Adelson, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, has spent a reported $70 million...

Tribes debate Internet gambling at NIGA conference in Florida (09/20)

Internet gambling was a topic at the National Indian Gaming Association mid-year conference in Florida this week. Tribes are interesting in online gaming but they want heir rights must be respected, NIGA's executive director Jason...

Dave Palermo: Tribes find little consensus on Internet gambling (09/03)

"The fact more than 200 tribal leaders, lawyers, lobbyists and vendors gathered Aug. 22 at Mystic Lakes, Minn., to discuss Internet gambling speaks volumes about the growing interest in the issue. But there remains a...

Narragansett Tribe meets governor to discuss gaming issue (08/22)

Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas of the Narragansett Tribe and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I) met on Tuesday to discuss gaming issues. Thomas told The Providence Journal he wanted to tell Chafee "about the ups...