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Siletz Tribes share $3634K in casino revenues with community (08/09)

The Confederate Tribes of Siletz Indians shared nearly $364,000 in gaming funds with charities in Oregon. The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund awarded grants to 39 organizations. The checks were presented at the Chinook Winds...

Florida won't allow controversial fight at Seminole Tribe casino (08/07)

The state of Florida blocked a controversial Mixed Martial Arts fight between two men with disabilities, WINK News reports. Garrett Holeve was set to fight David Steffan at a casino owned by the Seminole Tribe...

Six charged for stealing from Sault Ste. Marie Tribe's casino (08/06)

Six people have been indicted for stealing from a casino owned by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan. Federal authorities say Joe Michael Koster used a "light wand" to trick video...

Press Release: Moody's rating on Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority notes (08/02)

Moody's ratings on the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority: Moody's Investors Service today assigned a Caa1 rating to Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority's ("MTGA") proposed $425 million senior unsecured notes due 2021. MTGA's existing ratings were affirmed,...

Press Release: Marketing award for casino owned by Blackfeet Nation (07/30)

Glacier Peaks Casino, owned by the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, won a casino marketing award: Montana's Glacier Peaks Casino won the prestigious Diamond Romero Award at this year's national Casino Marketing Conference in Las Vegas....

United Keetoowah Band celebrates 27 years of tribal gaming (07/23)

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians celebrated the 27th anniversary of its gaming facility in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Keetoowah Cherokee Casino was one of the first gaming facilities in Indian Country and is one...

Press Release: Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority seeks to refinance debt (07/23)

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is seeking to refinance some of its debt: The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, or the Authority, announced today that it has commenced a solicitation of consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) to...

Spirit Lake Nation members call for boycott of tribe's casino (07/23)

Some members of the Spirit Lake Nation of North Dakota are boycotting the tribe's casino in protest of their leadership. Jesse Ramey Gillem hopes the boycott of the Spirit Lake Casino will make tribal leaders...

NLRB asserts jurisdiction at Chickasaw Nation gaming facility (07/22)

The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma violated federal labor law at its casino near the Texas border, the National Labor Relations Board said.

Fond du Lac Band lowers legal age for off-reservation casino (07/10)

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has lowered the legal gambling age at its off-reservation casino in Duluth, Minnesota. Patrons have to be 18 to gamble at the Fond-du-Luth Casino. That's...

Oneida Nation doles out largest jackpot for 20th anniversary (07/01)

The Oneida Nation of New York awarded a $1 million jackpot, the largest ever at the Turning Stone Resort Casino.

Press Release: Mashantucket Tribe update on gaming debt refinancing (06/25)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut continues to refinance debt associated with the Foxwoods Resort Casino: The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (“MPTN”), owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino®, today announced that it has entered into...

Press Release: CNIGA in business deal with Cadillac Jack (06/25)

A business deal between the California Nations Indian Gaming Association and Cadillac Jack: Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX.V: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary...

Kalispel Tribe faces criticism after casino spa employee quits (06/20)

The Kalispel Tribe of Washington wants a casino spa employee to come back to work after the woman said she was pressured to wear a wig to cover up her head. Melanie Strandberg, 25, shaved...

Security guards at other Wisconsin tribal casinos aren't armed (06/19)

The Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo © Forest County Potawatomi Tribe Security guards at tribal casinos in Wisconsin aren't armed, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe, the Bad River...

Hearing for men accused in trespass at Poarch Creek casino (06/18)

Members of the Muscogee Nation board bus for their trip to Alabama. Four men are in court in Alabama this morning over charges that they trespassed at the casino owned by the Poarch Band...

Forest County Potawatomi Tribe defends security for casino (06/18)

The Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo © Forest County Potawatomi Tribe The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin said its casino security guards took appropriate action in response to a non-fatal shooting at...

Non-fatal shooting at Forest County Potawatomi Tribe casino (06/17)

Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo © Forest County Potawatomi Tribe A patron was wounded in a shooting at the casino owned by the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin. The 23-year-old woman...

Winnebago Tribe names general manager of casino in Iowa (06/14)

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska named one of its own as the general manager of its casino in Iowa. Ray Thomas has worked at the WinnaVegas Casino Resort since 1992. He's risen through the ranks...

Promotion for Seneca Nation casino taken off state website (06/12)

A casino owned by the Seneca Nation is no longer featured on the I Love NY website. Two images of the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel were featured on the site's "What to Do" section....

Seminole Tribe reports theft of merchandise used at casino (06/11)

A $25,000 reward is being offered in connection with the theft of high-priced merchandise and liquor from the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Thieves broke into a warehouse used by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &...

Chris Stearns, Navajo, to join Washington gaming commission (06/03)

Chris Stearns, a member of the Navajo Nation, has been appointed to the Washington State Gambling Commission. Stearns has a long career in Indian law. He serves as counsel to Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker,...

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe distributes $2.8M in casino funds (05/31)

The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan distributed nearly $2.8 million in gaming revenues at a press conference on Thursday. Under its Class III gaming compact, the tribe shares 2 percent of slot machine revenues with...

Yakama Nation distributes casino revenues to community (05/29)

The Yakama Nation of Washington shared $777,371 in gaming revenues with the community at its annual Yakama Cares event today. The tribe sets aside 2 percent of Class III gaming revenues for its Community...

Report shows commercial casinos took in $37.3B in revenue (05/07)

Commercial casinos took in $37.3 billion in revenues in 2012, according to a new report from the American Gaming Association. The $37.3 billion represented an increase of 4.8 percent from 2011. Commercial casino revenue, in...