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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe issues casino environmental study (06/19)
Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe released the raft environmental impact report for its proposed casino in southeastern Massachusetts. The tribe plans to invest $550 million on the...

Michigan governor won't agree to KBIC off-reservation casino (06/19)
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) refused to agree to an off-reservation casino for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. The Bureau of Indian Affairs approved the casino plan in December 2011 under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory...

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe asks 6th Circuit to lift casino injunction (06/18)
Rendering of the proposed Kewadin Lansing Casino. Briefing continues in an off-reservation gaming dispute between he Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the state of Michigan. The tribe acquired the site for the proposed Lansing Kewadin Casino in...

NIGC seeks dismissal of Chukchansi Tribe leadership lawsuit (06/18)
The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. The National Indian Gaming Commission is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a faction of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi...

Tonkawa Tribe plans casino on newly acquired trust property (06/18)
The Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma plans to open a gaming facility on newly acquired land, according to a press release from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The BIA published notice of the 127-acre acquisition in the Federal Register on December...

BIA approves Kaw Nation off-reservation casino application (06/17)
Kaw Nation Travel Plaza in Braman, Oklahoma. Photo © Kaw Nation The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved an off-reservation casino application for the Kaw Nation of Oklahoma. The application was approved under the two-part determination provisions of the...

Tohono O'odham Nation awaits decision in casino litigation (06/13)
Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona awaits another ruling in a lawsuit that challenges its proposed off-reservation casino. The state of Arizona, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian...

Cayuga Nation disputes Oneida Nation gaming deal in court (06/13)
The Cayuga Nation went to court on Wednesday to challenge a gaming agreement between the Oneida Nation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). Cuomo promised the Oneida Nation a 10-county region of exclusivity in the agreement. The Cayuga Nation's...

Enterprise Rancheria optimistic with off-reservation casino (06/13)
Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. The Enterprise Rancheria in California could start work on its off-reservation casino early next year, a spokesperson said. The tribe cleared a major hurdle when the Bureau of Indian...

County renews litigation against Cowlitz Tribe's casino plan (06/10)
A rendering of the proposed Cowlitz Casino Resort. Clark County in Washington filed a new lawsuit aimed at preventing the Cowlitz Tribe from opening a casino. The lawsuit was filed in response to a new record of decision issued by...

Opinion: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's casino won't succeed (06/10)
Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Writer says Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe won't ever open a casino in southeastern Massachusetts: We are now at the one year anniversary of the referendum that approved...

City to send delegation to DC to battle Coquille Tribe's casino (06/07)
The city council in Medford, Oregon, will send a delegation to Washington, D.C., to fight an off-reservation casino proposed by the Coquille Tribe. The city hopes to meet with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe has submitted a land-into-trust...

City sets aside $130K to fight Coquille Tribe's gaming project (06/06)
The city council in Medford, Oregon, set aside a little more than $132,000 to fight an off-reservation casino proposed by the Coquille Tribe. The money will be used for legal counsel. The city has already spent $25,000 on the matter...

Compact for North Fork Rancheria off-reservation casino stalls (06/05)
A Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians in California has been stalled amid opposition from rival tribes with existing casinos. The state Assembly approved the compact. But a vote in the Senate has been...

Officials concerned about possible Dry Creek Rancheria casino (06/04)
Officials in Sonoma County, California, are worried that the Dry Creek Rancheria might revive plans for a new casino. The tribe submitted a land-into-trust application for a 277-acre site back in 2005. After running into opposition, the tribe agreed not...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe still waiting on casino land bid (05/31)
Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts is still waiting for an answer on its gaming land-into-trust application. The tribe plans to build the $500 million First...

Shingle Springs Band wins state approval for new compact (05/31)
Red Hawk Casino. Photo Courtesy Red Hawk Casino. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians in California has won state approval for its new Class III gaming compact. The tribe signed the deal with Gov. Jerry Brown (D) last November....

Massachusetts Gaming Commission sets schedule for casino (05/30)
Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The Massachusetts Gaming Commission set an August 31 deadline to accept non-Indian bids for a casino in the southeastern part of the state. The goal is...

Massachusetts seeks dismissal of non-Indian gaming suit (05/29)
Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The state of Massachusetts is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit field by a non-Indian casino developer. K.G. Urban Enterprises wants to open a...

Law Article: Another look at Tohono O'odham Nation casino (05/28)
Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Attorney discusses 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation gaming case: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has required the...

Cayuga Nation objects to Oneida Nation gaming exclusivity (05/24)
The Cayuga Nation is objecting to a gaming agreement between Oneida Nation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). Cuomo promised the Oneida Nation a 10-county region of exclusivity. The Cayuga Nation's land base falls within that region. "The Governor’s...

Miccosukee Tribe hit with tax liens for per capita payments (05/22)
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida and its members have been hit with million of dollars in tax liens related to their gaming per capita payments, The Miami Herald reports. The tribe must pay $170 million in taxes on per capita...

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 casino site. The Bureau of...

Ho-Chunk Nation still working on off-reservation casino bid (05/20)
The Ho-Chunk Nation is still submitting information to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for its off-reservation casino, an official in Beloit, Wisconsin said. The BIA is preparing an environmental impact statement for the casino. A public meeting was held last...

Shingle Springs Band awaits state approval for gaming deal (05/20)
Red Hawk Casino. Photo Courtesy Red Hawk Casino. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians is closer to a new Class III gaming compact for its casino in California. The tribe signed a new deal with Gov. Jerry Brown (D)...

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