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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...

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...

Supreme Court delays Bay Mills off-reservation casino case (06/17)
Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News The U.S. Supreme Court did not take action today on an off-reservation gaming dispute involving the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan. The petition was considered...

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...

Mechoopda Tribe lacks funding to continue with casino plan (06/13)
The Mechoopda Tribe of California has run out of money to defend its gaming land-into-trust application, Vice Chairwoman Sandra Knight said. After a lengthy battle that included a trip to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, 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...

Readers believe Dry Creek Rancheria will pursue casino at site (06/06)
A majority of people who participated in an online poll believe the Dry Creek Rancheria of California will pursue a second casino. The tribe hasn't revealed its plans for the 277-acre site. But nearly 58 percent of respondents in the...

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...

Supreme Court to take up petition in Bay Mills gaming dispute (06/04)
After months of waiting, the U.S. Supreme Court will finally decide whether to hear an off-reservation gaming dispute involving the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan. The Supreme Court scheduled a June 13 conference to consider a petition filed by...

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...

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...

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...

Oneida Nation didn't feel threatened by governor on gaming (05/20)
The Oneida Nation didn't feel threatened by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who has pushed for an expansion of non-Indian gaming, tribal Representative Ray Halbritter said. The tribe negotiated a new Class III gaming compact that includes revenue sharing...

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 acquisition in the Federal Register...

City cites economic benefits from off-reservation gaming (05/17)
Off-reservation gaming has been good to Airway Heights, Washington, the city manager said. The city hosts the Northern Quest Casino, owned by the Kalispel Tribe. Property values have grown by more than $101 million since the casino opened in 2000...

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