City still seeking cut of revenue from Fond du Lac Band casino (04/15)
Despite losing a lawsuit, the city of Duluth, Minnesota, is still seeking a cut of gaming revenues from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians but the tribe says that's a no-go. The 8th Circuit Court of... MIGA: Minnesota lawmakers seek to expand non-Indian gaming (03/12)
A legislative update from the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association: As expected, there is no shortage of gambling expansion proposals awaiting consideration by the 2013 Minnesota Legislature. House File 522, authored by Rep. Phyllis Kahn of Minneapolis, would authorize sports betting... City sues NIGC in Fond du Lac Band casino agreement dispute (02/28)
After losing its lawsuit against the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, the city of Duluth, Minnesota, is now going after the National Indian Gaming Commission. The tribe shared 19 percent of gross revenues from the Fond-du-Luth... 8th Circuit won't rehear Fond du Lac Band gaming deal dispute (02/21)
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals won't rehear a gaming dispute involving the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. The city of Duluth, Minnesota, asked the full court to revisit the case after a three-judge panel ruled... Blog: Shakopee Tribe casino per capita comes to $1M a year (02/04)
"A generation ago, according to a report by the New York Times, members of the Shakopee Mdewakanton of Minnesota were living "in a motley collection of beat-up trailer homes, melting snow for bath water when wells froze over because they... Bois Forte Band holds final bingo session after 26-year run (01/30)
The Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota is holding its last bingo game tonight. The Fortune Bay Resort Casino got its start with bingo 26 years ago. But the tribe said it was time to end the games. “We... City plans appeal after losing Fond du Lac Band casino case (01/15)
The mayor of Duluth, Minnesota said the city will ask the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a gaming dispute with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. The city says 1994 agreement that requires the... 8th Circuit backs Fond du Lac Band in casino agreement suit (01/14)
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a big victory today to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in a casino agreement case. A 1994 agreement required the tribe to share 19 percent of slot machine... MinnPost: The new buffalo -- Series on tribal gaming industry (12/14)
"Ojibwe and Dakota people across Minnesota added a measure of casino success that rises above issues of poverty, jobs, education and tribal self-sufficiency: Have casinos enabled tribes to restore their endangered languages and steep a new generation in cherished cultural... MinnPost: The new buffalo -- series on tribal gaming industry (12/13)
"This piece was a struggle. Our first worry was for you, the reader. You could expect to be engaged in our earlier questions of whether casino profits have helped ease poverty on Minnesota’s Indian reservations, whether they have provided more... MinnPost: The new buffalo -- series on Indian gaming industry (12/12)
"A few years ago, one of my 5th grade students, who is Ojibwe, told me that he would get “a lot of money” when he grew up. The money, he said, would come from the reservation where he was an... MinnPost: The new buffalo -- series on tribal gaming industry (12/11)
"It is easy to understand why so many workers at the Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel complex are non-Indian. If you were a multi-millionaire – as many of the casino’s owners reportedly are – would you wait tables? Push a... MinnPost: The new buffalo -- series on tribal gaming industry (12/10)
"Forget Cinderella! Minnesota has a different rags-to-riches story, a legend that took hold 20 years ago when Indians opened the state’s first gambling casinos. A MinnPost editor heard a variation on the story recently from an architect who’s working on... Winnebago Tribe partners with Shakopee Tribe for gaming bid (11/16)
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota are working together on a commercial casino in Iowa. Ho-Chunk Inc, the Winnebago Tribe's economic development corporation, submitted a bid for the $122.3 million Warrior Casino and... White Earth Band launches sustainability program at casino (11/15)
The White Earth Nation in Minnesota is looking to make its casino more "green" by implementing a sustainability program. The tribe wants the Shooting Star Casino to reduce its carbon footprint. The new program sets goals for recycling, energy use...
Despite losing a lawsuit, the city of Duluth, Minnesota, is still seeking a cut of gaming revenues from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians but the tribe says that's a no-go. The 8th Circuit Court of... MIGA: Minnesota lawmakers seek to expand non-Indian gaming (03/12)
A legislative update from the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association: As expected, there is no shortage of gambling expansion proposals awaiting consideration by the 2013 Minnesota Legislature. House File 522, authored by Rep. Phyllis Kahn of Minneapolis, would authorize sports betting... City sues NIGC in Fond du Lac Band casino agreement dispute (02/28)
After losing its lawsuit against the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, the city of Duluth, Minnesota, is now going after the National Indian Gaming Commission. The tribe shared 19 percent of gross revenues from the Fond-du-Luth... 8th Circuit won't rehear Fond du Lac Band gaming deal dispute (02/21)
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals won't rehear a gaming dispute involving the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. The city of Duluth, Minnesota, asked the full court to revisit the case after a three-judge panel ruled... Blog: Shakopee Tribe casino per capita comes to $1M a year (02/04)
"A generation ago, according to a report by the New York Times, members of the Shakopee Mdewakanton of Minnesota were living "in a motley collection of beat-up trailer homes, melting snow for bath water when wells froze over because they... Bois Forte Band holds final bingo session after 26-year run (01/30)
The Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota is holding its last bingo game tonight. The Fortune Bay Resort Casino got its start with bingo 26 years ago. But the tribe said it was time to end the games. “We... City plans appeal after losing Fond du Lac Band casino case (01/15)
The mayor of Duluth, Minnesota said the city will ask the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a gaming dispute with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. The city says 1994 agreement that requires the... 8th Circuit backs Fond du Lac Band in casino agreement suit (01/14)
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a big victory today to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in a casino agreement case. A 1994 agreement required the tribe to share 19 percent of slot machine... MinnPost: The new buffalo -- Series on tribal gaming industry (12/14)
"Ojibwe and Dakota people across Minnesota added a measure of casino success that rises above issues of poverty, jobs, education and tribal self-sufficiency: Have casinos enabled tribes to restore their endangered languages and steep a new generation in cherished cultural... MinnPost: The new buffalo -- series on tribal gaming industry (12/13)
"This piece was a struggle. Our first worry was for you, the reader. You could expect to be engaged in our earlier questions of whether casino profits have helped ease poverty on Minnesota’s Indian reservations, whether they have provided more... MinnPost: The new buffalo -- series on Indian gaming industry (12/12)
"A few years ago, one of my 5th grade students, who is Ojibwe, told me that he would get “a lot of money” when he grew up. The money, he said, would come from the reservation where he was an... MinnPost: The new buffalo -- series on tribal gaming industry (12/11)
"It is easy to understand why so many workers at the Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel complex are non-Indian. If you were a multi-millionaire – as many of the casino’s owners reportedly are – would you wait tables? Push a... MinnPost: The new buffalo -- series on tribal gaming industry (12/10)
"Forget Cinderella! Minnesota has a different rags-to-riches story, a legend that took hold 20 years ago when Indians opened the state’s first gambling casinos. A MinnPost editor heard a variation on the story recently from an architect who’s working on... Winnebago Tribe partners with Shakopee Tribe for gaming bid (11/16)
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota are working together on a commercial casino in Iowa. Ho-Chunk Inc, the Winnebago Tribe's economic development corporation, submitted a bid for the $122.3 million Warrior Casino and... White Earth Band launches sustainability program at casino (11/15)
The White Earth Nation in Minnesota is looking to make its casino more "green" by implementing a sustainability program. The tribe wants the Shooting Star Casino to reduce its carbon footprint. The new program sets goals for recycling, energy use...
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