Price tag rises for Agua Caliente casino hotel

Price tag rises for Agua Caliente casino hotel (November 20, 2006)

The rising price of materials has driven up the cost of the new hotel at the Agua Caliente Band casino. The tribe said the 16-story hotel at the casino in Rancho Mirage would cost $185 million. But fluctuations in...

Lenape man wants to bring gaming to New Jersey

Lenape man wants to bring gaming to New Jersey (November 20, 2006)

A Lenape man in New Jersey says he will settle a land claim for gaming rights. James Brent Thomas Sr., the chief of the Unalachtigo Band of the Nanticoke Leni-Lenape Nation, says his tribe owns the Brotherton Reservation. The state...

Editorial: Gaming harms more people than it helps

Editorial: Gaming harms more people than it helps (November 20, 2006)

"The Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs near Wilkes-Barre has almost 1,100 gambling machines on two floors, plus a bar and restaurants. But that's just the beginning. Plans call for the casino to increase the number of machines to 2,000 and...

Salish Kootenai compact expires  end of month

Salish Kootenai compact expires end of month (November 20, 2006)

The compact between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the state of Montana expires at the end of the month. The tribe has asked for regulatory and taxation authority over all gaming that occurs on the Flathead Reservation. This...