BIA takes comments  on Hannahville casino

BIA takes comments on Hannahville casino (March 29, 2007)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking comments on the off-reservation casino proposed by the Hannahville Tribe of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan. The tribe wants to build a $243 million casino and hotel complex in Romulus, more than 400 miles...

Maine committee backs Passamaquoddy   racino

Maine committee backs Passamaquoddy racino (March 29, 2007)

The Legislature’s Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee voted 12-1 on Wednesday to back a racino proposed by the Passamaquoddy Tribe. The tribe wants to build a racetrack with slot machines in Washington County. State voters previously authorized slot machines at...

County to set   Mississippi Choctaw casino  vote

County to set Mississippi Choctaw casino vote (March 29, 2007)

With all legal questions resolved, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors plans to schedule a non-binding election for the off-reservation casino sought by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The county asked for an opinion from the state attorney general's...

Stillaguamish Tribe puts up huge casino sign

Stillaguamish Tribe puts up huge casino sign (March 29, 2007)

The Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington has put up a huge electronic sign to advertise the Angel of the Winds Casino. The sign is larger than the state allows and is too close to the interstate. But since it is located...

Editorial: State obligated to help Catawba Nation

Editorial: State obligated to help Catawba Nation (March 29, 2007)

"When the Catawba Indian Nation threatened to open a video poker casino on its York County reservation if the Legislature didn’t let it open a video bingo mega-casino at Santee, even some staunch gambling opponents wanted to hoist the white...