Tribes fight over off-reservation casino

Tribes fight over off-reservation casino (April 17, 2007)

Two Wisconsin tribes continue to battle over plans for an off-reservation casino. The Menominee Nation wants to open a casino in Kenosha, nearly 200 miles from the reservation. The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, the owner of one the largest casinos...

Opposition mounts to Gila River casino expansion

Opposition mounts to Gila River casino expansion (April 17, 2007)

The Gila River Indian Community of Arizona is facing opposition to its plan to expand and relocate a casino. The tribe plans to move the Lone Butte Casino closer to Chandler. The new facility will be double the size. The...

Wyandotte Nation ready to open new casino

Wyandotte Nation ready to open new casino (April 17, 2007)

The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma is opening a new casino today, The Joplin Globe reports. The 50,000-square-foot Wyandotte Nation Casino features 500 gaming machines and table games. It includes a restaurant and lounge, a concession stand and a gift shop....

Navajo Nation moves forward with gaming plans

Navajo Nation moves forward with gaming plans (April 17, 2007)

Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. hopes to jump start casino development on the reservation with the appointment of the tribe's first gaming executive. Shirley appointed Robert Winter, a New Jersey lawyer, to head the tribe's gaming enterprise. Winter...

Senate vote set on  California gaming compacts

Senate vote set on California gaming compacts (April 17, 2007)

The California Senate will vote Thursday on gaming compacts for six tribes. The compacts would allow five tribes -- the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians, the...