Note: If you tried to download the audio clips and received a bandwidth usage message, please reload this page and try the new links! The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is held a hearing today on discussion draft legislation regarding the...

Alan Meister of the Analysis Group is releasing his annual Indian Gaming Industry Report today. Meister says tribal casinos took in $25.5 billion in 2006, an 11 percent increase from 2005. While the growth rate was slower than previous years,...

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) has 60 days to negotiate a Class III compact with the Seminole Tribe, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said in a letter. If an agreement isn't reached, the Interior Department will issue procedures so the tribe...

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) met with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for a half-hour on Wednesday but couldn't figure out where the Bush administration official stands on an off-reservation casino for the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. "I pressed him very...

Two more California have reached side agreements in order to gain approval of their stalled gaming compacts. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians each signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday. They...