Mashantucket Tribe continues to challenge union

Mashantucket Tribe continues to challenge union (March 20, 2008)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut continues to challenge the application of federal labor law at the Foxwoods Resort Casino. The tribe says the National Labor Relations Act doesn't apply on the reservation. But the National Labor Relations Board,...

Editorial: Slow expansion of gaming in Florida

Editorial: Slow expansion of gaming in Florida (March 20, 2008)

"Before the Legislature expands casino-type gambling across the state, the South Florida pari-mutuels need to demonstrate that gambling's a business that can meet its promised potential. The caution flag needs to go up on a state Senate bill to allow...

Editorial: The Dry Creek Rancheria  casino threat

Editorial: The Dry Creek Rancheria casino threat (March 20, 2008)

"When 80 percent of Petaluma voters went to the polls in late 2006 and said “no” to a casino in their back yard, they meant no casino. So imagine the community’s collective dismay at the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors’...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe scales back casino

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe scales back casino (March 20, 2008)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts is scaling back plans for its first casino. Preliminary plans for the casino in the town of Middleboro show the casino and adjoining hotel will not be as tall as originally envisioned. The casino...

Wyandotte Nation eyes another   Kansas casino

Wyandotte Nation eyes another Kansas casino (March 20, 2008)

The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma is weighing another casino in Kansas. The tribe operates a Class II facility in downtown Kansas City. The site has been the subject of a lengthy legal battle but the tribe has come out on...

San Pasqual Band's casino hotel draws objections

San Pasqual Band's casino hotel draws objections (March 20, 2008)

Officials in San Diego County, California, are raising concerns about the hotel being proposed by the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. The county says the $85 million hotel next to the Valley View Casino will have significant impacts...