Mashantucket Tribe dedicates casino bypass

Mashantucket Tribe dedicates casino bypass (June 24, 2009)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut dedicated a $67 million highway project that is designed to ease traffic around the Foxwoods Resort Casino. The tribe paid for a bypass and widening of the road that leads to the...

Editorial: Seminole jackpot won't help schools

Editorial: Seminole jackpot won't help schools (June 24, 2009)

"Twenty-three years ago, proponents sold voters on the Florida Lottery by pledging that revenues generated by state-run gambling would be a boon to public education. But Floridians soon discovered that lottery proceeds often simply replaced state general revenue funding for...

Nisqually  Tribe shares $4M in gaming revenues

Nisqually Tribe shares $4M in gaming revenues (June 24, 2009)

The Nisqually Tribe of Washington has shared $4 million in gaming revenues since 2001, The Tacoma News Tribune reports. The tribe shares 2 percent of net gaming income from Red Wind Casino with nonprofits. The payments are made every year....

Pala Band will take down  billboard for casino

Pala Band will take down billboard for casino (June 24, 2009)

The Pala Band of Mission Indians is removing a billboard that advertised the Pala Casino in southern California. The LED billboard was erected on property owned by the tribe. But the San Diego County code enforcement chief said the...