Fort Sill Apache Tribe launches casino ad blitz

Fort Sill Apache Tribe launches casino ad blitz (July 29, 2009)

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma launched a media campaign today to defend its gaming facility in New Mexico. The tribe urges President Barack Obama not to take action against the Apache Homelands Entertainment Center in southern New...

Nottawaseppi Huron Band set for new compact

Nottawaseppi Huron Band set for new compact (July 29, 2009)

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians expects to sign a revised Class III gaming compact with state of Michigan within 60 days, an attorney for Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) said. The initial compact was signed in 1998. But changes...

Exclusivity at issue in Seminole compact talks

Exclusivity at issue in Seminole compact talks (July 29, 2009)

The Seminole Tribe needs "exclusivity" in its Class III gaming compact with the state, an attorney said. A proposed compact requires the tribe to share revenues from slot machines and table games. The tribe wants guarantees that no one else...

Column: Keeping count of tribal casino impacts

Column: Keeping count of tribal casino impacts (July 29, 2009)

"A new study of the impacts of gambling on Connecticut, commissioned by the General Assembly, doesn't produce a lot of surprises for the people of southeastern Connecticut, who already know that the towns near Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun bear more...

Mashantucket Tribe announces   casino job cuts

Mashantucket Tribe announces casino job cuts (July 29, 2009)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut will lay off as many as 67 gaming employees by the end of the week. The cuts will affect people at Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods. They represent about 1...

Catawba  Nation to open high-stakes bingo hall

Catawba Nation to open high-stakes bingo hall (July 29, 2009)

The Catawba Nation of South Carolina plans to open a high-stakes bingo hall in December. The tribe says the facility will create 200 jobs. Revenues will be used to fund tribal programs and future development. The tribe is excluded from...