NIGC delays Class II regulations by a year

NIGC delays Class II regulations by a year (October 9, 2009)

The National Indian Gaming Commission has delayed the effective date of Class II regulations by one year. The Bush administration proposed the Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class II games. Tribes, mainly in Oklahoma, objected to the imposition of more...

Nottawaseppi   Band eyes hotel at casino

Nottawaseppi Band eyes hotel at casino (October 9, 2009)

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan just opened its new casino but the tribe its already thinking about adding a hotel. Visitors to the FireKeepers Casino website are being asked about their views on a hotel. Some...

Death of Wintun casino expansion hailed

Death of Wintun casino expansion hailed (October 9, 2009)

A decision by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation to cancel a major casino project is being welcomed in Yolo County, California. Officials, business leaders and residents say the tribe made the right call not to expand the Cache Creek Casino...

Narragansett  Tribe pushes casino project

Narragansett Tribe pushes casino project (October 9, 2009)

The leader of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island was in Washington, D.C., to promote a new plan for a casino. Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas met with members of the state's Congressional delegation. He told them about the tribe's plan...

Court tosses case against Oneida casino

Court tosses case against Oneida casino (October 9, 2009)

Boxing champion Joe Frazier can't sue the Oneida Nation of New York in federal court, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals said on Thursday. Smokin’ Joe said the Turning Stone Resort and Casino used his image without his permission to...

County wants to ask  tribes about casinos

County wants to ask tribes about casinos (October 9, 2009)

Officials in Contra Costa County, California, want to talk to two tribes about their proposed casinos. The board of supervisors officially opposes Indian gaming. But the cash-strapped county might enter into agreements with the two tribes in order to get...