Pequot casino employees get raise on anniversary

Pequot casino employees get raise on anniversary (February 15, 2010)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut gave casino employees their first raise in two years. Non-union employees at Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods will get a 2.5 percent raise in April. The announcement was made as...

Union still eyeing deal at Saginaw Chippewa casino

Union still eyeing deal at Saginaw Chippewa casino (February 15, 2010)

The United Auto Workers is hoping to organize at the casino owned by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan even though prior efforts failed. The Teamsters lost a vote among housekeepers at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. And another...

Woman sues over fight at Sycuan casino  bathroom

Woman sues over fight at Sycuan casino bathroom (February 15, 2010)

A 75-year-old woman is trying to get the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation to pay $160,000 for an accident at the tribe's casino. When she was 70, Sarah Harris said she tried to stop an altercation between her friend...

Critic of Seneca    gaming reaps benefits from casinos

Critic of Seneca gaming reaps benefits from casinos (February 15, 2010)

Susan P. Abrams, a member of the Seneca Nation of New York who criticized her tribe for going into gaming, now benefits from the business, The Buffalo News reports. Abrams has received contracts to place artwork at the tribe's...

Editorial: Account for California Indian gaming funds

Editorial: Account for California Indian gaming funds (February 15, 2010)

"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger regularly asks that Californians "trust" him. We're willing to do that if he's willing to shed a little sunshine on how much money the state is getting from Indian casinos. Two years ago, the governor promised that...