Burns Paiute Tribe in discussions for off-reservation casino

Burns Paiute Tribe in discussions for off-reservation casino (June 4, 2010)

The Burns Paiute Tribe of Oregon is reviving plans for an off-reservation casino. The tribe started the land-into-trust process for a casino in Ontario in 2006. But the Bush administration stopped work on the application, saying the tribe failed to...

Salt River woman in charge of finances for gaming facilities

Salt River woman in charge of finances for gaming facilities (June 4, 2010)

Patricia Tate, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of Arizona, serves as chief financial officer for the tribe's two casinos. Tate, 39, oversees the largest Indian gaming enterprise in the state. The tribe recently opened the...

Massachusetts gaming bill   authorizes  just one tribal casino

Massachusetts gaming bill authorizes just one tribal casino (June 4, 2010)

A gaming bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate appears to allow only one tribal gaming facility and appears to define the terms of a Class III gaming compact. The bill authorizes three casinos, one of which would be set aside...

NIGC accuses Seminole Tribe of misusing gaming revenues

NIGC accuses Seminole Tribe of misusing gaming revenues (June 4, 2010)

The National Indian Gaming Commission hit the Seminole Tribe with a notice of violation (NOV) on Thursday. The NOV listed six violations of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The NIGC said the tribe used gaming revenues in ways that were...