Pokagon Band slated for  'major announcement' on another  casino

Pokagon Band slated for 'major announcement' on another casino (July 27, 2010)

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians will announce plans for a second casino in Michigan, The Herald-Palladium reports. The tribe's communications director told the paper to expect a "major announcement" either today or tomorrow. Officials in Hartford Township have already...

Charges pending after baby left in hot car at First Nations casino

Charges pending after baby left in hot car at First Nations casino (July 27, 2010)

The father of a one-year-old girl is facing charges after he allegedly left her in a hot car in the parking lot of a First Nations casino in Alberta. The father left the girl in the car for about 45...

Witness list for Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing

Witness list for Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing (July 27, 2010)

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds an oversight on hearing on gaming this Thursday. The hearing takes place at 9:30am in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. The witness list follows: Panel # 1 The Honorable Tracie L....

Off-reservation casino developer expects a 'complicated process'

Off-reservation casino developer expects a 'complicated process' (July 27, 2010)

The backer of an off-reservation casino in New Mexico expects the process to take at least a year. Gerald Peters is helping Jemez Pueblo with a proposed casino in the southern part of the state. The site is more than...

Winnebago Tribe to develop emergency plan for expanded casino

Winnebago Tribe to develop emergency plan for expanded casino (July 27, 2010)

The Winnebago Tribe will develop an emergency plan as part of an expansion of its casino in Iowa. The tribe plans a four-story, a 78-room hotel at WinnaVegas. The local fire department can only rescue people in buildings with up...

Passamaquoddy  Tribe a part of coalition against proposed casino

Passamaquoddy Tribe a part of coalition against proposed casino (July 27, 2010)

The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township in Maine has joined a coalition to fight a proposed casino on the November ballot. Citizens Against the Oxford Casino is urging a "no" vote on Question 1: “Do you want to allow a...

Mississippi  governor announces lawsuit over  new Choctaw casino

Mississippi governor announces lawsuit over new Choctaw casino (July 27, 2010)

Gov. Haley Barbour (R) said he will file a lawsuit to stop the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians from building a new casino. Barbour asked Attorney General Jim Hood to look into the issue. Hood concluded there was no legal...