Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe eager to deal off-reservation casino

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe eager to deal off-reservation casino (July 30, 2010)

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is eager to make a deal for an off-reservation casino in South Dakota. The tribe operates the Royal River Casino on its reservation. Most of the market comes from the Sioux Falls area, and with...

Mohegan Tribe expects to cut back on casino per capita payments

Mohegan Tribe expects to cut back on casino per capita payments (July 30, 2010)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut says it will likely reduce per capita payments to its members next year amid continuing declines in revenue and profit. The tribe distributes a reported $90,000 to $120,000 a year to each of its members....

New Mexico candidates hesitant on Pueblo off-reservation casino

New Mexico candidates hesitant on Pueblo off-reservation casino (July 30, 2010)

New Mexico's two gubernatorial candidates haven't taken a position on an off-reservation casino for Jemez Pueblo. If elected, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish (D) said she would wait until the Interior Department moves forward with its review of the project. "I...

Cowlitz Tribe still waiting on  decision on land-into-trust application

Cowlitz Tribe still waiting on decision on land-into-trust application (July 30, 2010)

It's been over two years since the Bureau of Indian Affairs published a final environmental impact statement in favor of the proposed Cowlitz Tribe casino in Washington. The tribe filed its land-into-trust application shortly after gaining federal recognition in 2000....

New leader of NIGC declines to endorse fix to  IGRA case from 2006

New leader of NIGC declines to endorse fix to IGRA case from 2006 (July 30, 2010)

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Mississippi  governor calls for  Choctaw Band to vote on new casino

Mississippi governor calls for Choctaw Band to vote on new casino (July 30, 2010)

Members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians should vote on the tribe's new casino, according to Gov. Haley Barbour (R). Barbour isn't a tribal member -- although he said his great-great-great-uncle was Greenwood LeFlore IV, a Choctaw chief. But...