Schwarzenegger opposes use of gaming money for communities

Schwarzenegger opposes use of gaming money for communities (August 17, 2010)

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is opposing the addition of $30 million to the state's budget to help communities near casinos. Tribes with Class III compacts that were signed in 1999 pay into the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund. Some...

Supreme Court    considers petition in Pueblo casino jackpot case

Supreme Court considers petition in Pueblo casino jackpot case (August 17, 2010)

The U.S. Supreme Court to will consider a petition in Hoffman v. Sandia Resort and Casino next month. Gary Hoffman, a non-Indian, claims he won $1.6 million on a slot machine at Sandia Resort and Casino. But Sandia Pueblo said...

Pauma Band allows woman to collect disputed $2K  slots   jackpot

Pauma Band allows woman to collect disputed $2K slots jackpot (August 17, 2010)

The Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians of California allowed a woman to collect a $2,040 slot machine jackpot but said she will remain banned from the Casino Pauma. Jill Waters and her sister-in-law were playing slot machines together when the...

Connecticut tribes report modest gains in slot machine revenues

Connecticut tribes report modest gains in slot machine revenues (August 17, 2010)

Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes reported an increase in slot machine revenues at their casinos. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation saw a 5.3 percent rise in the amount wagered on slot machines and a 1.3 percent rise in its win....