Column: Arizona man seeks Oprah's help in shutting down the BIA

Column: Arizona man seeks Oprah's help in shutting down the BIA (August 26, 2010)

"Harold Lee, a former Maricopa County Justice of the Peace who has been at the center of several off-the-reservation poker rooms that have opened across Arizona the past few years, was one of three people indicted this week on various...

MPR: Candidates for  governor of Minnesota  open to more gaming

MPR: Candidates for governor of Minnesota open to more gaming (August 26, 2010)

"Minnesota's three major party gubernatorial candidates would consider expanding gambling to help the state recover from the economic downturn, a prospect that has brightened the hopes of those lobbying to put slot machines in the state's horse tracks. Although Native...

Pokagon  Band finds receptive audience in plan for second casino

Pokagon Band finds receptive audience in plan for second casino (August 26, 2010)

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians presented plans for a second casino in Michigan. The tribe expects to open a smaller version of its Four Winds Casino in late 2011. The new facility will feature 500 sot machines, nine...

Little River off-reservation casino deal fails to come up for a vote

Little River off-reservation casino deal fails to come up for a vote (August 26, 2010)

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan will have to wait longer for a vote on its compact for an off-reservation casino. The Michigan House was prepared to reject a discharge petition for the compact when Rep. Doug...

Letter: Mississippi Choctaws break compact with new  casino bid

Letter: Mississippi Choctaws break compact with new casino bid (August 26, 2010)

"Mexico and Canada are both sovereign nations that share borders with the United States. If either were to propose a nuclear waste dump on our border or started training terrorists, our government would not just sit back and say, "Well,...