Viejas Band partners with California Lottery on promotional effort

Viejas Band partners with California Lottery on promotional effort (January 31, 2011)

The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians and the California Lottery are teaming up. Lottery players will be able to play for free on certain games at the Viejas Casino. Patrons at the casino will be able to participate in second...

Lawyer can sue  over false report of ties to  Kickapoo casino  funds

Lawyer can sue over false report of ties to Kickapoo casino funds (January 31, 2011)

A Texas appeals court cleared the way for an attorney to sue a newspaper for a false report that said she admitted to "skimming" casino money from the Kickapoo Tribe. As part of a hearing into a tribal leadership dispute,...

Mohegan Tribe drastically cuts per capita payments to members

Mohegan Tribe drastically cuts per capita payments to members (January 31, 2011)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut has reduced per capita payments to its members. For the last three months of 2010, the tribe distributed $4.5 million in gaming revenues to members. That's down from $27.3 million a year earlier. The Mashantucket...

BIA takes public comment  on Big Sandy Rancheria casino project

BIA takes public comment on Big Sandy Rancheria casino project (January 31, 2011)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold a public meeting this Wednesday to discuss the casino proposed by the Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians in California. The tribe plans to build a $250 million casino on a 48-acre...

Wells Mahkee: Navajo Nation looks to gaming to change its future

Wells Mahkee: Navajo Nation looks to gaming to change its future (January 31, 2011)

"Since the opening of Fire Rock Casino back in November of 2008, the opening of the Flowing Water Casino in New Mexico, along with the proposed opening of the Twin Arrows Casino near Flagstaff, the Navajo Nation - one of...