Agua Caliente Band to spend $2.1M on renovations at casino

Agua Caliente Band to spend $2.1M on renovations at casino (June 9, 2011)

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will spend $2.1 million to renovate its casino in Palm Springs, California. Work on the hotel at the Spa Resort Casino will start July 5. Rooms and corridors will be upgraded. “We're pleased...

Michigan man continues effort to lure off-reservation casino

Michigan man continues effort to lure off-reservation casino (June 9, 2011)

A Michigan man says he is still working to bring an off-reservation casino to Lansing, the state capital. Ted O’Dell of the Lansing Jobs Coalition started a petition to put an off-reservation casino on the August 2 primary election ballot....

Bill to legalize casinos in Massachusetts is back on the table

Bill to legalize casinos in Massachusetts is back on the table (June 9, 2011)

A bill to legalize casinos in Massachusetts is back on the table, The Boston Herald reports. The proposed bill would authorize three resorts in different parts of the state. The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut plans to bid on a license...

Vincent Armenta: Santa Ynez Band shares gaming revenue

Vincent Armenta: Santa Ynez Band shares gaming revenue (June 9, 2011)

"When the Special Distribution Fund (SDF) was established with the tribal compacts in 1999, it was designed in part to reimburse local governments impacted by tribal casinos. And it has certainly done that. Last week, the Santa Barbara County Indian...