Column:      Matheson gets a second shot   at Coeur d'Alene   casino

Column: Matheson gets a second shot at Coeur d'Alene casino (August 29, 2011)

"Former Coeur d’Alene Tribal Chairman and Casino Executive (1994-2006) David Matheson, is back in a seat of prominence, his old job as Casino executive, after five years of acrimonious litigation full of charges and counter-charges the press shouldn’t repeat because...

Newest Mississippi Choctaw gaming facility wasn't 'paid in full'

Newest Mississippi Choctaw gaming facility wasn't 'paid in full' (August 29, 2011)

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians racked up $10 million in debut to build its newest gaming facility, The Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. The tribe spent $18 million on the Bok Homa Casino. In May, Chief Beasley Denson said the facility...

Pokagon Band ready to debut  new gaming facility  on Tuesday

Pokagon Band ready to debut new gaming facility on Tuesday (August 29, 2011)

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians will open its new gaming facility tomorrow. The Four Winds Hartford is the tribe's second gaming facility in Michigan. It will feature 500 slot machines, nine table games, a 100-seat restaurant and a 15-seat...

State pressed to intervene in lawsuit on Cowlitz Tribe's casino

State pressed to intervene in lawsuit on Cowlitz Tribe's casino (August 29, 2011)

The state of Washington has been asked to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to stop the Cowlitz Tribe from building a casino. Clark County filed the lawsuit in March. The county says theBureau of Indian Affairs cannot place land...

Fond du Lac Band back   in court for   disputed casino agreement

Fond du Lac Band back in court for disputed casino agreement (August 29, 2011)

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is due in court on Wednesday over a gaming dispute with the city of Duluth, Minnesota. In 1994, the tribe agreed to share 19 percent of gross revenues from the...

Editorial: Tribal interests put ahead of others in Massachusetts

Editorial: Tribal interests put ahead of others in Massachusetts (August 29, 2011)

"Gov. Deval Patrick and the state's two most powerful lawmakers — Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray — might finally have managed to produce a casino gambling bill all three could live with. And they...