The new leader of the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan supports the tribe's off-reservation gaming efforts. On his first day in office, Chairman Kurt Perron said the tribal council reaffirmed its support for off-reservation gaming in Vanderbilt, Flint, and...

The National Indian Gaming Association has a new executive director. Jason Giles, a member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, was promoted to the position this week, Chairman Ernie Stevens Jr. announced at a Senate Indian Affairs Committee yesterday. He...

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on Thursday to consider tribal perspectives on Internet gaming. Tribal and Indian leaders said they welcome the opportunity to expand their operations. But they said their sovereignty, their Class III gaming compacts...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is defending provisions in H.3702, the gaming bill that Gov. Deval Patrick (D) is expected to sign into law. The bill sets aside a casino in southeastern Massachusetts for "a federally recognized tribe." It gives the...

The Gila River Indian Community and the Tohono O'odham Nation are back at war over an off-reservation casino. Greg Mendoza, the governor-elect at Gila River, welcomed approval of H.R.2938 by the House Natural Resources Committee. He said the bill blocks...