Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe faces competition at slots parlor

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe faces competition at slots parlor (January 18, 2013)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe faces competition from a proposed slot machine parlor near its gaming site in southeastern Massachusetts. The tribe wants to open a casino in Taunton. That's less than 15 miles from Raynham Park, whose owner submitted a...

Seminole Tribe opens $25M makeover of first gaming facility

Seminole Tribe opens $25M makeover of first gaming facility (January 18, 2013)

The Seminole Tribe of Florida debuted a $25 makeover of its first gaming facility. The tribe was a pioneer in Indian gaming when it opened a high stakes bingo hall in 1979. The newly renamed Seminole Classic Casino celebrated its...

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe still looking to open a bingo hall

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe still looking to open a bingo hall (January 18, 2013)

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts still wants to open a high-stakes bingo hall on its reservation amid simmering tensions with the local government. Two of the three selectmen in the town of Aquinnah are tribal members. But the town...

Quapaw Tribe in dispute over   land    for failed casino in Kansas

Quapaw Tribe in dispute over land for failed casino in Kansas (January 18, 2013)

The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma and Cherokee County, Kansas, are in a dispute over land that's owned by a non-Indian gaming company. The tribe says it made a down payment to Penn National Gaming for the 200-acre site. But the...

Yurok Tribe looking  to use settlement money for casino resort

Yurok Tribe looking to use settlement money for casino resort (January 18, 2013)

The Yurok Tribe of California could be opening up a gaming facility thanks to a $27.5 million trust fund settlement. Tribal members will vote on a plan to set aside 37 percent of the settlement for a casino. The rest...

Wyandotte Nation hopes for answer on off-reservation casino

Wyandotte Nation hopes for answer on off-reservation casino (January 18, 2013)

The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma hopes an answer soon on its off-reservation casino in Kansas. The tribe submitted a land-into-trust application in 2006. But the Bureau of Indian Affairs hasn't made a decision. The tribe is asking a federal judge...

Opinion: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe can't get land for casino

Opinion: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe can't get land for casino (January 18, 2013)

' As we are all aware, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has been publicly stating that the tribe is actively in the process of petitioning the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to have land within the city of Taunton taken into...