Obama reappoints Republican Daniel Little for NIGC position

Obama reappoints Republican Daniel Little for NIGC position (March 26, 2013)

Daniel Little. Photo courtesy National Indian Gaming Commission. President Barack Obama has reappointed Daniel Little to serve on the National Indian Gaming Commission. Little is a former employee of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut. He joined the...

Tribes    seeing turnaround in gaming revenues after recession

Tribes seeing turnaround in gaming revenues after recession (March 26, 2013)

Tribal casino casino revenues are starting to rebound after faltering through the recession, according to Casino City’s Indian Gaming Industry Report. Tribal revenues fell in 2009, right after the recession yet. But the Indian gaming industry has grown in 2010...

Judge won't toss  Twenty-Nine  Palms casino corruption case

Judge won't toss Twenty-Nine Palms casino corruption case (March 26, 2013)

A federal judge refused to drop charges in connection with corruption and fraud at the casino owned by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians in California. The tribe's attorney, Gary Edward Kovall, is accused of steering contracts at the...

Press Release; Colville Tribes enter agreement with Bally Technologies

Press Release; Colville Tribes enter agreement with Bally Technologies (March 26, 2013)

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation sign deal with Bally Technologies: Bally Technologies (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines, casino-management, interactive applications, and networked and server-based systems for the global gaming industry, and the Board of Directors...

Editorial: Gaming tribes looking for a handout from Uncle Sam

Editorial: Gaming tribes looking for a handout from Uncle Sam (March 26, 2013)

Newspaper says the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe shouldn't be seeking federal aid just because their casinos aren't doing as well: Over the last five years, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has received more than $4.5 million...