Pokagon Band  ranks at top of Michigan's tribal casino industry

Pokagon Band ranks at top of Michigan's tribal casino industry (April 3, 2013)

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians saw a slot machine take of $334 million in 2012, the largest of any tribe in Michigan, The Grand Rapids Business Journal reported. The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe ranked second, with a take of $291...

Governor  pressures Seneca Nation to resolve gaming dispute

Governor pressures Seneca Nation to resolve gaming dispute (April 3, 2013)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is pressuring the Seneca Nation to resolve a Class III gaming compact dispute. The state and the tribe are in arbitration over exclusivity provisions in the compact. The tribe says the state has allowed...

Column: Navajo Nation compact discourages Internet gaming

Column: Navajo Nation compact discourages Internet gaming (April 3, 2013)

The Fire Rock Casino in Church Rock, New Mexico. A Class III gaming compact for the Navajo Nation was written to discourage Internet gaming in New Mexico: A proposed new gambling compact between the Navajo Nation and the state...

Column: Mark Sanford fights Catawba Nation on casino rights

Column: Mark Sanford fights Catawba Nation on casino rights (April 3, 2013)

Attorney Jay Bender, who used to represent the Catawba Nation, on Mark Sanford, who fought the tribe's gaming rights as governor of South Carolina and is now a candidate for Congress: In 1840 the State of South Carolina stole 144,000...

BIA asked Menominee Nation for more data on casino project

BIA asked Menominee Nation for more data on casino project (April 3, 2013)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs asked the Menominee Nation for more information about its off-reservation casino, Chairman Craig Corn said. Corn originally predicted a final decision on the casino by the end of March. But he told The Kenosha News...