Sault Ste. Marie Tribe asks 6th Circuit to lift casino injunction

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe asks 6th Circuit to lift casino injunction (June 18, 2013)

Briefing continues in an off-reservation gaming dispute between the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the state of Michigan.

Mashantucket Tribe confident of casino bid in Massachusetts

Mashantucket Tribe confident of casino bid in Massachusetts (June 18, 2013)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is moving forward with plans for a commercial casino in eastern Massachusetts. The tribe plans a $1 billion, 660,000 square-foot casino in the town of Milford. The site is about 35 miles from...

NIGC seeks dismissal of Chukchansi Tribe leadership lawsuit

NIGC seeks dismissal of Chukchansi Tribe leadership lawsuit (June 18, 2013)

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. The National Indian Gaming Commission is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a faction of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi...

Tonkawa Tribe plans   casino on newly acquired trust property

Tonkawa Tribe plans casino on newly acquired trust property (June 18, 2013)

The Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma plans to open a gaming facility on newly acquired land, according to a press release from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The BIA published notice of the 127-acre acquisition in the Federal Register on December...

Hearing for men accused in trespass at Poarch Creek casino

Hearing for men accused in trespass at Poarch Creek casino (June 18, 2013)

Members of the Muscogee Nation board bus for their trip to Alabama. Four men are in court in Alabama this morning over charges that they trespassed at the casino owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Three of...

Forest County Potawatomi  Tribe  defends security for  casino

Forest County Potawatomi Tribe defends security for casino (June 18, 2013)

The Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo © Forest County Potawatomi Tribe The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin said its casino security guards took appropriate action in response to a non-fatal shooting at the facility. Guards at the...