Oneida Nation celebrates 20th casino birthday    with big cake

Oneida Nation celebrates 20th casino birthday with big cake (July 23, 2013)

Buddy Valastro, Oneida Nation Representative Ray Halbritter and Turtle Clan Representative of the Oneida Nation Council Dale Rood proudly display the giant Turning Stone 20th Anniversary cake created by Valastro, star of TV’s “Cake Boss” program. Photo from Oneida...

United Keetoowah Band celebrates 27 years of tribal gaming

United Keetoowah Band celebrates 27 years of tribal gaming (July 23, 2013)

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians celebrated the 27th anniversary of its gaming facility in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Keetoowah Cherokee Casino was one of the first gaming facilities in Indian Country and is one of the oldest in Oklahoma....

Press Release: Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority seeks to refinance debt

Press Release: Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority seeks to refinance debt (July 23, 2013)

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is seeking to refinance some of its debt: The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, or the Authority, announced today that it has commenced a solicitation of consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) to amend (the “Proposed Amendment”) the...

NIGC to announce increase in tribal gaming revenue for 2012

NIGC to announce increase in tribal gaming revenue for 2012 (July 23, 2013)

The National Indian Gaming Commission will announce an increase in tribal gaming revenues for 2012, KING 5 News reports. Tribal casinos took in $27.2 billion in 2011, according to the NIGC's report for that year. That was a slight increase...

Spirit Lake Nation members call for boycott of tribe's casino

Spirit Lake Nation members call for boycott of tribe's casino (July 23, 2013)

Some members of the Spirit Lake Nation of North Dakota are boycotting the tribe's casino in protest of their leadership. Jesse Ramey Gillem hopes the boycott of the Spirit Lake Casino will make tribal leaders more accountable. She has been...

State expects another appeal in Tohono O'odham   casino suit

State expects another appeal in Tohono O'odham casino suit (July 23, 2013)

The state of Arizona is anticipating yet another appeal in the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation gaming case, this time over attorney's fees and expenses.

BIA allows compact for Shingle Springs Band   to go into effect

BIA allows compact for Shingle Springs Band to go into effect (July 23, 2013)

Red Hawk Casino. Photo Courtesy Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians The Bureau of Indian Affairs has allowed a new Class III gaming compact for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians in California to go into effect. The compact...