The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on December 10 to discuss Internet gaming.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) called on Congress to limit new tribal casinos in California after spreading misinformation about the industry earlier this year.

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians want to bring electronic gaming machines to racetracks in Florida.

The California Tribal Business Alliance marks the 25th anniversary of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Victor Rocha, the owner of Pechanga.net, will co-host the first inaugural iGaming Legislative Symposium on February 27, 2014.

Did Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) fib when she claimed that California is home to more than 100 tribal casinos?

A draft of the Florida Gaming Study indicates how a Class III gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe offers benefits to the state.

The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing last Thursday to discuss standards for off-reservation gaming acquisitions.

What's going on with Internet poker legislation on Capitol Hill? Writer looks at the bumps in the road.

The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs is holding a hearing this afternoon on standards for land-in-trust decisions for gaming purposes.

Legislation to fix the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar remains on hold due to concerns from some members of Congress about gaming.

The Tohono O'odham Nation has racked up nine court victories in its bid to open an off-reservation casino in Arizona.

The House is due to take up H.R.1410, a bill that prevents the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino on Tuesday.

The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs will hold a hearing next week to discuss standards for land-in-trust decisions for gaming purposes.

The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona blasted Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Arizona) for claiming that the tribe wants to open a casino 300 miles from the reservation.

Rival tribes will be pushing for a vote on H.R.1410, a bill that prevents the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino, Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Arizona) said.

Dave Palermo reports on a lack of consensus among tribes regarding Internet gaming in California.

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Casino opponents are trying to put the Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act on the ballot in 2014. Repealing H.3702 poses problems for several tribes. The Mashpee Wampanoag...

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is backing a bill to legalize Internet poker games in California. Efforts to authorize online poker games were recently deemed "dead" for the year. But the tribe is optimistic with just three weeks...

It doesn't look like Internet poker will be legalized this year in California despite support from some tribes. Two bills were introduced this year to regulate online poker games. But there's been little movement as the legislative session winds down....

Leaders of the Passamaquoddy Tribe in Maine are once again pushing for a casino despite years of rejection by politicians and the public. But the tribe hopes the outcome will be different this time. A proposed referendum will be limited...

The House Natural Resources Committee voted 35-5 on Wednesday to pass H.R.1410, a bill that prevents the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino.

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.

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The House Natural Resources Committee will consider H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona, at a markup...

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) introduced H.R.2666, the Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013, on Thursday. The bill authorizes tribes and states to offer online poker games under their own laws. It ensures that tribes with existing poker operations can go...

Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed into law a bill that authorizes liquor at tribal gaming facilities in Arizona. The law allows alcohol on the floor of the new Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort. Currently, liquor is only served in...

The Navajo Nation Council voted 9-7 on Friday to pass a bill that authorizes the sale of liquor at gaming facilities in Arizona. The bill allows alcohol on the floor of the new Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort. Currently, liquor...

The Penobscot Nation has been rebuffed in efforts to offer electronic bingo games as non-Indian gaming options expand in Maine. For the fifth year in a row, state lawmakers failed to pass a bill that would help the tribe. Yet...

The New York Legislature extended its session an additional day in order to vote on a bill that puts a non-Indian gaming referendum on the November ballot. The proposal authorizes four casinos, including two in the Catskills region, according to...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina might garnish the casino per capita payments of tribal jail inmates. The inmates could be forced to pay a portion of their costs for being jailed. A draft resolution is being...

Seneca Nation President Barry Snyder Sr. and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announce gaming agreement in Niagara Falls. June 13, 2013. Photo Governor's Office New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has until Thursday to push his non-Indian gaming...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) puts pressure on Seneca Nation to resolve gaming dispute: After months of talking, Governor Cuomo has finally released his proposal for expanding casino gambling, with hundreds of pages of legal sections. The governor is...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) introduced legislation to authorize three commercial casinos in the state. The bill opens Seneca Nation territory to non-Indian development. The Class III gaming compact guarantees exclusivity but the tribe is withholding about $600 million...

Dave Palermo on tribes and Internet gaming: American Indian leaders in the Midwest and Eastern United States are stepping up efforts to form interstate internet coalitions in an effort to leverage tribal government entry into the quickly emerging online gambling...

Tribes in California continue to work on Internet gaming proposals and a new one could be released this week, The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. A coalition that includes the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians,...

QuadJacks analyzes an Internet gaming proposal released by a group of California tribes: A group of eight California Indian tribes has released a draft of a new bill to license and regulate online poker in California. The bill would qualify...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on Thursday to consider H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs meets on Thursday to consider H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Leaders of six tribes support H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona: New federal legislation introduced by...

It looks like tribes in California are coming together on Internet gaming. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians proposed an online poker consortium of tribes and non-Indian facilities. The idea was opposed by some of the more successful gaming tribes...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Another Democrat has signed onto H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona. The addition of Rep. Ed...

California is a long way from Atlantic City but that isn't stopping some tribes from expressing opposition to New Jersey's new Internet gambling law. The California Tribal Business Alliance, which represents three tribes with casinos, says the law poses a...

The Florida Legislature signed a contract with the Spectrum Gaming Group to study the gaming industry in Florida. The contract is worth nearly $400,000, the Associated Press reported. The study will include the Seminole Tribe, whose Class III gaming compact...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Newspaper supports bill to stop the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino but doesn't think it will get very far: As game efforts go,...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Two Democrats are co-sponsoring a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona. During her campaign, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick...

The Texas Senate Committee on Business & Commerce held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the legalization of casinos in the state. SJR 64 creates a gaming commission that will award licenses for up to 21 gaming facilities across the...

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed into law a ban on electronic gaming machines, a move that will shut down more than 1,000 non-Indian operations across the state. HB 155 bans electronic devices except for the ones operated by the...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. A bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona is drawing the support of more tribes. The Salt River...

A bill that was introduced in the Texas Legislature authorizes casinos for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe, the Tigua Tribe and the Kickapoo Tribe. Senate Joint Resolution 6 creates a gaming commission that will award licenses for up to 21 gaming facilities...

Rep. Trent Franks (R-Arizona) is introducing a bill that seeks to prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona. But instead of going after the tribe's land claim settlement act, Franks wants to ban all forms...

Newspaper supports H.R.1144, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, which would settle land claims of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe in exchange for gaming rights: Over several decades, the Alabama Coushatta Tribe of East Texas has walked...

The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas is willing to drop its land claim in exchange for a casino. A federal court said the tribe deserves $270 million for being deprived of its land rights. H.R.1144, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal...

Newspaper opposes H.R.1144, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, which would settle land claims of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe in exchange for gaming rights: Texans can sympathize with the economic plight of the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe....

The Coeur d'Alene Resort, owned by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The Spokesman Review sees overwhelming support for Indian gaming in Idaho: 148 of 180 respondents (82.22%) said they want the Idaho Legislature to reject legislation that would challenge the...

The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas wants Congress to restore its gaming rights. The tribe was restored to federal recognition in 1987. A provision in the law includes a gaming prohibition that has been upheld in the federal courts. “We’re trying...

A group called United Families Idaho is going after the Indian gaming industry on moral grounds. Former Idaho Supreme Court Justice Robert Bakes and anti-gambling activist Mike Duff are proposing a bill that would allow the state to sue tribes...

Columnist picks apart some of the arguments being used by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) in her bid to stop new casino developments through S.477, the Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act: When she's not introducing gun control laws, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.,...

A bill that would allow the Nez Perce Tribe to sell liquor at its casino cleared a final vote in the Idaho Legislature. House Bill 159 creates a new exception in state liquor law that applies to tribal hotel facilities...

A legislative update from the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association: As expected, there is no shortage of gambling expansion proposals awaiting consideration by the 2013 Minnesota Legislature. House File 522, authored by Rep. Phyllis Kahn of Minneapolis, would authorize sports betting...

A bill that would allow the Nez Perce Tribe to sell liquor at its casino is moving toward a final vote in the Idaho Legislature. House Bill 159 creates a new exception in state liquor law that applies to tribal...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts is welcoming legislation to fix the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. The court ruled that the land-into-trust process applies only to tribes that were "under federal jurisdiction" in 1934. The Mashpees...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) is renewing her campaign against off-reservation gaming. Feinstein introduced S.477, the Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act, on Wednesday. The text of the bill is not yet available online but it follows a version of the bill that...

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe are supporting a bill that would allow them to increase law enforcement services at their casinos. The Class III gaming compact requires tribes to pay the state for troopers at the...

The Florida Legislature is requesting proposals for a two-part study on the gaming industry. The Invitation to Negotiate calls for a detailed analysis of the Seminole Tribe. The study must examine whether to extend the tribe's Class III gaming compact,...

A bill that would allow the Nez Perce Tribe to sell liquor at its casino is moving toward a final vote in the Idaho House. The tribe already sells beer and wine at the Clearwater River Casino. As part of...

Some lawmakers in Idaho are raising concerns about a bill that would allow the Nez Perce Tribe to sell liquor at its casino. The tribe already sells beer and wine at the Clearwater River Casino. As part of a $16...

'Native American tribes in Maine are hoping to hold on to a gaming niche by modernizing and expanding beano. A proposed bill would allow all five tribes to operate electronic high stakes beano, where players can opt to compete at...

A bill in the Texas Legislature would allow federally recognized tribes to operate casinos on their reservations. The bill would require voters to authorize non-Indian casinos and slot machine facilities throughout the state. A new Texas Gaming Commission would be...

Florida State Sen. Garrett Richter (R), the chairman of the Senate Gaming Committee, doesn't expect a comprehensive gaming bill until 2014. The first step is a study of the gaming industry. That's expected to be completed later this year. Richter...

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada), the Senate majority leader, tried to move a bill that would help tribes in Texas open gaming facilities. Reid tried to "hotline" the bill on December 18, 2012, Politico reports. Republicans objected and the measure never...

The Florida Senate Gaming Committee plans to authorize a study of the impacts of gaming. The study is expected to take two years. It will help determine whether lawmakers want to expand non-Indian gaming or negotiate a new Class III...