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— Washington, D.C. Councilman Michael Brown

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Indian Gaming: Latest News
1:10pm 1-27-2012
 
 
article Department of Justice improves the odds of online gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- The online gaming, or igaming, industry, which began in 1995, is thriving. Now, thanks to a recent legal opinion from the Justice Department, many...
article Lawmakers Hedge Bets on Online Gambling
(Connecticut) -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is betting that online gambling “is inevitable” in Connecticut and would raise significant revenue for state coffers....
article SC politicians vow to oppose Catawba Indian casino, but tribal members generally favor it
(South Carolina) -- A political and legal battle is brewing between politicians in York County who are advocates of economic development but oppose the Catawba Indian...
article Catawbas plan to build massive casino in York County
(South Carolina) -- In a bold and shocking action that has already drawn vows of a fight from conservative political leaders, York County's Catawba Indian tribe is...
article St. Regis Mohawk Tribe government orders closure of Three Feathers Casino
(New York) -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Gaming Commission has ordered the closure of the Three Feathers Casino. The casino opened last summer in the 55,000-square-foot...
article A Shinnecock Casino At Belmont? Don’t Bet On It.
(New York) -- The jovial retired couple had just driven in from Stony Brook to play the new slot machines at the Aqueduct racetrack in south Queens, about a mile from...
article Congressman Promises Legislation After Casino Debate
(Oklahoma) -- The battle over whether a Broken Arrow casino should be opened is gaining momentum today. One question is who has the governing rights? The Kialegee Tribal...
article Sault Tribe Reaches Casino Agreement With City Of Lansing
(Michigan) -- An Upper Peninsula Indian Tribe has approved plans for a 245-million dollar casino in downtown Lansing. On Tuesday night—the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe...
article Lansing casino documents: Sault Chippewa tribe would pay $1.24M for property
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians would pay $1.24 million for property near Michigan Avenue and Cedar Street in order to construct a downtown...
article Gun Lake tribe says a Lansing casino would break Gun Lake Casino's compact with the state
(Michigan) -- Two leaders of the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians said this morning that efforts by another tribe to build a proposed $245 million casino in Lansing...
article Casino Outlines Strategy for Refinancing
(Connecticut) -- A debt-refinancing plan announced by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority calls for bondholders to exchange nearly $1.1 billion in bonds and shaves $200...
article The Mashpee mad dash
(Massachusetts) -- A SECTION OF the state’s new casino gambling law that was intended to give a head start to the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe may now be working...
article County Officials Consider Beloit Casino
(Wisconsin) -- Officials are moving forward with plans for Beloit's first casino. The City of Beloit has been working for months with the Ho-Chunk nation to draft a...
article Warms Springs casino on Highway 26 to open
(Oregon) -- Warm Springs tribal officials in Central Oregon plan to open a new casino in a few weeks. It’s not in the Columbia Gorge, as the Confederated Tribes of...
article American Indian tribes see economic growth beyond casinos
(California) -- Even through difficult economic times, American Indian tribes are a growing economy and there are many opportunities for them to branch out beyond gaming.
article Tulalip resort hires general manager, national sales manager for hotel
(Washington) -- The Tulalip Resort Casino has appointed Samuel B. Askew as general manager of their "four-diamond" luxury hotel. Askew brings more than 11...
 
 
Native News: Latest News
1:10pm 1-27-2012
 
 
article Extended Indian hunting rankles some non-Indians
(Washington) -- "The Indians ... shall have the right to hunt on the unoccupied lands of the United States so long as game may be found there on, and so long as...
article Plea deal for 1 in massive contracting fraud case
(Washington D.C.) -- A former Army Corps of Engineers employee has agreed to plead guilty for his role in what prosecutors say may be one of the largest and most brazen...
article BLOG: Blueprint for an America Built to Last and Indian Country
(Washington D.C.) -- In yesterday’s State of the Union address, the President laid out a blueprint for an economy that’s built to last – an economy...
article Natives to Attend Glitzy Fundraiser With President Obama
(Washington D.C.) -- Tribal leaders are getting their fancy dress clothes and shoes together in preparation for a Native American fundraiser with President Barack Obama...
article Harper playing “politics” with First Nations issues: Martin
(Washington D.C.) -- The last big attempt to reconcile First Nations and the federal government came in 2005. That’s when former prime minister Paul Martin put...
article Police Escort Red Cliff Tribal Member From Capitol
(Wisconsin) -- Police escorted a Red Cliff tribal member from the Capitol on Thursday for playing a drum as part of a demonstration against the proposed Assembly mining...
article Tribe demonstrates against mining bill
(Wisconsin) -- Tribal members demonstrated in front of the Assembly chambers Thursday in an opposition to a mining bill. The members of the Bad River Band of Lake...
article San Francisco: Indigenous Unity March to the UN
(California) -- The Native American Community, with support from the Occupy Movement is taking action to demand President Obama to make law the United Nations...
article New editor to resume publication of Hopi newspaper
(Arizona) -- A tribal newspaper that has been out of publication for years soon will resume operation. The Hopi Tribe announced Thursday that it has hired a managing...
article Navajo Council passes law to protect vulnerable adults
(New Mexico) -- The Navajo Nation Council on Tuesday voted unanimously in favor of an act that protects vulnerable adults from discrimination, abuse, retaliation,...
article BLOG: Statement From Senator Lovejoy Regarding Republican Hurtful Words Said at Water Rights Hearing
(New Mexico) -- Senator Lynda M. Lovejoy (D) (Navajo) from Crownpoint, New Mexico released the following statement. I am saddened by the comments attributed to State...
article Native Americans Allege Systemic Racism in Carlton Co.
(Minnesota) -- Protestors accused attorneys and authorities in Carlton County of arresting and charging more Native American people with crimes because of their race.
article BLOG: Complicating the 2010 US Census Native Data
(Massachusetts) -- Back in 2010 when the census came in the mail, I remember sitting with my roommate at the kitchen table filling out our forms together, laughing and...
article Okla. tribes seek federal ruling in water lawsuit
(Oklahoma) -- Two Oklahoma-based American Indian tribes filed court documents Thursday saying the state’s plan to ask a state court to determine the tribes’...
article Passamaquoddy Tribe plans $120M wind farm in Washington County
(Maine) -- The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indian Township and Pleasant Point has partnered with a Midwest energy firm to launch a $120 million wind farm in Washington County.
article Greenland’s Indigenous Struggle With Climate Change in Documentary
(Greenland) -- “Arctic Story,” a full-length documentary by photographer Jenny E. Ross, documents the changing lifestyle and environment of the Inuit people...
article Longtime Monroe dairy farm now turns manure into money
(Washington) -- It's 5 a.m. at the Werkhoven Dairy — happy hour for Holsteins. From a 5,000-gallon black tank containing beer and wine, Andy Werkhoven adds two...
article White Earth debuts positive living program
(Minnesota) -- The White Earth Police Department has released a new DVD and workbook series aimed at educating children on positive living called “I Am!”
article Museum gives back artifacts to Native Americans
(Michigan) -- In the basement and back rooms of Kingman Museum, the remains of people from long ago wait to return home.
article Australian prime minister 'trapped' by Aboriginal protesters
(Australia) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott were attending an Australia Day presentation of the inaugural National Emergency...
article Aborigines plan 1972-style street protests on Australia Day to demand sovereignty
(Australia) -- Aborigines are planning to launch a street protest on the Australia Day similar to the 1972 demonstrations that led to the formation of a Canberra Tent...
article Tense exchange at Pickton inquiry over officer's actions
(Vancouver) -- A former Vancouver police inspector who has faced intense criticism at the Robert Pickton inquiry is disputing some of the allegations against him,...
press release Blackfeet Nation Severely Impacted By Fire
(Montana) -- After being drastically affected by a drought-caused land fire, the Blackfeet Nation respectfully requests for the National Indian Gaming Association and...
 
 
Gaming: Latest News
12:49pm 1-27-2012
 
 
article Casino: Proper regulation key to Internet poker
(Iowa) -- A proposal in the Iowa Legislature to legalize Internet poker would be fine with casino operators as long as the game is properly regulated, a spokesman for...
article Online gambling in DC faces uncertain future
(Washington D.C.) -- The District of Columbia still could become the first jurisdiction in the nation to offer government-sponsored online gambling within its borders....
article D.C.’s Internet gambling bid questioned
(Washington D.C.) -- D.C. Council members sharply questioned top finance and lottery officials Thursday about whether the District’s first-in-the-nation Internet...
article Lawmakers: Protect Small Businesses From Casino Impacts
(Massachusetts) -- With Massachusetts moving toward casino gambling, area lawmakers - no matter how they voted on the legislation that was signed in November - said it...
article Milford casino proposal is focus of Jan. 26 forum in Holliston
(Massachusetts) -- Holliston officials are inviting residents from around the region to a meeting tonight to discuss the possibility of a casino being built in...
article Western Massachusetts Casino Task Force meets, discusses next steps
(Massachusetts) -- Only a handful of Western Massachusetts Casino Task Force Committee members showed up at Wednesday's meeting, the first since casino gaming became...
article Residents urged to stay alert in casino debate
(Massachusetts) -- With casinos a grim reality in the state, one lawmaker last night urged hundreds of worried residents to keep on top of the ongoing saga so the region...
article Baccarat At Las Vegas Casinos Brings More Revenue Than Blackjack
(Las Vegas) -- In the days before the Chinese New Year celebration began this week, six high rollers sat down at the private baccarat tables one day at the MGM Grand in...
article Regulators OK Cantor operation of Palms race and sports book
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved Cantor Gaming's application to take over operations of the race and sports book at the...
article Gaming commission says small slots parlors are complying with regulation
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission is satisfied that operators of small slot machine arcades are on the right track in their efforts to comply with regulations...
article Internet Cafes Find Friends in Florida Senate
(Florida) -- Though municipalities, law enforcement agencies, religious groups and the Florida Chamber of Commerce had lobbied hard for the demise of Internet Cafes,...
article Slots Vote Could Influence the Legislature's Expanded Gaming Decision
(Florida) -- In addition to picking a Presidential candidate next Tuesday, voters in two northwest Florida counties will vote on whether to allow slot machines at dog...
article Senate committee votes to tighten parimutuel loopholes and free the racing dogs
(Florida) -- For the second year in a row, the Senate Regulated Industries Committee narrowly approved a bill to allow Florida's 16 remaining dog tracks to stop...
article Scioto Downs On Track For Video Lottery Terminals
(Ohio) -- Slot machines will be available in Columbus months before the new Hollywood Casino opens on the west side, 10TV News reported on Thursday.
article Casino collapse being investigated by OSHA
(Ohio) -- At least seven construction workers were injured Friday morning in a collapse at the site where a $400 million gambling casino is being built in downtown...
article Leasing slots allows more flexibility, lottery chief says
(Maryland) -- Flexibility and cost savings are behind the state's move to start leasing video slots for Maryland's five casinos, Lottery Director Stephen Martino...
article “Convention”-al wisdom questioned by expert who studies economics of event spaces
(New York) -- The crowd at Queens College applauded vigorously as Gov. Andrew Cuomo returned to his home borough to deliver his proposal of a modern, expansive...
article Kentucky lawmakers could see casino gaming bill 'in a matter of days'
(Kentucky) -- Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear reached an agreement with a state lawmaker on the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment that could bring casino...
article Lawyer withdraws mysterious claim on Iowa jackpot
(Iowa) -- A New York attorney withdrew his claim Thursday on a multimillion-dollar Iowa Lottery prize just as mysteriously as he had made it, saying through a Des Moines...
article Bill would allow gambling on homestead land
(Hawaii) -- State Rep. Mele Carroll has reintroduced a bill that would allow gaming on Hawaiian homestead lands to provide a source of funds for the Department of...
article Morgan Stanley Close to Winning Facebook Deal
(Wall Street) -- Facebook is close to picking Morgan Stanley as the lead underwriter for its initial public offering, said people familiar with the matter.
article Zynga Bingo Launches in Beta on Facebook
(California) -- Game developer Zynga, which appears to be unfazed by the controversy surrounding its new iOS game Dream Heights, launched a new social bingo game today...
article Backbench MP Kickstarts Debate With Offshore Gambling Bill [sub req'd]
(UK) -- A UK MP with close ties to horseracing has introduced a bill which experts yesterday predicted could spur on government efforts to regulate and tax offshore...
article Singapore casinos give Vegas a run for the money
(Singapore) -- Even though it has just two resort-casinos, each less than two years old, the island-nation of Singapore is on pace to generate more gaming revenue than...
article Casino sales may hit $11b in 5 years
(Philippines) -- Casino gaming revenues in the Philippines are expected to reach $11 billion over the next five years, which will enable the country to surpass gambling...
article Okada breaks ground on Manila casino
(Philippines) -- Kazuo Okada, long time business associate and the biggest shareholder of Wynn Resorts, broke ground yesterday on a US$2 billion (MOP16 billion) casino...
article WMS reports quarterly revenues, profits dip
(Wall Street) -- Slot machine maker WMS Industries said Thursday its second quarter revenues and profits declined when compared with the same quarter a year ago but had...
article Melco Jumps to Three-Month High as New Year Revenue Boosts Macau
(Macau) -- Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MPEL) rose to the highest level in almost three months in U.S. trading after gambling stock analysts Union Gaming Group LLC...
article Gingrich funder isn't trying to 'buy' the presidency, aide says
(USA) -- Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino mogul bankrolling Newt Gingrich’s super PAC isn’t trying to “buy” a presidency, his top...
 
 
Press Releases
10:22am 1-27-2012
 
 
Continued Resistance Against The Keystone Pipeline
(South Dakota) -- As most of Indian country is aware by now, the proposed Keystone XL pipeline received a harsh blow from the State Department and President Obama last...
Blackfeet Nation Severely Impacted By Fire
(Montana) -- After being drastically affected by a drought-caused land fire, the Blackfeet Nation respectfully requests for the National Indian Gaming Association and...
NIGC Announces Additional Tribal Consultations for February 2012
(Washington D.C.) -- The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC/Commission) announced today that it has scheduled an additional two consultations in February 2012 as...
Valerie Spicer Appointed Executive Director of Arizona Indian Gaming Association
(Arizona) -- The Arizona Indian Gaming Association (AIGA) announced today that Valerie Spicer has accepted the position of Executive Director of AIGA.   Spicer...
GLI Test Labs Canada Becomes WLA SCS Certification Service Entity
(Vancouver) -- Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), the world’s leading gaming testing laboratory and technical consultancy, recently announced the formation...
Native Americans On Verge of Winning Another Victory in the New Mexico Redistricting Trials
(New Mexico) -- Native American plaintiffs in the New Mexico Senate redistricting trial prevail and are successful once again. The Senate trial ended with a settlement...
 

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