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“To my eyes, the reasoning of the two cases does not seem consistent,” said Kathryn Rand, dean of the University of North Dakota School of Law and co-director of the Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law and Policy. “I’m not sure they can both be right.” read quote >>>

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Indian Gaming: Latest News
9:49am 8-8-2016
 
 
article California Online Poker Bill Expected To Hit The Assembly Floor Monday, But Questions Linger
(California) -- Don’t look now, but online poker might be back in play in California. Rumors are swirling that an amendment to AB 2863, Assemblyman Adam Gray...
article Two federal court rulings muddy the waters on tribal casinos
(Massachusetts) -- A pair of recent court rulings involving American Indian tribes on opposite ends of the country could have a profound impact on the future of tribal...
article Gov. Brown signs 25-year pact with new Hollywood Casino Jamul
(California) -- A 25-year tribal-state gaming compact between the Jamul Indian Village of California and the state was signed by Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday....
article Debt restructuring sought by River Rock Casino
(California) -- On Thursday, River Rock Entertainment Authority, the operator of River Rock Casino located in Geyserville, California, announced that it would offer...
article River Rock Casino seeks to restructure debt
(California) -- River Rock Casino, which took a financial blow after the bigger, glitzier Graton Resort and Casino opened nearly three years ago, is offering to...
article Details released on casino pitch
(Connecticut) -- The Connecticut Airport Authority touted how a casino at a Bradley International Airport terminal and new transportation center could “capitalize...
article Casino under consideration for Wood Village yet again
(Oregon) -- Bruce Studer and Matt Rossman have tried unsuccessfully several times to create a casino in Multnomah County Oregon. The two men are now at it again, having...
article Alan: Barona, owned by indigenous peoples
(California) -- LAST week, Ed and Minda Saidro invited us and a couple of friends including; Manang Moding and Joan, Marie and Chancy, the Estandians for dinner in...
article Buffalo Creek Casino Expansion
(New York) -- Due to the Delta airline delays Monday morning, the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association was not able to make it to Buffalo Monday to tour...
article Skip Mohegan Sun Chick-fil-A; eat at Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- You would have to have been in a news blackout bunker back in 2012 to miss the crushing condemnation of fast food chain Chick-fil-A and its president,...
article New parking fees at Tampa's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino unpopular with some
(Florida) -- Every Saturday — and some Fridays — George Boyer and his wife, Beverly, make the 40-mile drive from their Lakeland home to play poker and the...
article MORON ALERT: Man convicted of setting string of brush fires in San Diego County
(California) -- A Poway man who investigators said may have been setting wildfires for years in San Diego County’s backcountry was found guilty this week of five...
article Nine Former Winnebago Tribal Council Members Indicted
(Nebraska) -- Former Winnebago Tribal Chairman John Blackhawk and eight other former tribal council members were indicted by a federal grand jury on July 19. Blackhawk,...
 
 
Native News: Latest News
10:30am 8-8-2016
 
 
article DANIELS: Are Freemen really free
(Oklahoma) -- I have been following the freedmen case closely for the past few years, but never publicly except for a New York film company’s documentary in 2013....
article O'odham frustrated they were denied Rosemont draft opinion
(Arizona) -- The Coronado National Forest promoted “exclusion, rather than inclusion” by refusing requests from the Tohono O’odham nation and the Fish...
article Oklahoma woman creates portable lactation lounge business
(Oklahoma) -- Stephanie Conduff came up with an idea for a product after months of preparing her infant daughter's meals in bathrooms. Her solution could help...
article Sioux Chef launches Kickstarter to open Twin Cities restaurant serving indigenous foods
(Minnesota) -- A few years ago, chef Sean Sherman left his job running the kitchen at Common Roots Cafe in Uptown to start his own business. Sherman, who is Oglala...
article Letter: ND voter ID law was aimed at blocking Native American voters
(North Dakota) -- Let's be honest what this is about. North Dakota's restrictive voter identification law, recently struck down by a federal judge, was to keep...
article Catch-22 in Arizona: Sen. McCain’s Fight to Give ALL Native American Families School Choice
(Arizona) -- Neglect and arguably education malpractice have been the shameful hallmarks of public schooling for many Native American students so it’s no surprise...
article Links between race, education, earnings complex
(USA) -- What people earn on average differs among gender and race. Men earn more than women, and whites earn more than members of other races. Beyond these general...
article Indian problems in East Texas
(Texas) -- Prior to 1845, all Indians of East Texas, native and immigrant, were still free and would remain so until 1854, after which time they were placed on the new...
article ‘A small group of tribal artists set out to save their art form, and they did’
(Maine) -- Soon after winning a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in late June, Penobscot basketmaker Theresa Secord of Waterville...
article So, Where Are The Native Peoples Of The U.S. In ‘Hamilton’?
(Rhode Island) -- I have not seen the highly acclaimed, Tony-award winning, ground breaking, race-bending new musical Hamilton. Not due to lack of trying. I enter the...
article Washington man dies in Northern Cheyenne reservation crash
(Montana) -- A south-central Washington state man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. The Montana Highway Patrol...
article DC-10 deployed to fight fire near Grace; another blaze burning on Fort Hall
(Idaho) -- One Southeast Idaho wildfire is out but two others have ignited. The two new blazes — on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and north of Grace —...
 
 
Gaming: Latest News
9:50am 8-8-2016
 
 
article Albany makes lobbyists ante up to get in the game
(New York) -- When Frederick Kowal talks to members of his union about getting their message across at the state Capitol, it always comes down to one thing: money....
article Sports betting could add nicely to casino revenue in Mississippi
(Mississippi) -- The president of the American Gaming Association (AGA) is of the opinion that sports betting could be exactly what the state of Mississippi needs to...
article Children being sucked into gambling as computer gaming becomes a spectator sport, warns watchdog
(UK) -- Worried about your children spending too much time playing computer games? How about the idea of them gambling on who wins? This is the latest danger troubling...
article FREEMAN: Pa. casino tax increase short-sighted, discourages reinvestment
(Pennsylvania) -- With a last-minute maneuver that seemingly emerged from a smoke-filled room and received zero public debate, state lawmakers in Harrisburg decided to...
article Wynn Boston Harbor Finally Begins Construction After Legal Hurdles
(Massachusetts) -- Wynn Boston Harbor is officially under construction. After three years of legal challenges, primarily from nearby Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone (D...
article State horse fund, facing long odds, can’t find enough purses to fatten
(Massachusetts) -- It seemed like a sure bet for the Sport of Kings: A tax on casinos aimed solely at reviving Massachusetts horse racing. Five years after it was...
article Plainridge Park casino fined $10,000 for alcohol violations
(Massachusetts) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has fined Plainville's Plainridge Park Casino $10,000 for violating alcohol regulations. The casino, which is...
article Jefferson casino marks its first year of operation
(Iowa) -- The Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson marked its first year of operation Friday. It’s the last casino to be built on a new site in Iowa that didn’t...
article Rensuke Oshikiri Launches Gyanprin Manga About Gambling Girls
(Japan) -- This year's 16th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine published the first chapter of Gyanprin, a new manga series by Rensuke Oshikiri (Hi Score...
article Miracle or scourge? Legal gambling soon marks 25 years
(Mississippi) -- As the 25th anniversary of casino gambling in Mississippi approaches, much has changed with what has in the past been called “The Mississippi...
article Maybe a lottery, but not this lottery
(Alabama) -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, a staunch Baptist, once joined the loud “Christian” refrain opposing a state lottery as a sin, immoral, something...
article Nick Xenophon Is Linking Mario Kart To Gambling Now
(Australia) -- Following Senator Nick Xenophon’s pronouncement earlier last week, South Australia’s Consumer and Business Services Minister has advised the...
article Israel’s finance minister vows no horse racing or slot machines
(Israel) -- The finance minister of Israel, Moshe Kahlon stated that he will not permit horse racing and slot machines as long as he remains the country’s finance...
article Macau casino operator SJM posts worse than expected first half profit as high rollers stay away
(Macau) -- SJM Holdings, the Macau gaming operator owned by the family of legendary casino mogul Stanley Ho, posted a worse-than-expected net profit for the first half...
article PhilWeb panic: Pagcor says won’t renew contract
(Philadelphia) -- PHILWEB Corp. will have to wind down its business of providing software for cafes dedicated to casino games after Aug. 10, should the Philippine...
article Isaacs replaced as Scientific CEO
(Las Vegas) -- Scientific Games has appointed Kevin Sheehan as its new chief executive and president, following a Q2 in which it recorded better-than-expected financial...
 
 
Press Releases
2:39pm 8-5-2016
 
 
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) to Showcase Products and Services at Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) 2016
(Australia) -- Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) employs more than 950 dedicated professionals who go above and beyond the task to deliver outstanding service...
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Announces 2016 Latin American and Caribbean Regulators Roundtable
(Las Vegas) -- The exciting current state of gaming in Latin America and the Caribbean will be the focus of this year’s Gaming Laboratories International’s (...
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Wraps Up a Successful Midwest Regional Regulator’s Seminar in Indiana
(Indiana) -- Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®), in conjunction with the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC), recently concluded a successful Midwest Regional...
Region Business Supports Wilton Rancheria’s Planned Resort and Casino Project in Elk Grove
(California) -- Region Business, the Sacramento region’s business association, has declared its support for Wilton Rancheria’s planned resort and casino...
Pechanga announces first tribal wholesale electric utility in California
(California) -- The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians today announced the formation of the first tribally owned and operated wholesale electric utility located in the...
Ortiz Gaming Participates and Sponsors OIGA 2016
(Oklahoma) -- The 2016 Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA) Tradeshow and Convention, also known as the biggest Little Show in Indian Gaming, kicked of the three-...
Ihanktonwan/Yankton Sioux Outraged By Army Corps' Issuance Of Approvals For Dakota Access Pipeline
(South Dakota) -- The Yankton Sioux Tribe was shocked and outraged by yesterday’s news that the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) had issued a “verification...
 

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