Fletcher: Growing threat to land-in-trust statute
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The federal government's recent actions involving its authority to make decisions on acquiring land in trust for tribal gaming purposes may inadvertently threaten the authority and duty of the secretary of the Interior Department to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
State appeals judge's order on slot machine expansion
(CALIFORNIA) -- A San Diego federal judge's order last week could lead to “an uncontrolled, if not chaotic” expansion of slot machines, lawyers for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said as part of an appeal filed Thursday.
A standout proposal
(CALIFORNIA) -- It would be the Sears Tower of South Placer County: A 24-story casino hotel, towering above pastures and suburban homes, beckoning visitors for miles in every direction. Thunder Valley Casino's expansion plans are, in the words of an architect, "jaw-dropping."
Schumer asks delay on Indian trust lands
(NEW YORK) -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N. Y., urged the Interior Department to hold off ruling on the Oneida Indian Nation’s application to place its land in trust to avoid state and local taxes and regulation.
Governor Barbour Speaks To Gaming Industry
(MISSISSIPPI) -- Governor Haley Barbour wants state lawmakers to consider "closing the window" on future casino development. But only in counties where gambling is not allowed.
Millions at stake in casino fight
(OKLAHOMA) -- At the center of the acrimonious relationship is a half-acre in west Lawton, where the Fort Sill Apaches built a casino on land originally belonging to the Comanches.
Sovereignty Day honors tribe's right to have gaming
(ARIZONA) -- The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation marches Friday to honor something many people take for granted: their freedom. Friday marks the 15th annual Sovereignty Day celebration, honoring a famous standoff between the tribe and FBI over Arizona's first gaming machines.
ICT Plans new Gaming Magazine
(NEW YORK) -- Indian Country Today is launching a new annual magazine focusing on various issues related to Indian gaming. The magazine, set to launch in November at the Global Gaming Exposition in Las Vegas, will take a comprehensive look at Indian gaming, said Randi Rourke, editorial services director for Indian Country Today.
Political cost of Cherokee stance on freedmen continues to mount
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Thirty-five members of the Congressional Black Caucus have informed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that they will actively oppose reauthorization of the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Assistance Act unless it cuts off funding to the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, pending the nation's recognition of Cherokee freedmen and their descendants as tribal citizens.
Nisqually injunction denied
(WASHINGTON) -- The Nisqually Indian Tribe is unlikely to win its claim that Gov. Chris Gregoire struck an illegal deal to allow cigarette sales at Frank's Landing, a small Indian community outside the tribe's reservation, a judge said Thursday.
Native American Bank CEO placed on leave
(COLORADO) -- The CEO and president of the Native American Bank, the only multi-tribe-owned national bank in the country, has been placed on administrative leave.
Water rights claim ends truce
(CALIFORNIA) -- A court challenge filed by an Anza-based Indian tribe has reignited one of Southern California’s longest-running water-rights disputes, an action that could tighten supplies in a vast area that takes in Camp Pendleton, Fallbrook, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Temecula, and its satellite horse and wine country communities.
Tulalip Tribes to collect child support
(WASHINGTON) -- The Tulalip Tribes plan to begin collecting child support on behalf of tribal children next year. When they do, even parents who are not Tulalip tribal members should expect to pay up, said Catherine Bryan of the National Tribal Justice Resource Center, a Colorado-based tribal law advocacy center.
Soboba member killed in gun battle with deputies
(CALIFORNIA) -- An early-morning gun battle with sheriff's deputies left a member of a prominent Soboba tribal family dead Thursday, prompting authorities to seal off the rustic reservation all day and frustrating the tribal chairman.
Pinnacle profits in first quarter
(LAS VEGAS) -- Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment bucked a gaming industry trend, reporting first-quarter increases in revenues and earnings on Wednesday because of its newly opened casino in St. Louis and an expansion at the company's flagship resort in western Louisiana.
Trump casinos: Buyers are welcome
(ATLANTIC CITY) -- One or more of the three Trump casinos could be sold if the right deal presents itself, the company said Thursday. Mark Juliano, chief executive officer of Trump Entertainment Resorts, said the gambling company is "looking at strategic alternatives" and would sell if a good deal materializes.
Bets on economy / Summitgoers wager it will improve
(MISSISSIPPI) -- Beyond the dazzle of the new slot machines and the aroma of grilling shrimp at the Southern Gaming Summit on Wednesday was the question of the economy and how it might affect casinos in Mississippi and across the country.
The Meadows tops W.Va. rivals
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, once projected to fall far short of its own revenue estimates, is paying out hundreds of millions of dollars more than competing casinos in West Virginia.
GREAT STORY: Queen Anne lottery winner giving it all to Mom
(WASHINGTON) -- Michael McManus has known for years what he'd do if he ever won the lottery. So when he scratched the $1 million Washington State Lottery ticket at the Mercer Mini Mart, he knew he wouldn't buy a house, quit his job or even take a vacation.
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