Foxwoods granted hearing on election
(CONNECTICUT) -- The National Labor Relations Board will hold a hearing this month to determine whether union representatives made racially charged comments in order to sway a July vote at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Local Relations Redrawing California’s Casino Market
(CALIFORNIA) -- Landmark intergovernmental agreements between California’s small and once impoverished American Indian communities and surrounding cities and counties are playing a crucial role in the growth of the nation’s largest tribal casino market.
Tribe's vote to be referendum on recent economic policies
(ARIZONA) -- Salt River voters will pick a president next week in an election that will gauge how tribal members feel about the development fostered by incumbent Diane Enos, including a casino resort and spring-training baseball complex.Read more:
Ala. Supreme Court opens door for VictoryLand raid
(ALABAMA) -- The Alabama Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its decision that cleared the way for the Governor's Task Force on Illegal Gambling to raid VictoryLand's electronic bingo casino in Macon County.
6 Indian groups lose state recognition
(TENNESSEE) -- Recognition of six groups as state-sanctioned Indian tribes is declared "void and of no effect" in an agreed court order prepared Thursday by the state attorney general's office and a lawyer for the federally recognized Cherokee Nation.
Gov: Indian tax war ain't over
(NEW YORK) -- A "frustrated" Gov. Paterson said yesterday that he was determined to push ahead with a plan to tax cigarettes sold on Indian reservations despite a freeze ordered by a state judge.
ACLU Wants Supreme Court To Review SD Case
(SOUTH DAKOTA) -- The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case regarding the makeup of City Council districts in the South Dakota town of Martin.
Native American leaders call for probe into shooting death
(WASHINGTON) -- Calling the fatal shooting of a First Nations carver by a Seattle police officer unjustified, Native American and Canadian First Nations leaders gathered at a news conference Friday to demand a full investigation into the shooting death, as well as changes in the department.
Gyasi Ross: What are we doing about the shooting of Native man?
(WASHINGTON) -- Once again, Native blood has been spilled at the hands of Seattle's authorities. On August 30th, 2010, Seattle Police Officer Ian Birk shot and killed a 50 year-old Native "homeless" carver, John Williams. Williams was carrying a piece of wood and a carving knife.
Cherokee chief announces candidacy for re-election
(OKLAHOMA) -- Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith announced his candidacy for re-election to the tribe’s top spot on Thursday. Smith, a former attorney who has been the tribe’s principal chief for more than a decade, announced his candidacy at a news conference in Tulsa.
No drinking water for Snowbowl
(ARIZONA) -- Arizona Snowbowl is unlikely to be making artificial snow on the San Francisco Peaks in the winter of 2011-12 after all.
Fight against mine could be a bloody affair
(BRITISH COLUMBIA) -- Ramping up pressure on the federal government, native leaders on Thursday expressed fierce opposition to a proposed copper-gold mine in the British Columbia Interior and warned of violent consequences if the project is approved.
Native people more likely to be foreclosed on
(NORTH CAROLINA) -- American Indians are 31 percent more likely to have had their homes foreclosed on than whites, and Native Hawaiians are 40 percent more likely, according to a report by the Center for Responsible Lending in Durham.
BC's high-stakes bet on online gambling
(BRITISH COLUMBIA) -- It seems like a surefire bet for a government struggling with a flood of post-recession red ink – the easy money of an online casino, tens of millions around the clock from eager gamblers.
Slot revenues rise in August
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- Slot revenues at Pennsylvania's casinos were up slightly in August. Revenues gained 3 percent among the state's eight casinos that were operating for at least a year.
Fahrenkopf says gaming is backing Harry Reid
(LAS VEGAS) -- American Gaming Association President Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., who served as chairman of the National Republican Party for six of President Ronald Reagan's eight years in the White House, is backing the re-election of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Centaur Wins Time To Secure Bidders
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- Pennsylvania's Harness Racing Commission is giving developers of a "racino" project in Lawrence County a little more time to look for prospective buyers.
Argosy Casino Needs Your Vote to Stick Around
(IOWA) -- It's been a staple on Sioux City's riverfront for many years, but a vote this November could have the Argosy Casino floating away. Every eight years you get to help decide whether or not Argosy Casino sticks around, and its about time to vote again.
Five apply for last Mo. casino license
(MISSOURI) -- The Missouri Gaming Commission said it received five applications for Missouri’s 13th and last-available gaming license by the Wednesday deadline.
Officially, new Hamburg 'racino' now open
(NEW YORK) -- Three weeks after a soft opening, Delaware North Cos. Inc.'s Gaming & Entertainment has formally opened the $25.4 million new Fairgrounds Gaming & Raceway center.
Macau's gambling revenue soars 40% in Aug
(MACAU) -- Macau saw its casino gambling revenue sharply increase 40% year on year to 15.8 billion petacas or US$2 billion in August, according to the city's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.
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