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"New York City is the biggest market in the country and could support a number of facilities. Just look at Vegas and Atlantic City and how many casinos there are -- and they don't have a quarter of the people that New York has . . . I hope the governor will rethink his position from a true economic and job-creation standpoint."  read story >>>

 

— Lance Gumbs, former Shinnecock trustee

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Indian Gaming: Latest News
5:07am 2-5-2012
 
 
article A casino on your computer?
(Delaware) -- When the U.S. Department of Justice issued a relatively brief memorandum recently, it sent state officials, industry leaders and pundits scrambling to make...
article Florida Seminole’s Casino Expansion Rivals Vegas Resorts
(Florida) -- The Seminole Tribe of Florida doubled the size of its casino floor at Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek to 100,000 square feet, featuring 2,300 slot machines...
article Porterville gaming gives Kern glimpse of what may come here
(California) -- It was not yet 9 a.m. on a weekday and a light haze lingered over the Rosedale Village Shopping Center, giving the place a grayish-blue tint.
article Shinnecocks approve pact to build casino
(New York) -- Members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation have cleared an important hurdle in their decade-old quest to build casinos on Long Island by overwhelmingly...
article Montgomery: Casino is a cancer that Lansing must fight against
(Michigan) -- Mayor Virg Bernero’s announcement of a new Lansing casino last week essentially sounded a death knell for the recovering Capitol area economy for...
article Editorial: Mayor should avoid name calling
(Michigan) -- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has a well earned reputation for being quick on his feet and conveying his passion for an issue. Who doesn’t recall his...
article OUR VIEW: This casino plan isn't the right one for Sault Tribe or for Lansing
(Michigan) -- It’s unfortunate that the city of Lansing and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians are staking so much on a loophole. Based on a 14-year-...
article KG Urban says tribe's casino head start stymies their efforts
(Massachusetts) -- A prospective New Bedford casino developer isn't just bothered by the fact that the Mashpee Wampanoag could be handed a tribal casino by the state...
article Tribe confident it will meet all deadlines
(Massachusetts) -- In a "Chairman's message" posted on the Mashpee Wampanoag Web site last week, tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell said: "We have put...
article Rep. Sullivan still looking for answers on BA casino
(Oklahoma) -- Congressman John Sullivan is confident the controversial Red Clay Casino in Broken Arrow will be stopped in its tracks. But he's still waiting for...
article Lawmakers Speak Out Against Proposed Casino In BA
(Oklahoma) -- The battle to stop a Broken Arrow casino wages on this weekend. Saturday, state leaders held a Republican Precinct Meeting.
article Our Opinion: A vote, then what?
(Florida) -- Although the number going to the polls represented less than 50 percent of the county's registered voters, Gadsden County residents last week voted in...
article LETTER: Give casino developer chance to make case
(South Carolina) -- The author of the Jan. 31 letter "Jobs from casino would come at too high a price" presents himself as some kind of demographic or land...
 
 
Native News: Latest News
5:02am 2-5-2012
 
 
article Apache judge seeks fed help to solve govt. rift
(Arizona) -- The chief judge of the White Mountain Apache wants federal help to solve a crisis that has embroiled the tribe's government. Judge Reagan Armstrong Sr....
article Economy taking a toll on Yavapai-Apache Nation
(Arizona) -- In spite of having a cash cow in the form of a gambling casino, the county's economic woes are being felt on the Yavapai-Apache Reservation.
article Tlowitsis Member Loses Eagle Parts Appeal in B.C.
(British Columbia) -- Trafficking in parts from 50 dead eagles does not constitute an aboriginal right, a British Columbia provincial court judge has ruled, and a tribal...
article The case for Native American legal rights
(Illinois) -- When artist Janice Rockwell found a photograph in the VIT High School library, she had no idea that it would inspire a creation that would take three years...
article Taos figures prominently in new Indian Pueblo Cultural Center exhibit
(New Mexico) -- This year's New Mexico Centennial has offered the state's Pueblo Indians an opportunity to show their unique prospective on the last 100 years -...
article Protesters block Panama highway over mining rights
(Panama) -- Indigenous protesters are blockading the Pan-American Highway in Panama to demand that a mining ban in their homeland remain in place.
article Editorial: The 'human safari' is an outrage to tribal feelings
(UK) -- As the world has grown smaller while our passion for novelty has expanded, our curiosity about different cultures, particularly those relatively untouched by...
 
 
Gaming: Latest News
5:03am 2-5-2012
 
 
article Casinos in limbo, but the issue has changed landscape
(Florida) -- The bill to bring casino gambling to South Florida may be dead for now, but the issue has reshaped the region’s business landscape in ways likely to...
article Florida’s Casino Bill “Dead for This Year”
(Florida) -- A controversial bill to allow mega-resort casinos in Florida appears dead this year, after the House sponsor scrapped a vote Friday by a subcommittee that...
article Vegas Wire: Gaming sector enjoys what some call best January in decades
(Las Vegas) -- The gaming sector mirrored the rest of Wall Street last month, which several analysts termed as the best January in more than a decade.
article Report: Debt may hamper refinancing for gaming companies
(Las Vegas) -- Things are looking better for Las Vegas these days -- visitor numbers, gaming revenues and profits are on the rise after years of brutal recession.
article STUTZ: Casinos seeking next Macau
(Las Vegas) -- The race is on to find the next Macau or Singapore. With the two Asian casino markets about to become the world's No. 1 (Macau with $33.5 billion) and...
article New Greenwood CEO looks to future of Parx, gaming industry
(Pennsylvania) -- The new head of Greenwood Racing isn’t planning any big changes to the company. But Anthony Ricci is betting on continued growth, not only for...
article WEG Among Preferred Spots For Casino
(Ontario) -- Half of Toronto residents oppose construction of a new casino in the city, according to a recent poll conducted, but if one were to be built residents have...
article Commentary: A loser at Aqueduct
(New York) -- In every governor's State of the State address, there must be one idea, one project, that stands above all. The one that the public and press will...
article LETTER: Gambling will not help the people of Hawaii
(Hawaii) -- I'm a big supporter of Rep. Mele Carroll, but I'm not a big supporter of having gambling here in our state (The Maui News, Jan. 26). I think what we...
article Al Cross | Pushing for tax reform, casinos
(Kentucky) -- Gov. Steve Beshear has a reasonable shot at leaving two big legacies in his rare two-term governorship: racetrack casinos to preserve the state’s...
article Full Tilt Poker Buyer Hopeful of Deal Completion
(USA) -- Laurent Tapie, the Managing Director of Groupe Bernard Tapie, has given an interview regarding the chances of finally completing the acquistion of Full Tilt...
article Robbie Williams Gambles Big On Poker Site
(UK) -- UK singer-songwriter Robbie Williams may have gambled both with his health and career over the years, but the 37 year old has now decided to well and truly...
article More than half of women gamble
(UK) -- London: Excluding those who only enter the National Lottery, the proportion of the female population who gamble has soared by a third to more than half for the...
article Baillieu breaks pokie vow
(Australia) -- THE state government has reneged on an election promise to implement voluntary precommitment pokies technology in all Victorian gaming venues by 2013,...
article Problem gamblers 'help line' bet link shock
(Australia) -- PROBLEM gamblers trying to quit are being sent to a phone line inviting them to set up a betting account. Gamblers trying to exclude themselves from...
article Gingrich Patron Could Have a Plan B: Romney
(Las Vegas) -- Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino executive keeping Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes alive, has relayed assurances to Mitt Romney that he...
article Jurors: Crosby's fate could have been different
(Alabama) -- Two jurors believe the fate of Ray Crosby, who died before he went back on trial to defend himself on federal corruption charges, could have been differ...
article Wynn Vs Okada The Battle for Wynn Resorts, NASDAQ:WYNN
(Wall Street) -- Steve Wynn’s Wynn Resorts recently urged a US court to reject legal claims made by its largest shareholder, adding fire to an escalating public...
article Owners of Strip Club and Alleged Internet Gambling Business Charged with Concealing More Than $4 Million of Income from the IRS
(Illinois) -- The operators of an adult entertainment club in Elgin were charged with conspiracy to impede the Internal Revenue Service in the collection of federal...
 
 
Press Releases
2:39am 1-31-2012
 
 
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) Celebrate Four Years of Working with NYCE to Bring Gaming Regulation to Mexico
(Mexico City) -- Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) and the Normalizacion y Certificacion Electronica (NYCE) are celebrating four years of working closely together...
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...
 

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