All systems go: Seven Clans Casino-hotel complex to open Dec. 23
(MINNESOTA) -- The pool sparkles, the fireplaces flicker and the entertainment for the grand opening is booked. The new $21 million Seven Clans Casino, Hotel and Event Center along state Highway 89 near the south boundary of the Red Lake Nation will hold a preliminary “soft” opening Dec. 23 and a grand opening Jan. 21.
Gambling's long history in Florida
(FLORIDA) -- Gambling has not always been legal in Florida but it has always been here. A century before the state established the lottery, legalized slot machines, and opened the doors to casinos on Seminole reservations, Henry Flagler was enticing high rollers to the state.
Family sues casino nightclubs over college student fatality
(CONNECTICUT) -- The family of the 20-year-old Connecticut College student who died March 7 when a van she was riding in was struck head-on by an alleged drunken driver has sued the Mohegan Sun nightclubs where the driver had been drinking.
Tribe mulls next step near casino
(WASHINGTON) -- The Kalispel Tribe of Indians could begin work as early as next spring on infrastructure improvements for an envisioned mixed-use development on land it owns near its expanding Northern Quest Resort & Casino, in Airway Heights, says Kent Caputo, chief operating officer for the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority.
DA Jones pushes gaming issue back on Riley, King
(ALABAMA) -- Saying his plate is full dealing with prosecuting murderers, child molesters, rapists and drug dealers, Fifth Circuit District Attorney E. Paul Jones plans to leave shutting down electronic bingo machines at VictoryLand to the state.
Casino makes Thanksgiving donations
(NEW MEXICO) -- The Taos Mountain Casino got into the spirit of the season by donating several hundred pounds of food to the Taos Pueblo Senior Center and the Shared Table, in El Prado.
Former NIGC Chair Phil Hogen Joins St. Paul-Based Indian Law Firm
(LAS VEGAS) Former National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) Chairman Phil Hogen announced at the recently concluded Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas that he will be affiliating with Jacobson Buffalo Magnuson Anderson & Hogen, PC, a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based law firm with a national Indian-law practice.
President Obama: Thanksgiving Day Proclamation
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- What began as a harvest celebration between European settlers and indigenous communities nearly four centuries ago has become our cherished tradition of Thanksgiving. This day's roots are intertwined with those of our Nation, and its history traces the American narrative.
Building a new generation to take on the Redskins case
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- With the U.S. Supreme Court unmoved to take up a long-running suit focused on removing the controversial Redskins football team trademark, a call is being put out for younger Indian plaintiffs to take the next route of legal action.
Interior to Develop New Tribal Consultation Policy
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The Department of the Interior today launched a new effort to develop a Department-wide policy on tribal consultation, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk announced today. The new consultation policy will be developed with input from the nation’s 564 federally recognized tribes.
Haskell players come to Harlem for Long Soldier
(MONTANA) -- A.J. Long Soldier returned to Montana from Kansas to attend a funeral, but it will be Long Soldier for whom friends and family will be paying final respects Saturday in the Harlem High School gymnasium, where Long Soldier once soared as one of the state's top high school basketball players.
San Manuel: the early years
(CALIFORNIA) -- President Obama has designated today, Nov. 27, as National Native American Heritage Day. The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians, whose ancestral lands made up most of San Bernardino County, is alive and well. T
Patawa wins tribes' top post
(OREGON) -- By just two votes, Elwood Patawa has apparently unseated Antone Minthorn as board of trustees chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Melvin Martin: An overwhelming response to taboo
(SOUTH DAKOTA) -- I must make a clarification in that I have been a regularly featured op-ed columnist here at Indianz.com since the end of March of this year (and not since May 2009 as previously stated).
Hopi Tribe honors Hopi Code Talkers
(ARIZONA) -- Veterans Day this year held an extra special meaning for members of the Hopi Tribe. A full day celebration was held at the Hopi Veteran's Memorial Center, which featured a public display and dedication of a Hopi Code Talkers bronze plaque to honor eight Hopi Code Talkers.
Feds acknowledge withholding permits for Snowbowl
(ARIZONA) -- The U.S. Forest Service said Wednesday it was withholding snowmaking permits for a northern Arizona ski resort as a way to promote settlement talks in a long-running dispute between American Indian tribes and the resort's owners.
Embattled tribal leader accused of slapping his wife
(UTAH) -- A Utah tribal leader, who stepped down last week as council chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone amid allegations of financial improprieties in the tribe's business arm, has been accused of slapping his wife and threatening her and an adult son.
Vegas on losing end of rough economy
(LAS VEGAS) -- After he scored a room at the Excalibur online for $24 a night, Mario Ellis hopped in his car and headed for Sin City. "I had to jump on it," said Ellis, 42, a UPS driver from Los Angeles, a key drive-in market for Vegas. He had his hours and overtime cut this year, so he’s on a budget.
Las Vegas expecting more visitors this Thanksgiving
(LAS VEGAS) -- The Las Vegas Valley is expected to see an increase in Thanksgiving visitors this year, local tourism officials said. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is projecting 278,000 visitors will be in town for the holiday weekend, up 3 percent from 2008.
Contractors make another bid for Fontainebleau
(LAS VEGAS) -- Contractors owed hundreds of millions of dollars for work on the Las Vegas Fontainebleau casino-resort moved again Wednesday for the right to take over the project by making a bid for what they're owed, known as a credit bid.
Bidding war erupts for bankrupt Trump casinos
(ATLANTIC CITY) -- Billionaire banker and high-stakes poker player Andy Beal has split from former ally Donald Trump to make a bid for the three bankrupt Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. casinos.
Rumson man wins Taj Mahal poker tournament
(ATLANTIC CITY) -- A Rumson man won the United States Poker Championship at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, besting 153 other contestants in the four-day tournament to be televised on the Spike Network, a casino official said Wednesday.
Rendell names lawyer to Pa. slots gambling board
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- The newest member of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is Kenneth Trujillo, a Philadelphia lawyer who was an investor in a group that unsuccessfully sought a slots license.
Gettysburg businessman David LeVan making third try for casino
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- David LeVan is hoping the third time really is the charm. The Gettysburg businessman who failed in 2006 in his bid to build a casino in Straban Township, and whose second plan has been stalled since last summer, is trying yet again to bring slots - and possibly table games - to Adams County.
Ban heads to council for formal vote
(ILLINOIS) -- Park Ridge is set to join a growing number of municipalities that have passed laws recently to ban video gambling in bars and restaurants.
Kane County video gambling vote set
(ILLINOIS) -- The full Kane County Board discussed video gambling for the first time Tuesday night, but it isn't tipping its hand on whether to ban it.
Decision on casino management overturned
(IOWA) -- An Iowa appeals court has overturned a $10 million award to a businessman who claimed a casino and its owner backed out of an agreement to let him manage the facility.
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