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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.
Mohegan Sun faces opposition in Mass. over smoking
(MASSACHUSETTS) -- A group seeking to ban smoking in casinos nationwide is threatening to oppose Mohegan Sun’s planned Massachusetts casino if it allows smoking.
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.
Former Foxwoods employee and wife charged in larceny
(CONNECTICUT) -- State police have arrested a former Foxwoods employee from Norwich, along with his wife, on charges related to the misuse of Foxwoods Dream Reward points.
Mohegan Sun golf course being redone for 2012 debut
(CONNECTICUT) -- For years, descriptions of the former Pautipaug Country Club frequently referred to it as one of eastern Connecticut's, or Connecticut's or even New England's "best kept secrets."
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:
Labor Day roundup: Free rock at Speaking Rock
(TEXAS) -- Speaking Rock Entertainment Center in El Paso is gambling on music. The former casino has taken a new approach to attracting customers — free concerts.
Growing NC Cherokee casino to mark theater opening
(NORTH CAROLINA) -- The Cherokee Indian casino in western North Carolina is marking a milestone in its 3-year expansion plans.
Hard Rock Cafe restaurant coming to Tampa casino
(FLORIDA) -- A new, expanded restaurant will open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino by year's end to rival much larger Hard Rock Cafes in other major cities.
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.
Iroquois defend nation, identity against pressures
(NEW YORK) -- A group of young men have gathered in the longhouse for the feather dance, and the sounds of their singing filter outside, where Mohawk Chief Howard Thompson sits.
Fremont County files appeal notice in voting case
(WYOMING) -- Fremont County has filed notice with a federal appeals court in Denver that it will challenge a recent court order to abandon at-large voting for county commissioners.
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.
TRAHANT: Indian Health Service's Lessons For Us All
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- As the new health reform law gradually comes to change the way health care is delivered and used, the country could learn from the Indian Health Service.
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.
Tropicana Entertainment’s Scott Butera: Casino’s employees its most valuable assets
(LAS VEGAS) -- While some casino employers battle labor unions, Tropicana Entertainment CEO Scott Butera makes peace with them. Butera was a Wall Street investment banker who left after 14 years to restructure Donald Trump’s ailing casino company in 2002.
Labor Day weekend outlook: More visitors, less spending
(LAS VEGAS) -- The outlook for Labor Day weekend in Las Vegas appears much like that for most holidays since the Great Recession took hold — visitors will still flock to the city but they will spend less.
Remote Betting App Passes Nevada Regulatory Muster
(NEVADA) --The Nevada Gaming Control Board has approved mobile betting technology that will allow gamblers in the Silver State to place bets on sporting events from their BlackBerry devices.
Las Vegas Sands disputes businessman’s role in landing Macau contract
(NEVADA) -- An attorney for Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen says his services to Las Vegas Sands Corp. were worth more than $48 million in helping to clear the way for the company to build two casinos in the lucrative Macau market.
Is Jersey losing big time? Horsemen point to success at N.Y. racino
(NEW JERSEY) -- Horse racing advocates in New Jersey have long called for video lottery terminals to be installed at the racetracks as a way to generate income for the state, a small percentage of which would subsidize their purses.
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.
Centaur given time to find bidder for Lawrence County race track
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- Developers of a proposed Lawrence County harness racetrack didn't get the two-year extension of a racing license they'd sought, but the project -- which could lead to a new racetrack/casino west of New Castle -- isn't dead yet.
SugarHouse adds finishing touches before opening Sept. 23
(PHILADELPHIA) -- It is not faint praise to say that the most striking aspect of the interior of the soon-to-open SugarHouse Casino is the spectacularly inventive use of the exceedingly tight 45,000 square feet.
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.
Anti-Gambling Group Disputes Oxford Casino Revenue Analysis
(MAINE) -- CasinosNO! says UMaine economist Todd Gabe's analysis of how much revenue the proposed Oxford County casino would generate is flawed.
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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