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Milford Town Meeting takes a pass on casino vote (5/21/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Milford Town Meeting voters declined to take a vote on a nonbinding citizens petition to express opposition to the siting of a casino on 200 acres of...
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Annual Town Meeting set for Monday in Milford (5/19/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Monday night’s annual Town Meeting will ask members to vote on a variety of bylaws, including ones regulating sex offenders and adult...
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Miccosukee Tribe
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IRS slams Miccosukee Indians with hundreds of millions in tax liens (5/21/2013)
(Florida) -- The Internal Revenue Service has slammed the Miccosukee Indians with a bill of $170 million for the West Miami-Dade tribe’s failure to report and...
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New York Gaming
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Joanie Mahoney on Oneida-New York deal: Onondaga County wouldn't have gotten a casino anyway (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- The deal between New York and the Oneida Indian Nation means no casinos in Onondaga County, but the county probably wasn't going to get one anyway,...
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Barry Lewis: 10 years after Mohawk pact, where's the casino? (5/19/2013)
(New York) -- Ten years ago this month, then-Gov. George Pataki signed an agreement with the St. Regis Mohawks to pave the way for a $500 million casino at Kutsher's...
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New York Land Claims
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Oneida Nation land won't be taxed: Read the full Oneida-New York settlement here (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- When the sweeping settlement was announced last week by New York and the Oneida Indian Nation, officials gave just the bare outlines. But starting Monday,...
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HOPKINS: Cuomo's Oneida deal not so great (5/19/2013)
(New York) -- There was big news from Albany last week when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a casino agreement had been reached with the Oneida Indian Nation.
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How Gov. Cuomo, the Oneida Indian Nation and two counties made historic deal in record time (5/19/2013)
(New York) -- In less than one month of intense negotiations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is close to ending decades of disputes that proved too complicated and contentious for...
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Many questions remain about Oneidas agreement (5/19/2013)
(New York) -- The historic agreement among the Oneida Indian Nation, New York state and Oneida and Madison counties Thursday tries to resolve some of the major issues...
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Oneida Nation to share casino take with state, counties (update) (5/18/2013)
(New York) -- Leaders of the Oneida Indian Nation, New York state, Madison County and Oneida County have come to an agreement they say will end decades of court battles...
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OP/ED: Scrap Cuomo-Halbritter deal (5/18/2013)
(New York) -- In his January 2006 letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs opposing the Land-In-Trust application of the Oneida Indian Nation, County Attorney S. John...
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Opinion: Cuomo’s Upstate Bet (5/18/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Cuomo has now given his blessing to seven new Las Vegas-like casinos. He did so partly on the grounds that the casinos will help revive New York...
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North Fork Rancheria
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Sen. Ricardo Lara cancels Las Vegas fundraiser (5/21/2013)
(California) -- Sacramento lobbyists and others looking forward to attending a mixed-martial-arts fight in Las Vegas with Sen. Ricardo Lara on Saturday will have to find...
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Station Casinos fundraiser for California lawmaker canceled after timing questioned (5/21/2013)
(California) -- A planned Station Casinos-hosted fundraiser in Las Vegas on behalf of a California lawmaker was abruptly canceled Tuesday after a Sacramento newspaper...
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Oneida Nation
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DOC: Full agreement between Oneida Indian Nation, New York state, and Madison and Oneida counties (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- DOC: Full agreement between Oneida Indian Nation, New York state, and Madison and Oneida counties
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Meeting Wednesday in Sherrill to address deal with Oneida Indian Nation, state, counties (5/20/2013)
(New York) -- Sherrill City Commissioner and former Oneida County Legislator Mike Hennessy is hosting a panel discussion at the courtroom in Sherrill City Hall located...
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Oneida Indian Nation deal gets first look today by Madison County supervisors' committee (5/20/2013)
(New York) -- Madison County will begin its deliberations today on the groundbreaking deal announced last week between the Oneida Indian Nation and the state of New York.
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Oneida Indian Nation Leader Ray Halbritter discusses the Cuomos, casino competition (5/20/2013)
(New York) -- As Gov. Andrew Cuomo was negotiating a revenue-sharing deal with the Oneida Indian Nation, he made a public announcement that he was going to site three...
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Seneca Nation
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Cuomo makes a Mohawk deal; now for the Senecas (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday came to terms with the St. Regis Mohawks to seal the tribe’s casino exclusivity rights in eight northern counties.
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Mohawk deal leaves 4 regions for Cuomo casino plan (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration on Tuesday struck a deal with the Saint Regis-Mohawk Tribe maintains the sovereign nation’s exclusive rights...
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EDITORIAL: Plan B needed on casino funds (5/19/2013)
(New York) -- The city of Niagara Falls has been facing significant problems for many years. The usual lingering concerns — crime, poverty and blight —...
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Seneca Leaders Sound Off On State Casino Threat (5/19/2013)
(New York) -- Just as the Seneca Nation celebrated its tradition of sovereignty with the observance of the Buffalo Creek Treaty of 1842 with the U.S. government, their...
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St. Regis Mohawk
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Cuomo reaches deal giving St. Regis Mohawks exclusive casino rights (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Putting new pressure on the Seneca Nation of Indians, a second Native American tribe has cut a deal with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to give it exclusive rights...
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Cuomo reaches deal with Mohawks (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Sources close to the Iroquois Confederacy say Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council have banged out a deal on casino exclusivity and...
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Cuomo Signs Deal With Mohawks to Protect Casino Territory (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and St. Regis Mohawk tribal leaders signed an agreement on Tuesday to ensure the Mohawks keep their exclusive casino territory in...
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Cuomo strikes deal with Mohawks on casino exclusivity (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with chiefs from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council to sign an agreement giving the Mohawks exclusivity for casino gaming in...
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Cuomo, Mohawk leaders sign casino pact (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo and St. Regis Mohawk tribal leaders have signed an agreement to ensure the Mohawks keep their exclusive casino territory in northern New...
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Cuomo, Mohawks ink casino exclusivity deal (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Mohawk tribal chiefs are in Albany this afternoon, finalizing a new deal with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on casino exclusivity.
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Cuomo, St. Regis Mohawk leaders sign casino pact (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe will release $30 million in suspended slot-machine profits, retain casino-exclusivity rights and revive land-claim negotiations...
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Mohawks ink gaming exclusivity deal for North Country (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Fresh off a deal with the Oneida Nation, Governor Cuomo stood with chiefs of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe this afternoon to announced a deal to resolve...
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Mohawks, state reach agreement on casino revenue (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has agreed to resume giving the state proceeds from its gaming operations in St. Lawrence County, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced...
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New York, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe reach casino revenue agreement to end 3-year dispute (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced an agreement between New York State and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe to resolve a three-year dispute over gaming...
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St. Regis Mohawks, state come to agreement over casino revenue; tribe to pay $30 million plus 25% of future earnings (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- A three-year dispute between the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and New York State over gambling revenue and casino competition has been announced.
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State gets cash, Mohawks hold onto gaming rights for region, including Warren County (5/21/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday an agreement between the state and the St. Regis Mohawk tribe that would honor the tribe’s casino exclusivity in...
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Toronto Casino
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Casino dies as Rob Ford stays silent on scandal (5/21/2013)
(Toronto) -- City council has finally slammed the door shut on a new Toronto casino. As expected, at a special meeting on Tuesday councillors voted to reject a...
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It's over: Toronto council votes overwhelmingly against downtown casino (5/21/2013)
(Toronto) -- Toronto city council has voted to say no to a downtown casino, putting to an end a year-long debate that included a parade of proposals from U.S. gambling...
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Buffalo Casino
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Casino fight not over yet, group says (5/20/2013)
(New York) -- In the latest round of a heavyweight legal fight that has dragged on for more than seven years and three federal lawsuits, a group opposing the operation...
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California Online
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Online poker bill still no sure bet (5/20/2013)
(California) -- There is another round of efforts to license online poker in California, but it remains to be seen if a law will emerge or if it will be “no deal,...
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Disenrollment
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Embattled Nooksacks face tough fight in tribal court (5/20/2013)
(Washington) -- The sweeping legal authority of the Nooksack Indian Tribe's elected council could make it difficult for 306 tribal members to avoid the loss of...
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Glendale Casino
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Appeals court orders re-examination of Glendale casino ruling (5/20/2013)
(Arizona) -- One of the obstacles for the Tohono O’odham Nation’s plans to build a West Valley casino has boiled down to the meaning of the word “within.” The United...
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Appellate court rules that issue on Arizona tribe's planned casino site remains undecided (5/20/2013)
(Arizona) -- A federal appeals court says a key legal issue remains unresolved regarding whether a southern Arizona tribe was rightfully awarded reservation status for...
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Judge sides with tribe on Glendale casino plan (5/18/2013)
(Arizona) -- Opponents of a proposed Las Vegas-style casino near Phoenix said Monday that a federal judge overlooked important evidence when ruling that the Tohono O...
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Opinion: Tohono leader’s victim act bit much (5/18/2013)
(Arizona) -- Like egoists throughout eternity, Ned Norris Jr., chairman of southern Arizona’s Tohono O’odham Nation, wants things both ways. In fact, if...
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Off-Reservation Casinos
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Casino impact, mental health contract on Board of Supervisors agenda (5/20/2013)
(California) -- An agreement regarding the impact of a casino proposed by the Pinoleville Pomo Nation and a contract for the county's mental health services are...
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Online Gaming
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States on different paths to Internet gaming (5/20/2013)
(USA) -- Online gambling newsNevada and New Jersey, the country’s two leading states in moving toward online gaming, appear to be taking different routes to...
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La Center Casino
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LETTER: Vegas has casinos, planes (5/19/2013)
(Washington) -- Recent stories in The Spokesman-Review have stressed the danger of building a 14-story hotel and casino tower 1.4 miles from Fairchild Air Force Base.
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Medford Casino
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OP/ED: Casino plan a 'toxic product' that should be opposed (5/19/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Coquille Tribe wishes to install a gambling casino in Medford. The tribe's plans include excluding the land on which it is proposed to be installed...
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Hard Rock
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Agawam having discussions with Hard Rock International, MGM (5/18/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The mayor’s Casino Advisory Committee is negotiating with Hard Rock International for it to pick up costs associated with the effects on Agawam...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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No blind bets on Massachusetts casinos (5/18/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Since late January, teams of investigators have scrutinized the backgrounds of the 11 applicants for a state gaming license, poring over thousands of...
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Beloit Casino
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City, tribe seek road grant (5/17/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- The Ho-Chunk Nation along with the City of Beloit are applying for a federal grant to help pay for street work involving the proposed casino project.
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Other News
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Ho-Chunk leader vows to keep poker room open (5/21/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- The Ho-Chunk Nation leader says he'll fight the state's efforts to close the poker room at the tribe's Madison casino.
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Milford voters hold off on anti-casino resolution (5/20/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Town meeting voters haven't officially weighed in on a proposed casino being located in town. A nonbinding resolution to express opposition to a...
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Working hard in the House (5/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- Although the Alabama House of Representatives has convened the 2013 Regular Session, its legislative body still has a full slate of committee meetings and...
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California regulators to rule on Galaxy Gaming, CEO's suitability (5/18/2013)
(California) -- The California Gambling Control Commission has set a July 11 hearing to determine if Galaxy Gaming California LLC, a subsidiary of Las Vegas-based Galaxy...
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Casino impact, mental health contract on Board of Supervisors agenda (5/18/2013)
(California) -- An agreement regarding the impact of a casino proposed by the Pinoleville Pomo Nation and a contract for the county's mental health services are...
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Editorial: Hits and misses (5/18/2013)
(California) -- HIT — Lundberg Family Farms in Richvale puts a fun spin on environmentalism. Not only does the company have a new headquarters built to the highest...
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Strides Made This Week in US Online Poker (5/18/2013)
(USA) -- John Cullerton, Illinois State Senator, who has previously but not successfully given support to the idea of intrastate online gambling legalization is creating...
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Gambling becomes gold for Hartford schools (5/18/2013)
(Michigan) -- Slot machine revenues from the Four Winds Hartford casino will pay for $337,129 in capital projects for the Hartford school district in the coming fiscal...
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State Senate favors break for area casino (5/17/2013)
(California) -- The state Senate has approved a new gambling compact that would provide financial breathing room for the Indian tribe that owns the troubled Red Hawk...
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State Senate OKs new compact with gambling tribe (5/17/2013)
(California) -- The state Senate has approved a revised agreement with a Sacramento-area Indian tribe that owns a struggling casino east of the state capital.
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Board tells Las Vegas table game maker: Stay out of California (5/17/2013)
(California) -- Galaxy Gaming, a Las Vegas manufacturer of casino table games, has been deemed unsuitable to do business in California by a judge, a recommendation that...
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Sheriff's office pulls in lion's share of Indian gaming funds (5/17/2013)
(California) -- City, county and tribal representatives divvied up $429,342 among local jurisdictions Thursday to mitigate the impact of the casinos.
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5th Ave. Poker, With $25,000 Chips and an F.B.I. Ace in the Hole (5/17/2013)
(New York) -- The all-night games were held in rarefied settings like a suite at the Plaza Hotel. One pink chip was worth $25,000. Masseuses were on hand to help relieve...
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Oneida Nation, state agree on wide-ranging deal on gaming, taxing, land (5/16/2013)
(New York) -- For the first time, the Oneida Indian Nation has agreed to share its wealth with its longtime adversary, the state of New York.
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Oneida's, NYS reach a deal (5/16/2013)
(New York) -- The Oneida Indian Nation and the State of New York have an agreement that will mean New York will collect tax from the tribe`s casino, the first time that...
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Long Island casino in play in NY negotiations (5/16/2013)
(New York) -- Support grew Thursday for a proposal to build a casino on Long Island with video slot machines as legislators and the governor negotiated behind closed...
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OP/ED: Tribe’s casino would hurt Medford (5/16/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Coquille Indian Tribe’s proposal to establish a gambling casino in Medford has drawn strong opposition from Gov. John Kitzhaber and from the Jackson...
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After collapse of first casino compact, lawmakers consider a new one (5/15/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- A push for legislative approval of a gaming compact between the state and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe ran into some wary lawmakers who questioned a...
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California Tribes Bristle At Card Room Black Jack [sub req'd] (5/15/2013)
(California) -- California gambling regulators will meet with officials from American Indian casinos and commercial card rooms next month to discuss tribal complaints...
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Legislative auditors fault NM gambling regulators (5/15/2013)
(New Mexico) -- New Mexico needs to strengthen its regulatory oversight of a billion-dollar gambling industry that includes horse racing tracks and casinos operated by...
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