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Our View: Why the holdup for Yuba County casino? (6/15/2013)
(California) -- Other than the pertinent building and environmental codes and the other rules and regulations all new business construction must comply with, there's...
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Yuba casino may be delayed for 'a couple of years' (6/12/2013)
(California) -- Under the most optimistic scenario, construction on the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino in Yuba County could start early next year, a spokesman for...
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Glendale Casino
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Tohono O'odham Nation awaits decision in casino litigation (6/15/2013)
(Arizona) -- The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona awaits another ruling in a lawsuit that challenges its proposed off-reservation casino.
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Tohono O’odham awaits decision from federal judge (6/12/2013)
(Arizona) -- It has now been two weeks since Federal District Court Judge David Campbell received supplemental briefs and responses to each from the plaintiffs and...
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Contract law a focus in West Valley casino legal flap (6/4/2013)
(Arizona) -- Judge David Campbell might be nearing the end of the road on the case between the Tohono O’odham Nation, the state and two other Valley tribes, but he...
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Arizona Tribe Nearing Victory In Glendale Casino Battle [sub req'd] (5/28/2013)
(Arizona) -- The Tohono O’odham Indian Nation is apparently close to winning its nearly four-year legal, political and public relations battle to build a...
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Ninth Circuit Demands Interior Explain Glendale Trust Gaming Decision (5/28/2013)
(Arizona) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has required the Secretary of the Interior to reconsider a decision to accept an unincorporated parcel...
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State officials fight for trial in casino case (5/22/2013)
(Arizona) -- State officials say a recent court ruling that allows the Tohono O'odham Nation to build a sprawling casino near Phoenix is improper.
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State officials fight for trial in casino case (5/22/2013)
(Arizona) -- A ruling that allows the Tohono O'odham Nation to build a sprawling, Las Vegas-style casino in suburban Phoenix is improper because it is based on an...
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Appeals court issues ruling on proposed Tohono O'odham casino (5/21/2013)
(Arizona) -- The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says there’s still an unresolved question about whether a southern Arizona tribe was rightfully awarded...
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U.S. Court of Appeals Decision Favors Tohono O'odham Nation but Requires Feds to Better Explain Decision to Approve West Valley Reservation (5/21/2013)
(Arizona) -- If you're keeping score in the Tohono O'odham Nation's epic -- and seemingly endless -- battle against state and local officials to build a...
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La Center Casino
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La Center prepares for future growth (6/14/2013)
(Washington) -- An excavator at a construction siteAccording to La Center City Planner Dale Miller, a lot of the pieces are in place to support a burst of economic...
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County leads renewed fight against proposed casino (6/7/2013)
(Washington) -- Clark County, the city of Vancouver and other plaintiffs have appealed the new federal decision allowing the Cowlitz Tribe to take approximately 152...
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Mashpee Wampanoag
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Casino gambling, welfare reform among hot issues discussed at Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast (6/14/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Members of the city’s legislative delegation met for the tackled an array of topics including casino gambling and welfare reform during a...
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Firm fights bid to dismiss Mass. casino suit (6/11/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- A company that filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a provision in the state's casino gambling law that gave preference to...
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Middleboro clings to casino pact / Middleboro officials claim agreement with Mashpee Wampanoag tribe still valid (6/8/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- It’s been a while since visions of crowded casino tables, a five-star hotel and endless buffets danced in the heads of Middleboro residents....
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Is the gambling gravy train about to leave without the Wampanoags (6/8/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has released the first application for commercial casino bidders in southeastern Massachusetts, where the Mashpee...
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OPINION: Mashpee casino bid dishonest, unlikely to succeed (6/7/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- We are now at the one year anniversary of the referendum that approved a tribal casino in East Taunton. Let’s discuss the developments since.
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Court rejects tribal intervention request in casino lawsuit (6/6/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- A federal court judge has rejected the requests by two federally-recognized tribes to intervene in a lawsuit brought by KG Urban Enterprises, a...
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Federal Judge Denies Motion from Vineyard Tribe to Join Casino Case (6/6/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- A federal lawsuit challenging the state’s right to reserve a casino license in southeastern Massachusetts for an Indian tribe will go forward...
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Judge denies Wampanoag requests to intervene in casino lawsuit (6/6/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- In a ruling dated June 6 and made public Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton denied a request by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (...
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Judge dismisses tribe's efforts to intervene in casino suit (6/6/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- A federal judge has rejected requests from two local, federally recognized tribes to intervene in a lawsuit brought by KG Urban Enterprises, a...
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Judge rejects tribes’ motions in KG Urban lawsuit (6/6/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that neither the Mashpee nor Aquinnah Wampanoag tribes can intervene in the lawsuit prospective commercial casino...
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Southeastern Region casino license not to be awarded until the end of October 2014 (5/31/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- 14-month window gives the commissioners time to evaluate any progress being made by the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe on securing federal land in trust for...
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Mashpee tribe finds federal proposal encouraging (5/30/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe says it is encouraged by a new federal proposal to change procedures for processing land-in trust applications.
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Mass. asks dismissal of suit against casino law (5/29/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- State officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a private company against a provision in the Massachusetts casino law that...
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Mass. asks dismissal of suit against casino law (5/29/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Massachusetts officials have sought dismissal of a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a provision in the state's casino gambling...
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Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby: "Just going to do our thing" (5/29/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Mashpee area still in play for anyone. The commission later this week plans to announce its schedule for accepting commercial casino bids in...
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Massachusetts seeks dismissal of KG Urban Enterprises' suit (5/28/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The state is asking U.S. District Court to throw out KG Urban Enterprises' challenge of the Expanded Gaming Act on the grounds that the...
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Gambling panel weighs southeast Mass. casino bids (5/22/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Developers who are unsuccessful in their pursuit of casinos in the eastern or western regions of Massachusetts could compete in the newly opened...
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Mass. panel examines revised tribal casino deal (5/21/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- A revised casino agreement between Gov. Deval Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is facing tough questions from a legislative committee.
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North Fork Rancheria
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California lawmakers in fight over tribal casino on Station Casinos-owned land (6/9/2013)
(California) -- When California voters approved Las Vegas-style gambling in 1998, proponents said it would be limited to places already recognized as American Indian...
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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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Medford Casino
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Local officials head to D.C. to fight tribal casino (6/6/2013)
(Oregon) -- Meanwhile, the tribe has asked the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to place 2.42 acres in south Medford in a government trust
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Medford Council Approves 2-Year Budget; Fear Legal Casino Battle (6/6/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Medford City Council approved a $260 million dollar, 2-year budget that avoids layoffs but requires various departments to scale back material and...
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Medford officials will travel to D.C. to oppose casino (6/6/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Medford City Council agreed to send a delegation of local officials to Washington, D.C., to oppose the Coquille Indian Tribe proposal to build a casino...
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Online Legislation
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Bills to legalize online poker will be introduced in Congress (6/6/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Legislation to allow online poker gambling in the United States will be introduced in Congress that would give casinos a larger market than the...
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Off-Reservation Casinos
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Poll: Possible casino should be prevented (6/5/2013)
(California) -- Most of those responding to this week’s online poll thought that the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians might still build a casino on their property...
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Bay Mills Casino
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Port Huron casino odds rising (6/4/2013)
(Michigan) -- Port Huron could be a step closer to having a casino. In May, the U.S. Solicitor General sided with Bay Mills in a case that could go to the U.S. Supreme...
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Solicitor General agrees with 6th Circuit, Bay Mills in Vanderbilt casino case (6/4/2013)
(Michigan) -- In the ongoing legal struggle between the Michigan Attorney General and the Bay Mills Indian Community, the question still remains whether the Bay Mills...
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Beloit Casino
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Beloit casino backers watching Rockford (6/4/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- Backers of the Beloit casino project are keeping an eye on plans for a Rockford, Ill., casino, which hit another delay after two previous governor vetoes.
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Wisconsin Tribal Gaming Interests Closely Monitoring Casino Expansion Status in Neighboring Illinois (6/4/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- A Wisconsin Indian tribe that operates a chain of six casino properties in the Badger State is reportedly keeping a very close eye on the progress...
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Pinoleville
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Mendocino County agrees to Pinoleville casino deal (5/31/2013)
(California) -- In a 4-1 vote, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors last week signed an agreement with the Pinoleville Pomo Nation to deal with the impacts of a...
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Spokane County Casino
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Was the Spokane Casino Helped by an Air Force Decision? (5/31/2013)
(Washington) -- For two years, one word has summed up opposition to a plan by the Spokane Tribe of Indians to build a casino and resort complex on off-reservation trust...
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BLOG: If STEP moves forward, let’s hope the tribe chooses a stunning design (5/23/2013)
(Washington) -- We can't go two days without bringing up another mention of the proposed STEP project, which would begin with a proposed Spokane Tribe casino and...
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Vanderbilt Casino
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Obama Administration Weighs In On Vanderbilt Casino Dispute (5/24/2013)
(Michigan) -- It’s not clear whether the Obama Administration thinks a small Indian-run casino in Vanderbilt is legal, but the U.S. Solicitor General is clear that...
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U.S. Solicitor General to Supreme Court: Deny state's casino petition (5/24/2013)
(Michigan) -- The fate of the Bay Mills Casino in Vanderbilt could soon be in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, but not if a recently filed brief by the U.S Solicitor...
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Oneida Nation
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Panelists in Sherrill discuss legal issues with state's agreement with Oneida Indian Nation (5/23/2013)
(New York) -- It was standing room only in Sherrill, as the governor's new deal with the Oneida Indian Nation was hammered by a panel of people who've been...
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Ho-Chunk Tribe
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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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Other News
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Kaw Nation gaming application gets OK from BIA, on to Okla. gov. (6/15/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- An Oklahoma tribe has received a favorable secretarial determination for its gaming application. The Kaw Nation, headquartered in Kaw City, Okla.,...
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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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Opinion: Political sausage (5/9/2013)
(California) -- It is said that if you ever saw how sausage was made, you would never eat it. And so it was that after watching the proceedings of the State Assembly...
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Editorial: Obama, Brown allow tribes to engage in reservation shopping (4/17/2013)
(California) -- Indian gambling in California has exploded well beyond the "modest increase" voters were promised when they approved casino gambling just 13...
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Calif. lawmakers must decide fate of proposed casinos far from tribal lands (4/13/2013)
(California) -- The Obama administration has said they can do it. Gov. Jerry Brown has given his blessing. Now it's up to the California Legislature to decide...
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Feinstein Cites California Casino Growth As Grounds For IGRA Amendment [sub req'd] (3/13/2013)
(California) -- U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein last week grossly exaggerated American Indian gambling growth in California while introducing legislation to halt what she...
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BLOG: Sen. Feinstein Introduces Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act (3/8/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- S. 477. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to modify a provision relating to gaming on land acquired after October 17, 1988; to the...
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduces anti-tribal casino bill again (3/8/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) is renewing her campaign against off-reservation gaming. Feinstein introduced S.477, the Tribal Gaming...
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'No chance' of agreement to resolve Lansing casino lawsuit (3/6/2013)
(Michigan) -- Representatives for American Indian tribes involved in a federal lawsuit over the proposed Kewadin Lansing casino said Wednesday there’s “no...
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Tribe Will Continue Pursuit of Casino (3/6/2013)
(Michigan) -- A Michigan tribe says they will have no intention of folding on their casino ambitions, even after a judge ruled against the casino Tuesday.
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Wilton tribe bets on casino (3/1/2013)
(California) -- A little-known Miwok Indian tribe from Wilton hopes to build a casino along Highway 99, just north of Galt. The Wilton Rancheria is planning to make a...
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South Dakota tribe proposing $34 million casino (2/14/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The Lower Brule Sioux tribe is pursuing a $34 million casino along Interstate 90 just west of the southeastern South Dakota town of Oacoma.
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Tribe Seeks Casino (2/8/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe has made a proposal that would allow them to build a casino on land they own near Oacoma near I 90.
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Possible Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation tribal land expansion creates stir in Capay Valley (2/7/2013)
(California) -- A bid by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation to add 850 acres to its rancheria has some Capay Valley residents aghast, even as talks between the tribe and the...
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Tribe wants to build casino off I-90 in Oacoma (2/7/2013)
(South Dakota) -- A proposed casino along Interstate 90 would let a South Dakota tribe cash in on a revenue source in one of the state’s high-visibility tourism...
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$34 million casino proposed at Oacoma (2/6/2013)
(South Dakota) -- A developer presented a proposed $34 million casino project to the Oacoma area Tuesday evening. Richard Rangel, of RM Rangel Inc., Rapid City, spoke to...
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Lower Brule Tribal members protest plans for a casino near Oacoma (2/6/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The Lower Brule Tribal Council and residents of Oacoma met last night to discuss the building of a $34 million casino and travel plaza.
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SD tribe proposing $34 million casino (2/6/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The Lower Brule Sioux tribe is pursuing a $34 million casino along Interstate 90 just west of the southeastern South Dakota town of Oacoma.
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Editorial: Wintun tribe should work with county (2/5/2013)
(California) -- Here we go again. Another tribal government in California wants to take land into trust, a lot of land. The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, owners of the Cache...
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Yolo officials troubled by casino tribe's land-trust plan (2/4/2013)
(California) -- The plans envision new homes, a school and a water treatment plant for a growing population, new buildings to house its government and sites to honor its...
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