AlabamaAlabama Class II
article
Former Atty. General Troy King Creates Bingo Game; Criticizes State's Actions
(5/13/2013)
(Alabama) -- Former Attorney General Troy King was once a major player in the debate over electronic bingo. Now he says he's invented a new bingo game that he says...
article
How tribal sovereignty was born and what that means for bingo in Alabama
(5/8/2013)
(Alabama) -- When U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall in 1823 decided that North America’s “savage” natives could not legally sell their land, he...
article
Former Attorney General Troy King forms company to promote bingo game
(4/20/2013)
(Alabama) -- Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King, a veteran of the state's bingo wars, is now in the business of promoting a bingo game that plays something...
article
OP/ED: Gambling, Bingo, and the Rule of Law
(3/22/2013)
(Alabama) -- For years, Alabamians have read news articles, listened to radio talk shows, or spoken to politicians about gambling in the state. Even so, the issue seems...
4 Total Articles on this Issue
Poarch Creek
article
Lawmaker fighting to have same machines at Creek, Macon casinos
(5/8/2013)
(Alabama) -- A state lawmaker who represents Macon County, knowing her legislation to allow machines played at Native American casinos to be played in her home county...
article
Lawmaker: Let VictoryLand have same machines as Poarch casinos
(5/8/2013)
(Alabama) -- A Macon County lawmaker suggested a solution to the state's long-running controversy over electronic bingo gambling.
article
Poarch Creek tribal members say history justifies their bingo casinos (video). What do you think?
(5/8/2013)
(Alabama) -- Is it fair that tribe members reap the benefits of a virtual gambling monopoly in the state? As a federally recognized tribe, the Poarch Band of Creek...
article
Poarch Creek Responds to Dismissal of Terrorist Charge
(5/4/2013)
(Alabama) -- It is regrettable that Poarch Tribal law enforcement officials were not invited to show the Grand Jury video of the individual threatening to burn down our...
article
Who’s running the AG’s office?
(4/24/2013)
(Alabama) -- A Senate committee has approved a bill that would raise the penalty for promoting gambling, and for possession of an illegal gambling device, from a...
article
Wind Creek Casino to host unique eating contest as part of FoodaBluza
(4/17/2013)
(Alabama) -- Food, it’s not just for dinner any more. Increasingly food has become something more, something more akin to sports than sustenance. Programs like the...
article
Poarch Creek's bingo empire changed tiny Atmore, insiders say
(4/15/2013)
(Alabama) -- The small town of Atmore has been on the move since the Poarch Band of Creek Indians built Wind Creek, their towering bingo casino, in 2009. Just ask local...
article
Attorney general vs. Creeks now in federal court
(4/14/2013)
(Alabama) -- An attempt by Alabama's attorney general to shut down three casinos operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has shifted to federal court, where a...
article
One of these is an illegal slot machine, the other is a bingo game. Can you tell the difference?
(4/14/2013)
(Alabama) -- One of the main prongs in Alabama Attorney General's newest legal attack on the Poarch Band of Creek Indians centers around whether the tribe's...
article
Ala. tribal casino dispute moves to federal court
(4/13/2013)
(Alabama) -- The state Attorney General is looking to shut down tribal casinos, saying they're public nuisances in a complaint filed in federal court.
article
Bingo battle continues
(4/13/2013)
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, after successfully moving a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Luther Strange to federal court, have filed a motion seeking...
article
Indians fire back at Strange
(4/13/2013)
(Alabama) -- Accusing Attorney General Luther Strange of an “end run around federal law,” the Poarch Band of Creek Indians asked a federal judge to dismiss...
article
Attorney General Strange beefs up lawsuit against Indian casinos
(4/12/2013)
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther strange is beefing up the state's lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indian's three casinos.
article
Bingo battle heats up as A.G. Luther Strange expands complaint against Poarch Creek (updated)
(4/11/2013)
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange today returned fire against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, lodging a multi-pronged legal attack on the tribe'...
article
Ala. Indian Casino Lawsuit Moves to Federal Court
(4/10/2013)
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has been moved to federal court where the tribe has, using...
article
GOP Washed Campaign Money, Voters Say
(4/10/2013)
(Alabama) -- Alabama Republicans skirted state laws to help Native American political contributors eliminate "non-Indian gaming" and diverted $7.9 million from...
article
Motion seeks dismissal of Ala's Indian casino lawsuit
(4/9/2013)
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is seeking to have Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's case against them thrown out.
article
Poarch Band turns the tables on A.G. Luther Strange in bingo lawsuit
(4/9/2013)
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange’s lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has been moved to federal court where the tribe has, using...
article
Ford files civil suit against AG, governor
(4/6/2013)
(Alabama) -- Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford announced the filing of a civil law suit against Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange during a press conference at Tuskegee...
article
Poarch “Creeks”: Cashing In and Selling Out
(4/5/2013)
(Alabama) -- A recent statement made in the press by council member Robert McGhee of the Poarch Band in Alabama, while being criticized by local county officials who...
article
Wind Creek announces new partnerships, promotion
(4/1/2013)
(Alabama) -- Wondering why an expansive new aquarium in the shape of a lighthouse has suddenly appeared in the bar area of the gaming floor at Wind Creek Casino and...
article
Tuesday deadline for tribal elections
(3/30/2013)
(Alabama) -- Poarch tribal members interested in running for open government seats in the 2013 election are now less than a week away from the deadline, according to...
article
Poarch Creek's bingo empire changed tiny Atmore, insiders say
(3/29/2013)
(Alabama) -- The small town of Atmore has been on the move since the Poarch Band of Creek Indians built Wind Creek, their towering bingo casino, in 2009. Just ask local...
article
Surprised that Creek tribe members get $18,000 checks? Chat with reporter Robert McClendon about it at 10 a.m.
(3/29/2013)
(Alabama) -- When I chatted with a pair of nice ladies from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians last month at the Waffle House in Atmore, I was not surprised to hear that...
article
Tullis to be inducted into HOF
(3/29/2013)
(Alabama) -- Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Council member Eddie L. Tullis will be representing the government category for this year’s class of inductees...
article
AG can take $100,000 from Poarch casinos
(3/28/2013)
(Alabama) -- The Legal Counsel for the State Ethics Commission says Attorney General Luther Strange can keep $100,000 campaign contribution from the Poarch Creek casinos.
article
NIGC: PCI casinos are legal
(3/22/2013)
(Alabama) -- Electronic bingo machines at Wind Creek and other Poarch Creek gaming facilities do not have to follow Alabama’s definition of bingo, a letter from...
article
AG’s Poarch Creek lawsuit a sham?
(3/20/2013)
(Alabama) -- Here is what Attorney General Luther Strange wrote to the lawyers for VictoryLand and Milton McGregor before Strange raided and closed the Macon County...
article
National Indian Gaming Commission, Luther Strange spar over Indian gambling
(3/20/2013)
(Alabama) -- The federal agency that oversees Indian gaming told Alabama's attorney general that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians can operate electronic bingo games...
article
Federal regulator indicates Poarch Creek casinos are legal
(3/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- The federal authority that oversees Indian casinos strongly reinforced to Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange that, despite his recent attempted action...
article
NIGC Confirms Federal Authority Over Poarch Creek Indian Gaming
(3/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- The nation's top federal regulator for Indian gaming has once again confirmed that the Poarch Band of Creek Indian's gaming operations are operating...
article
Poarch Band of Creek Indians: State attacks over how they make money while politicians woo them for their money
(3/17/2013)
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange charges in a lawsuit that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians are guilty of "operating, advancing and profiting from...
article
Video: Watch the Arrest of Muscogee Man Held on Terrorist Threat Charges
(3/14/2013)
(Alabama) -- Save Hickory Ground posted this video of Wayland Gray, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen, and three others being arrested to its Facebook page on March 6.
article
OP/ED: State misguided in attack of Indian casino properties
(3/13/2013)
(Alabama) -- What is wrong with this picture? The State of Alabama (land that I love) is “hell bent” on closing Indian casinos. Due to the closing of non-...
article
Business owners benefit from casino
(3/10/2013)
(Alabama) -- Every Friday morning Julie Fountain, event coordinator and designer at Coley’s Petals and Parties, spends hours designing and perfecting flower...
35 Total Articles on this Issue
Wetumpka Casino
article
Grand Jury Discards Terrorist Charge Against Hickory Ground Protester
(5/7/2013)
(Alabama) -- An Alabama Grand Jury has tossed out a terrorism charge brought by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians against a Muscogee Nation citizen and reduced it to...
1 Article on this Issue
Mining & Drilling
article
Alberta’s resources consultation plan for First Nations is more of the same, bands say
(4/10/2013)
(Alabama) -- Alberta First Nations bands say the province’s latest attempts to reform and manage how industry consults with First Nations on resource developments...
1 Article on this Issue
Victoryland
article
State reveals cost of raid on Victoryland casino
(4/1/2013)
(Alabama) -- As the question concerning the legality of electronic bingo in Alabama lingers, without a court date, we now know more about what the raid at Victoryland...
article
AG Strange Appeals Judge's Decision Not to Step Down in VictoryLand Case
(3/29/2013)
(Alabama) -- The state Attorney General's office is appealing a county judge's decision not to recuse himself from the VictoryLand bingo case.
article
Plight of VictoryLand affects lives
(3/21/2013)
(Alabama) -- The continuous merry-go-round opening and closing of Macon County’s VictoryLand is like a circus. It is a comedic side show of political posturing. It...
article
Inside the Statehouse: VictoryLand continues to be a circus
(3/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- The continuous merry-go-round opening and closing of Macon County’s VictoryLand is like a circus. It is a comedic side show of political posturing. It...
article
Judge won't step aside from Alabama casino case
(3/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- A Macon County judge has refused to step aside from deciding what to do about gambling machines and cash seized from VictoryLand casino in Shorter.
article
VictoryLand reopens pari-mutuel portion of gaming facility
(3/16/2013)
(Alabama) -- Not being able to play on some of the electronic gaming once found at VictoryLand didn’t put a damper on a good time for Phil Moore, who made the...
article
VictoryLand to reopen for simulcast betting, seeks return of bingo machines
(3/15/2013)
(Alabama) -- VictoryLand will reopen for betting on simulcast horse and dog racing on Friday as their lawyers seek the return of electronic bingo machines seized in a...
article
VictoryLand to reopen Friday
(3/14/2013)
(Alabama) -- VictoryLand’s simulcast racing facilities, which include pari-mutuel wagering, will reopen on Friday, an official with the Macon County casino...
8 Total Articles on this Issue
Native Voices
article
Rights vs. Identity: Divisions Run Deep Over Hickory Ground
(3/27/2013)
(Alabama) -- The recent arrest of Wayland Gray, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen, has set off a firestorm of criticism against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
1 Article on this Issue
Other News
article
Native American communities draw thousands to Pow Wow
(5/5/2013)
(Alabama) -- Several Native American tribes gathered in Enterprise May 3-5 for a Pow Wow. The three-day event, hosted by the Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Tribe of Alabama...
article
Sebastian Kitchen: Troy King remains protector of bingo
(5/5/2013)
(Alabama) -- When he was the state’s attorney general, Troy King said he opposed gambling in Alabama but felt amendments to the state’s constitution might...
article
Gambling legislation shelved for session / Sen. Taylor's bills would have increased penalties
(4/30/2013)
(Alabama) -- State Sen. Bryan Taylor’s proposals aimed at increasing penalties against those who own and operate gambling machines in the state of Alabama are...
article
Senate bill would increase penalties for illegal gambling operations
(4/23/2013)
(Alabama) -- Political enthusiasts in Alabama know that one way to stir up a firestorm of debate is to attempt major moves in the area of legal and illegal gambling.
article
Senate panels pass bills to deter gambling
(4/18/2013)
(Alabama) -- After sometimes bitter debate about gambling in Alabama, two different Senate committees approved similar bills Wednesday that would enhance the penalties...
article
Two American Indian Education meetings set in DeKalb County
(4/17/2013)
(Alabama) -- The DeKalb County School System’s native American Indian Education Program will conduct a public hearing at the facilities building in Rainsville on April...
article
Committee approves bill to raise gambling penalties
(4/17/2013)
(Alabama) -- A Senate committee approved a bill that would raise the penalty for promoting gambling, and for possession of an illegal gambling device, from a misdemeanor...
article
Tribal candidates announced
(4/6/2013)
(Alabama) -- The field is now set for the 2013 Poarch Band of Creek Indians tribal elections scheduled to be held June 1. Tuesday marked the deadline for qualifying for...
article
Wind Creek Casino & Hotel launching multimillion dollar 'Wonders of the Gulf' April 1
(3/29/2013)
(Alabama) -- It might sound like an April Fool’s ruse, but Wind Creek Casino & Hotel begins a six-month campaign Monday to distribute as much as $3.4 million...
article
Montgomery construction company to pay $1.15 million to resolve hiring allegation
(3/25/2013)
(Alabama) -- Caddell Construction agreed to pay the United States $1.15 million to resolve allegations that the Montgomery-based company violated the False Claims Act by...
article
Finra: Broker Barred After NFL Clients Lost Millions In Bankrupt Alabama Casino Project
(3/7/2013)
(Alabama) -- The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said it barred a broker who catered to professional athletes from the securities industry after his investment...
article
Piedmont bison farmer inspired by food and culture of his Native American roots
(3/5/2013)
(Alabama) -- Recently, man and beast engaged in a stare-down at D.J. White’s bison farm just outside of Piedmont.
article
Lawsuit to shut down Indian bingo in Alabama is latest shot fired in long-running battle
(2/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- A lawsuit filed today in Elmore County is not Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange’s first attempt to shut down slot-machine-style gambling at...
article
State raids VictoryLand, sues 3 Indian casinos
(2/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- The state moved Tuesday to shut down four casinos it maintains are operating illegally in Alabama, filing suit to close three Indian gaming centers and...
article
Muscogee Creek Nation Chief Negotiates Release Of Tribal Member
(2/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- The of the Muscogee Creek Nation, George Tiger is in Alabama, has negotiated the release of a tribal member from jail.
article
OK man who protested Wetumpka's Creek casino remains in jail
(2/18/2013)
(Alabama) -- The protestor who is accused of making a terrorist threat against the Creek casino in Wetumpka remains in jail after being arrested Friday.
article
Alabama Tribe Opposes School Relocation
(2/8/2013)
(Alabama) -- The possible relocation of an Alabama school has the United Cherokee Ani Yun Wiya Nation, a state recognized tribe, worried about the relocation site.
article
Native American Tribe Opposed to Possible Grissom Location
(2/5/2013)
(Alabama) -- Lowery Hesse, who is vice chief of the United Cherokee Ani-Yun-Wiya Nation says building a new Grissom High School at one proposed site, would be tantamount...
article
Native American tribe opposes proposed relocation of Grissom High School
(2/5/2013)
(Alabama) -- One of North Alabama's Native American tribes has jumped into the debate over the possible relocation of Grissom High School, on Tuesday announcing its...
article
American Indian Climbs Coaching Ladder to the NFL
(1/24/2013)
(Alabama) -- In 1971, James Taylor arrived on the campus of the University of Alabama on a football scholarship. It had been less than a decade since Governor George...
|
visionary sponsor advertisementMost Popular Storiessponsor advertisement |
