Indian GamingEastern Band of Cherokee
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Amended Cherokee casino pact signed by Hicks, Perdue
(North Carolina) -- Gov. Beverly Perdue and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians signed Tuesday an updated edition to its new agreement to allow live-dealer poker and...
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Fate of live dealers hinges on state House
(North Carolina) -- The quest to bring live table games to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino faces a final political hurdle. Both the Governor and N.C. Senate have given...
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Live gaming could be coming to Harrah's Casino
(North Carolina) -- Senators in the N.C. General Assembly last week voted 33-14 in favor of a gambling compact brokered by Governor Bev Perdue and The Eastern Band of...
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Florida Gaming
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Gaming expansion may be back on in Florida
(Florida) -- A recent case from the Florida Supreme Court has put Florida back on the radar screen for the next big push for gaming expansions. The context of the case,...
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Habematolel Pomo
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Upper Lake's new Running Creek Casino to open May 25
(California) -- Lake County's newest casino is opening this week, just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. Running Creek Casino will open to the public at 4 p.m....
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Mashpee Wampanoag
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Taunton casino opponents to meet Wednesday; Council may vote on IGA Thursday
(Massachusetts) -- A group opposed to the proposal to build a tribal casino in East Taunton says it has filed as a ballot committee and plans to hold a public meeting on...
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Niagara Falls Casino
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Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda may face falcon attack on Niagara Falls crossing
(Canada) -- Could a Flying Wallenda meet a flying falcon? There’s a “good possibility’’ a pair of nesting falcons at Niagara Falls could attack...
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Wallenda abruptly cancels final practice
(New York) -- Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda, who will be crossing the Falls between the U.S. and Canada on June 15, has been holding his practice sessions open to the...
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Online Legislation
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HENDERSON: Republicans vs. Democrats – A Chronology of Online Gambling Decisions Part 1
(Washington D.C.) -- This is the first in series of special articles on the U.S. political landscape and Internet gambling as we approach the upcoming Presidential...
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HENDERSON: Republicans vs. Democrats – A Chronology of Online Gambling Decisions Part 2
(Washington D.C.) -- If regulated gambling is on a list of election issues, many gamblers are still somewhat confused who to vote for. To that end, we will look at the...
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Wampanoag Aquinnah
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Aquinnah unveil Southeastern Massachusetts casino design
(Massachusetts) -- The State of Massachusetts Casino Gaming Bill calls for three casinos in the state, not four. It also designates that the Southeastern Region set...
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Freetown, Lakeville residents speak out against Aquinnah casino proposal at forum
(Massachusetts) -- The lengthy forum at a packed Apponequet Regional High School auditorium was hosted by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah, on Tuesday, May 22,...
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Wampanoag Tribe affirms earlier vote on Vineyard casino
(Massachusetts) -- At a general membership meeting on Sunday, members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) affirmed a May 6 vote to use their long unfinished...
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Other News
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Gaming Brings Prosperity to Tribes
(New Mexico) -- Many Americans ask this question as they step out of a casino. They question the benefits of the industry. If you’re one of those people, prepare...
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Big Lagoon Rancheria set to open gaming facility on reservation
(California) -- The Big Lagoon Rancheria will open a casino on its reservation in north California, according to a press release.
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WinnaVegas teeming with life after floods
(Iowa) -- Flood waters caused the WinnaVegas Casino to close its doors for forty days. "Lot of commotion. Everybody was pretty stressed and worried about what was...
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Largest Install of PowerPlay Bonusing Technology in the World
(Connecticut) -- With the second largest slot floor in the Unites States, Mohegan Sun recently completed one of the largest modifications to an existing gaming floor in...
5/22/2012
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Perdue, Cherokee ink new tribal gaming compact
(North Carolina) -- Gov. Bev Perdue has signed a revised deal with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians that will allow the tribe to offer live dealers at its casinos.
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Miccosukee Casino Ripping Off Winners? Gamblers Sue The Tribe For Bingo Taxes
(Florida) -- Miami husband-and-wife John Ricone and Francys Tolon-Ricone were apparently wielding a hot blotter when they played bingo at the Miccosukee Resort &...
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Last-Ditch Effort To Block Planned Rohnert Park Casino
(California) -- A last-ditch effort is underway to stop the Graton Rancheria Indians from beginning construction on a huge casino / hotel project just west of Highway...
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Casino opponents dominate the floor at Freetown, Lakeville forum
(Massachusetts) -- Questions ranging from traffic and property values to tribal sovereignty, along with anti-casino sentiments, dominated a forum for a resort casino in...
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Chat Thursday with CEO of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
(Connecticut) -- Join us Thursday at noon on theday.com for a live reader web chat with, Mitchell Etess, Chief Executive Officer of the Mohegan Gaming Authority. Etess...
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A shot at the slots: Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation hopes to expand bingo hall under gambling sector expansion
(Ontario) -- The expansion of Ontario’s gambling sector is news Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation (Rat Portage) has waited 18 years to hear.
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HARROP: Welcome to the United States of Gambling
(Iowa) -- A surprising fact: Gamblers spent more last year at commercial casinos in Indiana than they did at non-Indian casinos in all but three other states — not...
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Toddler locked in motel room while mom gambled, police say
(Washington) -- The mother accused of abandoning her 3-year-old son in a motel room in order to gamble at a Fife casino heads to court Tuesday. The 22-year-old woman and...
5/21/2012
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Casinos and American-Indian Health
(Wisconsin) -- The influence of casinos on American Indian politics culture — and American culture more generally — has often been debated. But a new study...
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Obama Administration Weighs In On Online Poker Regulation [sub req]
(Washington D.C.) -- For the second time in six months, the Obama administration has signaled that it is up to states to decide whether to permit certain forms of...
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Reno's Silver Legacy casino in bankruptcy protection
(Reno) -- With a big push from Northern California's Indian casinos, one of Reno's largest casinos has fallen into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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County likely to set public meeting on Rohnert Park casino; critics file lawsuit
(California) -- Sonoma County supervisors today will consider giving the public a chance to weigh in on the impacts of an Indian casino next to Rohnert Park that is in...
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Tribe’s liquor-license hearing delayed
(California) -- A three-day public hearing that was set to begin today on the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ request for an expansion of the liquor license at...
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Religious, anti-gambling groups push back on casino amendment
(New York) -- Saying that opening the state’s doors to full-fledged casinos would cause more harm than good, a coalition of religious and anti-gambling advocates...
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Taunton casino opponents to meet Wednesday; Council may vote on IGA Thursday
(Massachusetts) -- A group opposed to the proposal to build a tribal casino in East Taunton says it has filed as a ballot committee and plans to hold a public meeting on...
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Aquinnah tribe to detail casino plans in Lakeville
(Massachusetts) -- Residents will finally get a look at the proposed tribal casino Tuesday when the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe rolls out detailed plans at a 6 p.m. meeting...
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Connecticut’s Tribal Giants Lag As U.S. Casinos Report Recovery [sub req'd]
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut’s giant tribal casinos continue to see revenue sink, even as the rest of the U.S. gaming industry moves into recovery mode after a...
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Proposed Lansing casino meets roadblocks
(Michigan) -- A proposed casino in downtown Lansing continues to face hurdles in its approved construction, following a letter from the Michigan Department of Attorney...
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Grand Falls Not Concerned With Possible SF Casino
(South Dakota) -- The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe wants to build a casino in Sioux Falls. The tribe has approached city officials about a plan to build a 100,000 square...
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Previously sealed records show Remington Park has ties to company recommended to operate Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
(Oklahoma) -- A company formed two weeks ago as part of an effort to take over operations at the Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre has ties to Remington Park and its owner...
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Hard Rock Officials Celebrate Milestone
(Oklahoma) -- The largest gaming and entertainment destination in northeast Oklahoma is one step closer to adding more hotel rooms, entertainment options and amenities.
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Rincon tribe joins economic development group
(California) -- The Rincon Band of Mission Indians, a Valley Center tribe, announced a $40,000 donation to a group of North County government and business leaders that...
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Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse opens at Harrah’s Cherokee
(North Carolina) -- Ruth’s Chris Steak House opens its doors on Monday, May 21 to guests of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel in Cherokee, NC.
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