Indian GamingBroken Arrow Casino
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Developers push NIGC to reconsider Kialegee land issue
(Oklahoma) -- Developers for the Red Clay Casino released a letter they sent to the National Indian Gaming Commission. The document is a “Request for...
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Kialegees asking gaming agency to reconsider Broken Arrow casino
(Oklahoma) -- Now that the owners of Broken Arrow property where a casino has been proposed are members of the Wetumka-based Kialegee Tribal Town, the tribe is asking...
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Okla. mayor under fire over casino resigns
(Oklahoma) -- The mayor of Broken Arrow will step down from that post but remain on the City Council. Mike Lester said in a statement on the city's website that his...
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Tribe behind Broken Arrow casino project fighting back on several fronts
(Oklahoma) -- The Native American tribe trying to build a casino in Broken Arrow has launched a counter-offensive after losing two battles, one in federal court and one...
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California Online
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COLUMN: Will Broke California Legalize Online Poker or Sports Betting?
(California) -- California is broke and struggling to pay its bills on time. Many of its politicians would rather “kick the can down the road” than risk...
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Dairyland Casino
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Menominee Tribe Cancels Contract With KMD Consulting on $800 Million Wisconsin Casino
(Wisconsin) -- The Menominee Indian Tribe and KMD Consulting Inc. of California have “mutually agreed” to sever a $800 million deal on a planned casino, the...
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Dowagiac Casino
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Four Winds Dowagiac casino proposal headed to Pokagon Township Board
(Michigan) -- A June 13 vote by the Pokagon Township Board is the next step in the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ plans to develop its third casino gaming...
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Eastern Band of Cherokee
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Dealer games at Cherokee Indian casino possible
(North Carolina) -- Live dealer games at the Cherokee Indian casino in western North Carolina moved one step closer to reality Thursday when the state House gave initial...
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House backs gambling changes to aid casino
(North Carolina) -- A divided state House is supporting changes to North Carolina gambling laws that will allow live table games at the Cherokee Indian casino.
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NC House prepares for Cherokee gambling vote
(North Carolina) -- House Republicans preparing for a key vote to allow expanded gambling at the Cherokee Indian casino in western North Carolina are getting lobbied...
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State House gives nod to new Cherokee casinos and Las Vegas-style games
(North Carolina) -- With echoes of the contentious state lottery debate, the N.C. House gave initial approval Thursday to legislation allowing new casinos and Las Vegas-...
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Foxwoods
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Chief of tribal police dept. resigns
(Connecticut) -- The chief of police for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in Connecticut has resigned amid questions about his department's ability to take on a...
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Chief of tribal police dept. resigns amid questions about expanded Foxwoods role
(Connecticut) -- A Connecticut tribe is moving to give its own police department a larger role inside its Foxwoods Resort Casino, but several former department employees...
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Hard Rock
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Hard Rock International teams up to build a $275 million 'racino' gaming facility at Northfield Park
(Ohio) -- A central Ohio judge on May 30 dismissed a lawsuit from an antigambling policy group challenging the addition of slots-like machines to the state’s seven...
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Mashpee Wampanoag
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Bureau of Indian Affairs Moves Forward with Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s Application for Land in Trust
(Massachusetts) -- Chairman Cedric Cromwell of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe announced today that the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is moving forward with its review...
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Bureau of Indian Affairs reviews Mashpee land-in-trust application
(Massachusetts) -- The Bureau of Indian Affairs has taken a step in reviewing the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s federal land-in-trust application, which includes the...
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Mashpee’s Land-Into-Trust Under BIA Review
(Massachusetts) -- The end of May finds the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe two steps closer to realizing its dream of having an acknowledged homeland and pursuing economic...
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Taunton City Council backs casino accord
(Massachusetts) -- With less than two weeks until voters have their say on the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s proposal to build a casino in East Taunton, the City...
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Taunton City Council OKs casino deal
(Massachusetts) -- The Taunton City Council approved a deal that will pay the city upwards of $13 million per year, possibly more, should the Mashpee Wampanoag get all...
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Mohegan Sun
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Mohegan Sun has grills blazing for inaugural BBQ Fest
(Connecticut) -- Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the Nut Lady, a beef jerky hut, the henna tattoo place, the musical group Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds! Yes,...
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Pechanga Casino
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New executive chef rethinks resort’s restaurants
(California) -- It wasn't exactly death by chocolate, but Duane Owen's first week as executive chef at Pechanga Resort & Casino came at a challenging time.
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Wampanoag Aquinnah
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Aquinnah vow not to give up on casino
(Massachusetts) -- Blaming Freetown's negative vote on its casino proposal on a “poorly written” law that contains “unreasonable timelines,”...
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Decisive Vote in Freetown Stacks Odds Against Tribe Casino Plan
(Massachusetts) -- The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) hit another roadblock in its effort to build a casino this week after Freetown voters overwhelmingly...
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Freetown rejects casino, Lakeville votes Saturday
(Massachusetts) -- All eyes are on Lakeville after Freetown voters rejected plans unveiled by the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe for a casino resort in the area. The vote was...
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LETTER: Who would vote 'yes' to uncertainty?
(Massachusetts) -- My husband and I live on and own property which directly abutts the land where the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe wants to build their ”world class...
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Steve Urbon: How not to sell a casino plan
(Massachusetts) -- Casino opponents in Foxboro were happily giving away their CasiNO signs to people in other towns when Freetown voters rejected a casino there by a 3-1...
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Other News
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Federal Officials Shut Down 26 Bus Operators
(New York) -- Federal transportation officials citing serious safety concerns announced on Thursday that they had ordered the shutdown of 26 bus operators, many of them...
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Area schools, municipalities receive 2 percent funds from tribe
(Michigan) -- Representatives for Arenac County, local school districts, and local governments filled the Saganing Tribal Center Thursday, May 31, as the Saginaw...
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Jason W. Nichols appointed Deputy Director of Arizona Indian Gaming Association
(Arizona) -- The Arizona Indian Gaming Association (AIGA) announced today that Jason W. Nichols has accepted the position of Deputy Director of AIGA. Nichols had...
5/30/2012
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Switch to sports bar sought for Kialegee casino site
(Oklahoma) -- The Kialegee Tribal Town and developers for a stalled gaming facility in Broken Arrow are asking Chief U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell to lift an...
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With tweaks, Cherokee gambling compact moves to House floor
(North Carolina) -- A gambling compact between the state and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is headed for a full House vote after lawmakers added a provision...
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Freetown Voters Come Out Against Wampanoag Casino
(Massachusetts) -- In a special town vote in the town of Freetown Tuesday night, voters rejected the plans for a proposed Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) casino....
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Study outlines casino benefits, drawbacks
(Massachusetts) -- A Mashpee Wampanoag casino would be valued at $594 million and could generate as much as $16.4 million in property taxes annually if it were a...
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County Enforcement Efforts Against Tribe Could Violate Federal Law
(California) -- The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), the federal agency charged with oversight of gaming on Indian lands, has warned the County of San Diego...
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California lawmakers vote for legalizing sports betting
(California) -- A bill that could pave the way for betting on sports in California was approved Tuesday by the state Senate. Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood) said he...
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Tanger picked to operate outlet mall at Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- A Greensboro, N.C.-based company that owns and operates dozens of shopping centers across the country, including one in Westbrook, will partner on the...
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Whole new game for reincarnated Point Casino
(Washington) -- Modernity guides the new 52,000-square-foot Point Casino. Gone are the red and pink walls, outdated light fixtures and aged carpet of the old Point...
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ANALYSIS: Internet Gaming and Indian Country: The Trends and the Strategies [reg req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- For most of the twentieth century, gambling in the United States was confined to the State of Nevada. Much has changed in the last twenty-five years...
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Mayor resigns in wake of NIGC casino ruling
(Oklahoma) -- As of 8 a.m. May 29, Mike Lester resigned his seat as the Mayor. Lester was elected to City Council in April 2007 and has served as mayor since 2009.
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Tribe designates more than $540,000 for roads
(Michigan) -- Road repair and school technology are among the highlights of projects to be funded by communities’ share of Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal gaming...
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Man left child for 7 hours while at Mohegan Sun, police say
(Connecticut) -- State police have arrested a Waterbury man accused of leaving his infant son alone in a car for seven hours as he was inside the Mohegan Sun Casino.
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Gaming fund grants $740,000 to county, city
(California) -- A committee of city, county and Chumash tribal representatives approved nearly $740,000 in grants Friday for Buellton and Santa Barbara County as part of...
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California Senate passes framework for sports betting
(California) -- The California state Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would legalize sports betting in California if federal law is also...
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Freetown voters reject Aquinnah casino proposal by a wide margin
(Massachusetts) -- Voters resoundingly rejected a nonbinding referendum, which could have potentially made the town a host community to a $167 million resort casino off...
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Taunton City Council sets new date for budget, casino meetings
(Massachusetts) -- The mayor’s budget presentation and the City Council’s discussion of the casino agreement between Taunton and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe...
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U.S. Department of the Interior approves Ione Band of Miwok Indians’ fee-to-trust application
(California) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior approved the casino and land fee-to-trust application of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians on Friday, May 25, clearing...
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Court set to hear Twin River lawsuit
(Rhode Island) -- Court proceedings are set to begin tomorrow on the Narragansett Indian tribe's challenge of a statewide ballot question involving expanded gambling...
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Casino bill making its way through the House
(North Carolina) -- The House Appropriations subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources Committee just passed S 582, which would allow the Eastern Band of Cherokees...
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Proposed Muskegon County tribal casino operator plans to file complaint
(Michigan) -- The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is making preparations to file a complaint concerning the tribe’s growing concern about petitions being circulated...
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Casino supporters push ahead
(Wisconsin) -- The developers behind casino proposals in Beloit and Rockford, Ill., both say they’ll move ahead with plans no matter who gets the green light first...
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Broken Arrow mayor steps down amid Kialegee casino controversy
(Oklahoma) -- Broken Arrow Mayor Mike Lester, who has taken heat over allegations that he was not forthcoming about his knowledge of a proposed Indian casino, announced...
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