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Indian Tribes Don’t Agree on Online Poker
In Thursday’s well-attended online poker hearing before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, various tribes couldn’t come to agreement on whether or not internet poker would be good for tribal governments.  Indian Country Online5/30/2013
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DISCUSSION: The Off-Reservation Internet Gaming Debate: International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) Discussion
(USA) -- Some believe that from a US Constitutional perspective, Tribal sovereignty perspective, as well as a State and Federal regulatory perspective, that US Tribes...
5/29/2013
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United We Stand / A divided Indian Country threatens tribal entry into the online gaming market
(USA) -- American Indian leaders in the Midwest and Eastern United States are stepping up efforts to form interstate internet coalitions in an effort to leverage tribal...
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Business Matters / Alliances vary in their approach to online wagering
(Wisconsin) -- The three tribal founders of Tribal Internet Gaming Alliance (TIGA)—the Red Cliff, St. Croix and Lac du Flambeau bands of Lake Superior Chippewa...
5/28/2013
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James Maida, Gaming Laboratories International, to Deliver Keynote Address at Indian Country Online: The 2013 Congress
(California) -- James Maida, President & CEO of Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), the world's leading technical consulting and independent certification...
5/27/2013
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James Maida, Gaming Laboratories International, To Deliver Keynote Address at Indian Country Online: The 2013 Congress
(California) -- James Maida, President & CEO of Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), the world’s leading technical consulting and independent certification...
5/22/2013
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INTERVIEW: Victor Rocha Talks on Tribes and U.S. Regulation
(California) -- Becky Liggero chats with Victor Rocha of Pechanga.net at GiGse 2013. Rocha explains his role with the American tribes and provides an update on the...
5/21/2013
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Tribes Need To Begin Forming Internet Alliances, Panel Says [sub req'd]
(Minnesota) -- American Indians should move to establish interstate Internet coalitions before Congress legalizes online poker and other games, a panel of tribal leaders...
5/7/2013
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Tribal Regulators Tackle Steep Learning Curve On Online Gambling [sub req'd]
(USA) -- Regulators for American Indian tribes with casinos are undergoing an intense education on Internet gambling in anticipation of launching online poker, but their...
4/29/2013
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Agenda released for Victor Rocha's online gaming conference
(California) -- The agenda has been set for Indian Country Online, the first-ever conference dedicated to Internet gaming in Indian Country. Victor Rocha, the owner of...
4/22/2013
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BLOG: Top-10 brick-and-mortar and online gambling partnerships to watch in the U.S.
(USA) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation announced today that Foxwoods Resort Casino has selected GameAccount Network to provide online gambling software, should...
4/16/2013
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States, Tribes Diverge On Compacting Online Poker [sub req'd]
(USA) -- Tribal-state gambling compacts could hinder efforts by American Indian tribes in the Southwest and Washington State from entering the emerging online poker...
4/10/2013
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Oklahoma, Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes Ink Deal for International, Real-Money Casino Website
(Oklahoma) -- On April 5, the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes took down their free-play Internet gaming site PokerTribes.com after the State of Oklahoma refuted their...
4/8/2013
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Tribal Groups Seek Fast Track For U.S. Internet Poker [sub. req'd]
(USA) -- American Indian tribes are meeting this week in California and Wisconsin to discuss launching interstate Internet gambling websites in an effort to beat...
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Internet gaming ‘not allowed in Oklahoma’
(Oklahoma) -- The Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma have settled an ongoing dispute with the state by removing an internet gaming site which, the governor's...
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Saginaw Chippewa Tribe Establishes Free Online Casino
(Michigan) -- Latest tribal casino gambling news out of the US indicates a fresh partnership between Michigan’s Soaring Eagle Casino and Australian gaming...
4/7/2013
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Oklahoma Tribe to Launch Real-Money Online Gambling Site
(Oklahoma) -- Earlier this week, it was revealed that New Mexico’s Navajo Nation was negotiating a new gaming compact with the state that would effectively prevent...
4/5/2013
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PORTER: Why Tribes Should Oppose Internet Gaming
(New York) -- Congress is now considering the legalization of gambling over the Internet. Indian country, which has invested billions of dollars in traditional “...
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Nevada Shoshone online casino to go global
(Nevada) -- Chief William Bills, of the Shoshone Nation of Nevada, and Gerry Gionet, founder of GEObet Network, have signed a further extension to the exploratory deal...
4/4/2013
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Tribal Conference to Address Online Gambling
(California) -- Indian tribes are expected to play key roles in online gambling schemes throughout various states and will hold a conference in June to discuss the issue.
4/3/2013
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Pechanga.net To Host First iGaming Conference
(California) -- Native news site Pechanga.net is hosting its first conference dedicated to iGaming for Indian tribes. “Indian Country Online: The 2013 Congress...
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Soaring Eagle online to be ‘play for free’ site
(Michigan) -- The Soaring Eagle Casino’s planned online gaming site won’t take real bets for real money unless Congress acts to legalize online gaming in the...
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BLOG: Native American Tribes Look to Online Gambling
(USA) -- As more states move towards the legalisation of online poker, it seems that Native American tribes are considering joining together to form their own online...
4/1/2013
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Soaring Eagle could head online
(Michigan) -- The Soaring Eagle Casino could be adding an online component soon, according to a press release from one of the Mt. Pleasant casino’s vendors.
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Native American Casinos To Create Online Poker Network?
(USA) -- Whether state by state run online poker operations in the US would garner a big enough player pool to be lucrative has continued to be a concern for potential...
3/31/2013
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Report: Native American Tribes Considering Online Poker Coalitions
(USA) -- Native American tribes are looking at working together to provide online poker and other casino games, according to a recent report.
3/27/2013
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Tribal Coalitions Being Formed For Internet Poker [sub req'd]
(Arizona) -- American Indian tribes gathering this week in Phoenix, Arizona, are expressing an increased desire to begin establishing interstate coalitions for the...
3/12/2013
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Tribal Turmoil / Disagreements about online gaming roil tribal gaming universe
(USA) -- The issue of online gaming has split land-based casinos into separate camps. Whether Native American or commercial, the existing bricks-and-mortar casinos haven...
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GROS: Tribal Crossroads: Online gaming in Indian Country
(Las Vegas) -- As I wrote the online gaming piece for this year’s Tribal Government Gaming, I was fascinated by the divide in Indian Country about the subject.
3/4/2013
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CARELTON: Internet Gaming on Indian Lands
(California) -- With no federal Internet gaming bill on the horizon, state legislatures are again focused on whether and to what extent Internet gaming will be permitted...
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RED HORSE: “Offense” is Tribal Online Gaming Battle Cry at WIGC
(California) -- As I entered another year’s session of the annual Western Indian Gaming Conference (WIGC) held at Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa early last month...
2/25/2013
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Tribes Consider Legal Gamble On Internet Poker Launch [sub req'd]
(California) -- At least two tribal groups are considering launching Internet poker operations via servers based on tribal lands, a move that could give Indian gaming a...
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Tribes Willing To Work With Reid On Internet Poker [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- As states move to legalize online wagering, a growing number of American Indian tribes are becoming convinced it is in their best interests to...
1/17/2013
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New Senate Chairwoman An Unknown Quantity On Indian Gaming [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- As the first woman to lead the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington State enjoys substantial support in the tribal...
12/21/2012
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Stakes rise for online gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- Legalization of online gambling is coming, industry experts agree, and some say it will happen in the next few years.
12/10/2012
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Canada's Tribal Online Casino Is Legally Sound
(Saskatchewan) -- Based in the Tsuu T’ina Nation in southern Alberta, Canada, the GEObet Tribal Gambling Network launched the first online gambling casino for real...
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GEObet, Northern Bear Casino Defend Online Gaming Site in Face of Scrutiny From Canadian Government
(Saskatchewan) -- The aboriginal-owned GEObet Tribal Gambling Network, an online gaming enterprise based in the Tsuu T’ina Nation in southern Alberta, Canada,...
11/18/2012
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Mapping the FUTURE
(Las Vegas) -- When France declared war on Germany in September of 1939, nothing really happened for awhile. What followed was nine months of “sitzkreig,” a sitting war...
11/11/2012
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Seattle companies bet big on legal online gambling
(Washington) -- Seattle’s becoming the new Barbary Coast. First it legalizes marijuana. Next it’s likely to become the hub for online gambling. The city...
10/29/2012
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American Indian Tribes Back NIGC Role In Internet Poker [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Jamie Hummingbird, chairman of the National Tribal Gaming Commissioners and gaming commission director for the Cherokee Nation, discusses the role...
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BROADMAN: The Shifting Sands Of Tribal Internet Gaming
(Washington) -- As we barrel toward the election, the outcome of the presidential election promises to affect federal online poker legislation, and therefore tribal...
10/17/2012
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Talks Romney, Carcieri, Internet Gaming and Indians
(Washington D.C.) -- Harry Reid, the Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate since January 2007, keeps copies of The Good Fight, his 1998 book about the history of his...
10/9/2012
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G2E: Internet Gaming Is Inevitable, but Many Questions Remain
(Las Vegas) -- Internet gaming was the hot topic at the Global Gaming Expo again this year, but how and when it will be regulated is still anybody’s guess.
10/7/2012
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United States: At Long Last, Tribal i-Gaming Is On! (Well, Sort Of….)
(USA) -- Over the past several years, a major topic of discussion at virtually every gaming conference in the United States has centered on one statement: "The...
9/30/2012
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Saskatchewan First Nations and GEObet Discuss Online Gaming
(Saskatchewan) -- First Nations are looking increasingly toward online gaming as a potential moneymaker for their members, and the aboriginal-owned GEObet Gambling...
9/24/2012
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Tribes Discuss Preparedness for Internet Gaming at NIGA Mid-Year Conference
(Florida) -- Many of the 184 tribes that are members of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) gathered last week at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in...
9/22/2012
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Yaqui casino first to offer Internet gaming
(Arizona) -- A southern Arizona tribe has become the first in the state -- and possibly the nation -- to offer Internet gaming. The Pascua Yaqui's Casino del Sol...
9/21/2012
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BLOG: Tribes Concerned About Online Casino Gaming
(Minnesota) -- The Shakopee Mdewakanton are concerned, as are American Indian tribes across the nation. They are worried about the influence that online casinos might...
9/20/2012
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Indians look to Internet / Tribes prepare in case online gambling gets OK
(Florida) -- When it comes to gambling success, most Indian tribes don't come close to matching the Seminoles — so the prospect of making money at the push of...
9/4/2012
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Kumeyaay Nation’s Golden Acorn Casino Partners With DoubleDown Casino
(California) -- The Campo, California-based Golden Acorn Casino & Travel Center, owned and operated by the Kumeyaay Nation, will host the free-play DoubleDown Casino...
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Finding the Path to I-Gaming Success at BMM’s Workshop
(California) -- If you’ve ever been to a conference series, whether put on by a trade show or other professional organization, you know how some sessions can feel...
9/3/2012
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Dave Palermo: Much interest, little consensus on Internet at Shakopee meeting
(Minnesota) -- The fact more than 200 tribal leaders, lawyers, lobbyists and vendors gathered Aug. 22 at Mystic Lakes, Minn., to discuss Internet gambling speaks volumes...
8/30/2012
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Plank in GOP platform urges 'prohibition' of Web gaming
(Florida) -- A plank in the Republican platform, approved earlier this week at the party's national convention in Tampa, calls for a "prohibition" on...
8/29/2012
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Dave Palermo: No leadership from tribal federal regulatory on Internet gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- A failure by the top federal regulator for American Indian casinos to take a leadership role on Internet wagering annoys tribal leaders who fear...
8/28/2012
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Second Thoughts / Tribal views on internet gambling continue to evolve as online legislation looms
(California) -- Just days after his election as chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association in January 2010, Danny Tucker, chairman of the Sycuan Band...
8/18/2012
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The Arrival: Tribal Gaming, Nevada and the Future of Online Play
(USA) -- The long-awaited arrival of regulated Nevada and Delaware Internet gaming is bringing some uncertainty to the gaming industry. How will it affect traditional...
8/12/2012
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Casino's foray into online gaming draws publicity - good and bad
(Arizona) -- Casino del Sol is offering players a way to try their luck at slot machines without leaving their desks. In a partnership with a game developer, the Tucson-...
7/31/2012
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Senate Committee examines Indian Gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, held an oversight hearing on Regulation of Tribal...
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Tribes Fear Online Poker Legalization will Destroy Casino Business
(Washington D.C.) -- The revision of the ban on internet gambling is quite possibly a nightmare for many U.S. Indian tribes, who fear that it could destroy their $28...
7/30/2012
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IGT brings DoubleDown app to US casino
(Arizona) -- In the US, IGT has teamed up with Casino Del Sol Resort in Arizona to bring the DoubleDown Casino app to the operator’s website for casino players.
7/27/2012
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SEN. AKAKA: Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing on regulation of tribal gaming:
(Washington D.C.) -- I call this hearing of the Committee on Indian Affairs to order. Aloha, and welcome to the Committee's oversight hearing on the Regulation of...
7/26/2012
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Casino Del Sol Becomes First U.S. Casino to Offer DoubleDown Online Gaming
(Arizona) -- The Pascua Yaqui-owned Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona has become the first land-based casino anywhere in the United States—as well as the first...
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IGT's DoubleDown Casino Partners with Casino Del Sol Resort in Ariz.
(Las Vegas) -- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), the global leader in driving technology innovations in the gaming industry today announced that Casino Del Sol...
7/23/2012
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Tribes Warming To Federal Poker Legislation [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- More American Indian tribes are slowly, if reluctantly, warming to a federal scheme to regulate Internet poker as opposed to letting individual...
5/30/2012
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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...
5/19/2012
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Considerations for Indian Tribes Seeking to Conduct Intrastate Internet Gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- With federal internet gaming legislation apparently unlikely in the near future, many Indian tribal governments are considering the prospect of...
5/17/2012
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WEBSTER: Considerations for Indian Tribes Seeking to Conduct Intrastate Internet Gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- With federal internet gaming legislation apparently unlikely in the near future, many Indian tribal governments are considering the prospect of...
5/14/2012
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Vegas casinos gamble on online partners with a past
(Las Vegas) -- To prime itself for the U.S. debut of legal online poker, MGM Resorts International, owner of such Las Vegas Strip monuments as the MGM Grand, the...
4/28/2012
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Chairman Stevens Talks Internet Gaming and Economic Development
(Washington D.C.) -- I know firsthand that trying to keep up with National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) Chairman Ernie Stevens Jr.’s pace at a trade show is...
4/24/2012
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Tribal Gaming will be Hot Topic at GiGse This Week
(California) -- Tribal gaming and the impact tribal casino operators will have on how igaming is legislated in North America will be a hot topic at GiGse this week....
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Tribal Internet Gaming Will Be a Hot Topic at GiGse Global Gaming Summit
(California) -- Tribal Internet gaming (igaming) and how it is legislated in North America will be a hot topic at GiGse, a global igaming summit and expo held this week...
4/7/2012
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GiGse: Tribal leaders discuss how to ensure tribal sovereignty is applied to internet gaming bills
(California) -- While the US gaming industry prepares for the legalization of internet gaming, whether at state or Federal level, the big question for the Indian Country...
4/5/2012
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BLOG: Native American Casinos Considering Online Gambling
(California) -- The potential for online gambling legalization in the United States may as well prevent hundreds from going to jail for such atrocities as spinning a...
4/4/2012
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Tribes Anxious, Uncertain Over Internet Gambling Legislation [sub req'd]
(California) -- Anxiety and uncertainty continue to plague American Indian tribes seeking to both take advantage of the anticipated legalization of Internet wagering...
4/2/2012
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NIGA Workshops WIll Focus on Internet Gaming
(California) -- Every year, the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) provides workshops at its convention to help attendees improve their respective gaming...
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States and Feds Race to Get Internet Gaming Legislation; Indian Country Must Be Prepared
(Washington D.C.) -- Gaming experts have an urgent message for indigenous leaders: Federal legislation to legalize online gaming is coming, and if you want to protect...
3/31/2012
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Internet Gaming, Taxation And Regulatory Review Top NIGA 2012 Agenda
(California) -- Internet gaming will be a hot topic at the Indian Gaming 2012 Tradeshow & Convention, the annual meeting of the National Indian Gaming Association (...
3/6/2012
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American Indian tribes cautious on online gambling
(Las Vegas) -- Leaders who run casinos for Indian tribes told regulators and companies on Tuesday that they won't support new laws involving online gambling unless...
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Indian tribes concerned about state efforts on online poker
(Las Vegas) -- American Indian tribes may not benefit from state-regulated online poker laws. While seemingly everyone at iGaming North America was busy wondering if and...
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Online Bills Pose Hurdles For Tribes [sub req]
(Las Vegas) -- Californian and federal proposals to permit and tax Internet wagering pose legal and regulatory obstacles to American Indian tribes seeking a share of the...
2/20/2012
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Tribal Gaming Could Suffer if Intrastate Online Poker Gets its Way
(USA) -- Whilst everyone is busying themselves wondering if and when online poker may be legalized on an intra-state basis, there are reports in the casino gambling news...
2/15/2012
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ANALYSIS: Online Poker Laws On State Level Could Hurt Tribal Interests
(Washington D.C.) -- Online Poker Laws On State Level Could Hurt Tribal InterestsThe recent oversight hearing before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs made it clear...
2/14/2012
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BONO-MACK/AKAKA: Failing to consult with stakeholders on Internet gaming is an unacceptable gamble
(Washington D.C.) -- As Congress debates whether to legalize Internet gaming, it’s important to guarantee that Native American tribes are dealt a fair and honest...
2/11/2012
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DoJ Revised Opinion Raises Concerns of Native Tribes
(Washington D.C.) -- In November, 2011 the Indian Affairs Committee held a Senate meeting to discuss native concerns about legalized online gambling in the U.S.
2/10/2012
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Congress Urged To Protect Tribal Access To Internet Gambling [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Unless Congress moves aggressively to regulate Internet gambling in the wake of a December 23 opinion by the Department of Justice, the future of...
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Dean: Regulate Online Gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- The dean of the University of New Mexico’s Law School on Thursday urged Congress to establish a federal law that regulates Internet gambling...
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Gambling's move online likely to cost tribes
(Washington D.C.) -- Indian tribes that have made billions of dollars from legalized gambling stand the most to lose as gaming migrates to the Internet, experts told...
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Senate Commitee on Indian Affairs Hearing Identifies Internet Gaming as a Threat to Federally Authorized Casino Gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, held an oversight hearing yesterday to discuss the...
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Senate Committee Hearing Focuses on What Wire Act Opinion Means for Indian Tribes
(Washington D.C.) -- Poker got its first public attention on Capitol Hill for 2012 on Thursday with a second hearing in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Following...
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Senate Hearing On Online Poker and Gambling Concludes
(Washington D.C.) -- Senate Hearing on Online Poker and Gambling ConcludesThe United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held its second hearing on internet...
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee takes up Internet gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on Thursday to discuss Internet gaming. Last year, the Department of Justice released an opinion...
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Tribes could lose out on Internet gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- Indian tribes that have made billions of dollars from legalized gambling stand the most to lose as gaming migrates to the Internet, experts told...
2/9/2012
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Expansion of Net Gambling Worries Indian Tribes
(Washington D.C.) -- A Senate committee on Thursday debated a controversial Justice Department opinion that some legal experts and gambling supporters say has opened the...
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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Ponders Internet Gaming in Wake of DOJ Opinion
(Washington D.C.) -- A convergence of gaming industry minds on Capitol Hill Thursday afternoon featured discussion on how tribes would be affected by a looming Internet...
2/8/2012
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Internet gambling bill to keep out Indian casino gambling
(Utah) -- Gambling via the Internet is already illegal in Utah, but state law needs to specifically say that to pre-empt federal law from letting on-line gaming slip in...
2/7/2012
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Banning Internet gambling would keep Indian casinos out of Utah, lawmaker says
(Utah) -- A House committee delayed voting on a bill Tuesday requiring Internet service providers to block online gambling sites while the financial impact is determined.
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Internet gambling bill stalled over potential cost
(Utah) -- Rep. Stephen Sandstrom's effort to make sure Internet gambling is banned in the state has been put on hold. The House Law Enforcement Committee chose to...
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Panel Set For Senate Hearing On Online Poker and Gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- Panel Set For Senate Hearing On Online Poker and GamingThe United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has announced the panel of witnesses...
2/2/2012
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Best Chance Yet For Internet Gambling Bill Is 2012 [sub req'd]
(California) -- Even though it remains unlikely Congress will pass an Internet gambling bill this year, 2012 presents the best chance yet for online wagering legislation...
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California Unmoved By DoJ Ruling [sub req'd]
(California) -- Suspicion and contempt may be the best way to describe how California tribal gaming officials regard the December 23 opinion on Internet gambling by the...
1/25/2012
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COLUMN: Online Gambling Door Open For States
(New Mexico) -- In case you missed it – and you may have because of the press of the holidays – the U.S. Justice Department issued an opinion Dec. 23 that...
1/17/2012
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Poker Players Say Website Stole and Cheated
(California) -- High-stakes poker players claim that UltimateBet stole $20 million from "crooked" online poker games by exploiting security flaws that allowed...
1/3/2012
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New DOJ Position on Internet Gaming Creates Both Uncertainty and Opportunities for Tribes
(Washington D.C.) -- The Justice Department’s position on the legal status of Internet gaming has shifted dramatically, with major implications for Indian country...
1/2/2012
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Indian Tribes Face Tough Decisions On Internet Gambling [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- American Indian tribes must aggressively pursue Internet opportunities to protect their share of the nation’s gambling market in the wake of...
12/6/2011
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McBRIDE: Why Should You Care About Internet Gaming?
(USA) -- Suddenly, what happens on the Isle ofMan, the Kahnawake Mohawk reserve near Quebec, in Costa Rica or Alderney has become important to Tahlequah, Tacoma,...
12/5/2011
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Tribes Seeking Coalitions For Online Poker [sub req'd]
(USA) -- Small, remote American Indian casinos will likely form coalitions with larger tribal operators and even commercial casino companies should Internet poker become...
12/4/2011
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Despite state law, sweepstakes games find ways to operate
(North Carolina) -- A state law went into effect last year banning electronic machines and devices used for sweepstakes games, but the doors are still open to Fish the...
12/3/2011
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Online Gambling is about to Lose It’s Biggest Advocate in Congress
(Washington D.C.) -- Since the first offshore betting website opened in the late 1990s, government officials in the United States have set out to shut down the business.
11/30/2011
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Tribes Taking Hard-Line Approach To Internet Legislation [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- The trade association for American Indian casino tribes is urging Congress to adopt a set of principles for Internet gambling legislation that...
11/26/2011
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Congress Holds More Hearings on Internet Gaming -- Some Progress Made
(Washington D.C.) -- Two separate congressional hearings were held last week to address the legalization and regulation of online poker in the U.S. While the voices in...
11/23/2011
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A Seat at the Internet Gaming Table
(Washington D.C.) -- Indian gaming experts say there’s no need to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in order to give the National Indian Gaming Commission a...
11/22/2011
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Indian Tribes Express Mixed Views on Internet Gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- At a recent hearing concerning online poker before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Native American tribes said that they want a share of the...
11/20/2011
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Native American Tribes Mixed on Internet Gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- While momentum continues to build for the regulation of online poker in the United States, at least one influential gambling group has raised...
11/19/2011
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Gambling measure concerns Tribe
(Idaho) -- The Coeur d'Alene Tribe is wary as Congress reconsiders the federal ban on online gambling, which the Tribe fears could threaten its casino revenue that...
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Online Gambling Hearing by Indian Affairs Committee
(Washington D.C.) -- There were two key online gambling hearings held in the United States this week. One was before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and...
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Tribe voices opposition to online gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- The Morongo Band of Mission Indians told Rep. Mary Bono Mack on Friday that Congress has failed to talk with tribal governments about the potential...
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Wolf asks Congress to uphold Internet gambling bans
(Washington D.C.) -- Longtime gambling opponent Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., warned a congressional subcommittee Friday that legalizing online poker “would be like...
11/18/2011
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Contradictory Views on Online Poker Future in US
(Las Vegas) -- A prominent US-based gaming lawyer and the CEO of a major casino gaming company presented totally different views regarding the future of the online poker...
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Hearing airs tribes' issues with Internet gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- Native American tribes said Thursday they want their share of the jobs and revenue if online gambling is allowed in the U.S, but they don't want...
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House Hearing on Internet Gaming Adjourns Without Official Progress on Barton's Online Poker Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- A House subcommittee hearing held Friday on Capitol Hill to discus Internet gaming and Rep. Joe Barton’s (R-TX) online poker bill centered on...
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In debate of online poker, lawmakers invoke Prohibition, Abramoff scandal
(Washington D.C.) -- Advocates for legalizing online poker will aver that the debate should be about only one thing: poker. Like it or not though, it’s about a lot...
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Indian Tribes Don’t Agree on Online Poker
(Washington D.C.) -- In Thursday’s well-attended online poker hearing before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, various tribes couldn’t come to...
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Internet Gaming’s Impact on Tribes to be Closely Studied
(USA) -- After hearing the concerns of tribal leaders and Indian gaming experts, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs promised to take a long, hard...
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IRGA May Need Amendment To Carve A Role For NIGC [sub' req']
(Washington D.C.) -- The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) may have to be rewritten should the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) be given a role in federal...
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PPA Chairman Al D'Amato Among Witnesses in This Week's Internet Poker Hearings
(Washington D.C.) -- The witness lists are out for this week's two congressional hearings regarding Internet poker. American Gaming Association president Frank...
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Wolf Opposes Bill to Legalize Internet Gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) today warned a House subcommittee that the legalization of Internet poker would enable the spread of gambling to every...
11/17/2011
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Hearing airs tribes' issues with Internet gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- Native Americans say they want the ability to compete for money and jobs generated by Internet gambling if Congress legalizes it. But they don't...
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Indian tribes want major role in online gaming process
(Washington D.C.) -- One thing was certain after Thursday's hearing on online gaming in the Committee on Indian Affairs in Washington D.C.: Indian tribes want to...
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PPA chairman testifies before Senate Committee
(Washington D.C.) -- The chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, former Senator Alfonse D'Amato, yesterday testified before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on...
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Senate eyes issues of Internet gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- A Senate committee heard concerns Thursday that legalizing Internet gambling could threaten the billions of dollars of casino revenues that have...
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States, Tribes Petition Congress On Internet Gambling [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Legalization and regulation of Internet gambling should be left to state governments, according to a letter to Congress yesterday from Idaho’s...
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Tribal Gaming Operators Unhappy with Current Internet Poker Proposal in House
(Washington D.C.) -- A panel of some of the tribal gaming’s leading experts gathered in front of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Thursday to discuss...
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Tribal leader: Don't give Nevada 'head start' in Web gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- The leader of a major gaming tribe warned Congress on Thursday against legalizing online gambling in ways that would give Nevada companies a "...
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Tribes could put crimp in push to legalize online gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- Members of Congress are seriously considering the potential implications of legalizing online gaming, including adopting regulations to police the...
11/15/2011
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee to consider Internet gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing this Thursday to discuss Internet gaming and tribal rights.
11/1/2011
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BLOG: Tribes Want To Regulate Themselves in Internet Gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- The congressional hearing held recently, invited a tribal delegate of NIGA (National Indian Gaming Association) to participate. In the testimony,...
10/28/2011
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Indian Tribes Want Their Share of Online Poker Legalization
(Washington D.C.) -- A tribal delegate from the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) was invited to offer testimony at Tuesday’s Congressional hearing on...
10/21/2011
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Internet Gaming Tops NIGA Agenda
(Connecticut) -- While several topics were discussed at the National Indian Gaming Association’s (NIGA) mid-year conference, Internet gaming was at the top of the...
10/20/2011
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Mohegan Sun/Bally Contract Ushers In New Era
(Connecticut) -- Mohegan Sun has signed a contract with Bally Technologies, Inc., for a new user interface on more than 6,000 machines, and an official of Mohegan Sun...
10/17/2011
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First Foxwoods Casino and Now Mohegan Sun Casino Diving into Online Gambling in CT
(Connecticut) -- Ever here the saying “Monkey see, Monkey do”? Point in case, Foxwoods casino and Mohegan Sun casino are the newest two land based casinos to...
10/14/2011
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Tribes Urged To Demand Role In Internet Poker Regulation [sub req'd]
(California) -- The stature of the Indian gaming industry will decline if tribes do not move more aggressively to be included in federal legislation to legalize Internet...
10/12/2011
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Foxwoods tribe investigating Internet gaming with ‘numerous’ companies
(Connecticut) -- The tribe that owns Foxwoods Resort Casino has had talks with ‘numerous’ Internet gaming companies and is exploring this emerging market, a...
10/11/2011
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Tribes are taking a look at Internet gambling
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun would be ready to roll if online betting is legalized in the U.S.
10/10/2011
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American Indian Tribes Stand On Online Gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- American Indian tribes have been given exclusive rights to land based gambling in reserved areas. They expect similar facilities with respect to...
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OP/ED: Online gambling is a very bad bet
(Connecticut) -- Gambling illegally online these days is about as difficult as it was buying whiskey during Prohibition - millions of U.S. gamblers easily skirt the law...
10/7/2011
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Seneca president blasts rivals / In Senate testimony, accuses firms of ‘power grab’ for online gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter, testifying before a Senate committee, lashed out Thursday at what he sees as the latest threat to the...
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Tribal Leader Warns Of Internet Gambling Monopoly [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Comparing gambling companies to the tobacco industry, a New York tribal leader on Thursday accused non-Indian casino executives of seeking...
8/1/2011
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Tribes Shift Strategy On Internet Gambling [sub' req']
(Washington D.C.) -- With potential movement on Internet poker legislation anticipated in Congress later this year, Indian tribes are being motivated to come up with...
5/30/2011
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IGRA Looms Large Over Tribal Online Ambitions
(Washington D.C.) -- The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and its applicability to online wagering, is emerging as a key question for American Indian tribes as they debate...
5/9/2011
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Compacts May Cramp Tribes’ Online Expansion
(Washington D.C.) -- The governmental and regulatory structure of the $26.5bn American Indian gaming industry will complicate and likely slow tribal entry into the...
4/11/2011
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Tribes Must Embrace Online Future, Panel Says
(Arizona) -- American Indian tribes must embrace online wagering or risk losing their share of the legal gambling market, a panel of experts said last week at the...
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