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Indian Gaming: Latest News
12:34pm 5-21-2013
 
 
article Online poker bill still no sure bet
(California) -- There is another round of efforts to license online poker in California, but it remains to be seen if a law will emerge or if it will be “no deal,...
article Oneida Nation land won't be taxed: Read the full Oneida-New York settlement here
(New York) -- When the sweeping settlement was announced last week by New York and the Oneida Indian Nation, officials gave just the bare outlines. But starting Monday,...
article Joanie Mahoney on Oneida-New York deal: Onondaga County wouldn't have gotten a casino anyway
(New York) -- The deal between New York and the Oneida Indian Nation means no casinos in Onondaga County, but the county probably wasn't going to get one anyway,...
article Casino fight not over yet, group says
(New York) -- In the latest round of a heavyweight legal fight that has dragged on for more than seven years and three federal lawsuits, a group opposing the operation...
article Cuomo reaches deal giving St. Regis Mohawks exclusive casino rights
(New York) -- Putting new pressure on the Seneca Nation of Indians, a second Native American tribe has cut a deal with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to give it exclusive rights...
article Niagara Falls will repave fewer streets because of casino dispute
(New York) -- The city will be repaving fewer streets this season thanks to the casino cash crunch. Mayor Paul A. Dyster has called a news conference for 10 a.m. to talk...
article Las Vegas casino hosts fundraiser for California senator on eve of key vote
(California) -- A Las Vegas casino that stands to make millions if the California Legislature approves a gambling compact for a Fresno-area Indian tribe is hosting a...
article Appeals court orders re-examination of Glendale casino ruling
(Arizona) -- One of the obstacles for the Tohono O’odham Nation’s plans to build a West Valley casino has boiled down to the meaning of the word “within.” The United...
article Appeals court issues ruling on proposed Tohono O'odham casino
(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...
article Town lacks support for Foxwoods resort
(Massachusetts) -- Operators of the biggest casinos in North America have their sights set on a piece of land in Massachusetts to build a billion-dollar resort. Milford...
article Huffington Post hosts a discussion on the impact of casinos on city economies
(Washington) -- Continuing the thread on the possible approval by the BIA of the Spokane Tribe's proposed casino in Airway Heights, here's a little online...
article Pechanga announces new summer concerts
(California) -- Pechanga Resort & Casino has finalized its plans for summer entertainment and announced Monday additions to the casino's entertainment calendar....
 
 
Native News: Latest News
9:00am 5-21-2013
 
 
article Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
(Pennsylvania) -- It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man. The shaman told John Thorpe his grandfather...
article Embattled Nooksacks face tough fight in tribal court
(Washington) -- The sweeping legal authority of the Nooksack Indian Tribe's elected council could make it difficult for 306 tribal members to avoid the loss of...
article House committee advances Indian museum funding
(Oklahoma) -- A last-ditch funding bill for the mothballed American Indian Center eeked through an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee Monday morning, setting up...
article Pine Ridge tribal prison worst for sex abuse
(South Dakota) -- A tribal prison at Pine Ridge was the worst among several prisons and jails cited in a national study for having a high rate of sexual abuse behind...
article Chamberlain: Honor song 'should be inside'
(South Dakota) -- Graduations always are said to be freighted with the values and attributes of a culture. That was the case Sunday for Chamberlain High School. The...
article Rise in HIV Cases on Navajo Nation Spur Fears of an Epidemic
(New Mexico) -- Doctors on the Navajo Nation fear the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may become an epidemic on the reservation if education and prevention outreach...
article Indian Tribal Elders Hold Drum Ceremony Opposing Iron Mine
(Wisconsin) -- Native American tribal elders from Bad River and Red Cliff held a drum ceremony this weekend calling upon the spirits to offer guidance in their fight...
article Alaska asks DOI to open ANWR to exploratory development
(Alaska) -- The state of Alaska was joined by an Alaska Native corporation executive in pressing the Obama administration to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to...
article Native Sun News: Students learn about ancestral traditions
(South Dakota) -- Students at Wounded Knee School in Manderson were treated to an afternoon learning about the traditional and medicinal foods of their ancestors.
 
 
Gaming: Latest News
10:53am 5-21-2013
 
 
article States on different paths to Internet gaming
(USA) -- Online gambling newsNevada and New Jersey, the country’s two leading states in moving toward online gaming, appear to be taking different routes to...
article New Jersey to publish proposed iGaming regulations next month
(New Jersey) -- After ratifying legislation last year that will authorise its land-based casinos to offer online gambling services, New Jersey has announced that it...
article Nevada Online Poker Verification Methods
(Nevada) -- There are two publicly discussed methods for location verification in Nevada. One method is cell phone triangulation, while the other is a USB key that also...
article Equity-firm sports betting bill dies in Nevada
(Nevada) -- A bill that would have allowed private equity groups to place large bets at Nevada sports books appears dead this legislative session after it failed to get...
article Gov. Quinn, Emanuel’s administration haggle over corruption in casino debate
(Illinois) -- The question over who can be trusted to oversee a City-owned casino had Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel pointing fingers and wrangling over whether...
article At casino meeting, Rob Ford to face council for first time since drug allegation
(Toronto) -- When Toronto city council meets Tuesday morning to formally kill the proposal for a downtown casino, it will end for good what was once a pet project for...
article Ford Motion Backs Woodbine, Not Downtown For Casino Expansion
(Toronto) -- Toronto City Council's meeting on the topic of casino expansion is taking place today (Tuesday, May 21), after 24 city councillors reversed Mayor Rob...
article City council rejects new downtown casino, Woodbine expansion
(Toronto) -- City council has voted in favour of rejecting any new gaming facilities for Toronto, effectively shutting the book on a multi-billion dollar casino and...
article Nunes back on board for Milford casino project
(Massachusetts) -- Developer David Nunes is once again a key player in the Milford casino proposal. Nunes, who had been stripped of his authority and issued a cease and...
article Time to place bets at Maryland's newest casino
(Maryland) -- The flashy jangle of slot machines is a far cry from the stillness of Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland, but state and local leaders are betting...
article Council candidate praises Cuomo’s Coney Island casino snub
(New York) -- Coney Island isn’t going to become the next Atlantic City after all. After much talk about the possibility, Governor Cuomo’s plan to bring...
article NH Casino Would Mean Building Addiction Services From The Ground Up
(New Hampshire) -- As the New Hampshire House prepares to vote on a casino bill this week, NHPR is bringing you a series of stories that look at the implications of...
article Gold Dust Casino to reopen in Deadwood this summer
(South Dakota) -- The Gold Dust Casino is slated to reopen sometime this summer on Main Street in the historic western South Dakota gambling town of Deadwood, after...
article Colorado Casino Tax Rate To Stay The Same
(Colorado) -- Colorado’s tax rate of 20 percent for brick-and-mortar commercial casinos will not be changed, according to reporting from The Denver Post. There was...
article Digital gambling 'a risk for young people'
(Australia) -- When Lauren Salerno saw a pokies ad pop up on a popular children's game her six-year-old was playing on her iPad, the alarm bells went off. Ms Salerno...
 
 
Press Releases
11:11am 5-20-2013
 
 
Ninth Circuit Sides with Cahto Tribe in Enrollment Dispute
(California) -- The Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, a small Northern California Tribe, can claim a Ninth Circuit Court of appeal victory in a case involving...
EMPLOYMENT: Table Games Director - Open Position
(Oklahoma) -- Director of Table Games needed. Immediate resume review and consideration of qualified candidates. 5+ years experience required. Salary 90-100K, plus paid...
Register Now for Indian Country Online: The 2013 Congress
(California) -- RESERVE YOUR HOTEL NOW — ROOM BLOCK GUARANTEED ONLY THROUGH THIS FRIDAY, MAY 10 REGISTER NOW for the inaugural Indian Country Online: The 2013...
Potawatomi Data Center Now Operational and Grand Opening Set
(Wisconsin) -- The Potawatomi Business Development Corporation (PBDC)—the economic diversification arm of the Forest County Potawatomi (FCP)—announced today...
 

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