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Indian Gaming: Latest News
5:50pm 2-22-2012
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article Internet gambling bill passes House, headed to Senate
(Utah) -- The effort to make certain Internet gambling is never allowed in Utah plowed forward on Tuesday as members of the state's House of Representatives approved...
article Lansing casino plans approved by economic development board
(Michigan) -- The board of the Lansing Economic Development Corp. approved plans for a $245 million tribal casino at a special meeting Wednesday by a 6-0 vote with one...
article Rossman-McKinney quits LEDC board after casino vote
(Michigan) -- A Lansing Economic Development Corp. board member who recused herself from a vote on a comprehensive development agreement for the proposed Lansing Kewadin...
article Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero accuses LEDC board member Kelly Rossman-McKinney of "flagrant abuse of public trust," demands resignation
(Michigan) -- Following a special meeting where the Lansing Economic Development Corp. board approved plans for a proposed casino, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero issued a...
article Lansing Casino One Step Closer to Reality
(Michigan) -- Backers of a proposed casino in Downtown Lansing have jumped yet another hurdle. In a two-hour meeting Wednesday morning, The Lansing Economic Development...
article Catawbas postpone gambling plans until after judge's ruling
(South Carolina) -- The Catawba Indian Nation has put on hold its plans to launch a gaming operation this week, an attorney for the tribe said Tuesday. The Catawbas have...
article Cuomo: Casino legislation before amendment vote
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo disclosed how he wants to roll out his plan to change the state Constitution to allow for casino games, emphasizing that voters must know...
article KG appeals dismissal of tribe preference case
(Massachusetts) -- KG Urban Enterprises is appealing the dismissal of its lawsuit challenging the preference given to Indians in the state’s new expanded gaming...
article Palmer Town Council President Paul Burns urges Mohegan Sun to find investors to boost casino proposal
(Massachusetts) -- Town Council President Paul E. Burns thinks Mohegan Sun should find a partner, or investor, if it wants to make its plan to build a resort casino here...
article Lawmakers tell tourism group S.C. casinos unlikely
(South Carolina) -- State lawmakers have told tourism leaders the prospects are unlikely for casino gambling in South Carolina. The lawmakers appeared Monday on a panel...
article Oklahoma sees incredible growth in tribal gaming industry
(Oklahoma) -- The Indian gaming industry in Oklahoma has grown from bingo halls to Class II-only facilities and now the state is home to more casinos than any other in...
article Casinos contribute to economy
(Oklahoma) -- While casino gaming has been a boon to Oklahoma tribes, advocates of Indian gaming say their operations also benefit the communities in which they are...
article COLUMN: No destination casinos in Florida in 2012
(Florida) -- The destination casino bill was put to rest in the Florida House of Representatives Subcommittee on Business and Consumer Affairs last month. Though a vote...
article Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Notah Begay III Collaborate, and Revolutionize, Golf in Arizona
(Arizona) -- Golfers, especially those who live in cold, snowy climates — mark your calendars for 12-12-12 in sunny Tucson, Arizona.
 
 
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Native News: Latest News
7:12pm 2-22-2012
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article MORON ALERT: Duluth fans again warned over 'offensive' chants
(Minnesota) -- Student season-ticket holders for University of Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey games were warned last week to clean up their acts after complaints to...
article In Tax Fight, Tribes Make, and Sell, Cigarettes
(New York) -- The trucks lumber past cornfields and dilapidated farm houses, pull up to a onetime bingo hall and unload their cargo: boxes of tobacco imported from the...
article Native Sun News: $3.4B Cobell settlement still in question
(Washington D.C.) -- In an appeal filed by Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate member Kimberly Craven of Boulder, Colo., the Cobell trust fund settlement was questioned concerning...
article Tribe seeks injunction on Whiteclay beer sales
(Nebraska) -- A Native American tribe in South Dakota has asked for a court order to sharply restrict beer sales in the Nebraska village of Whiteclay while larger legal...
article Tribe seeks to limit beer sales at Whiteclay
(Nebraska) -- The Oglala Sioux Tribe is asking a federal court to limit alcohol sales in a small Nebraska town that sells nearly 5 million cans of beer a year.
article Hopi Tribe gets over $6 million from HUD
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced $44.7 million in Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) allocations to 14 tribes in...
article Environmental, Native groups challenge Shell Arctic air permit
(Alaska) -- Environmental and Alaska Native groups will try to keep Shell Oil out of Arctic waters this summer by appealing an air quality permit that was granted by the...
article Tribal Leaders Host Campaign Fundraiser for Grand Traverse Band Chairman Derek Bailey
(Michigan) -- Several tribal leaders from various Michigan American Indian tribes are hosting a campaign fundraiser for Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa...
article Kialegee Tribal Town Awarded Federal Indian Housing Block Grant
(Oklahoma) -- The Kialegee Tribal Town has been awarded a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for affordable housing development and services.
article BLOG: Gold Mine in Hell
(Nebraska) -- In Nebraska, some liquor stores sell booze to minors and manage to hang onto their licenses, according to Nebraska Liquor Control Commission data.
article Cherokee Nation contributes nearly $285K to Sequoyah County schools
(Oklahoma) -- Cherokee Nation distributed $284,720.90 to public schools in Sequoyah County on Monday at the tribe’s annual Public School Appreciation Day at the...
article Native Broker-Dealer Helps Tribal Education
(New York) -- A Native-owned broker-dealer in New York’s financial district has scored another innovation—“a way,” one of its founders said,...
article 17 Navajo Nation early educators receive CDA credential
(Arizona) -- On Feb. 14, the First Things First Navajo Nation Regional Partnership Council recognized 17 individuals who have received their nationally recognized Child...
article Harper to unveil aboriginal-education funding on Arctic visit
(Ottawa) -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper is heading to the Arctic in the dead of winter to add some heft to his promise to boost aboriginal education. Mr. Harper is a...
article The Battle Over Jim Thorpe’s Remains
(Oklahoma) -- Jim Thorpe, the incredible athlete from the Sac and Fox Tribe in Oklahoma who was named one of the top three greatest athletes of the 20th century, had...
article He Arrived a Skeptic, But Left a Believer in the Power and Wisdom of Hopi Rain Dance
(Arizona) -- In mainstream culture, there are still many jokes, cartoons and conversations about Natives dancing to make it rain. Whenever there is a drought or even a...
 
 
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Gaming: Latest News
7:11pm 2-22-2012
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article Poll: Meager support for Iowa Internet gambling
(Iowa) -- Little more than a quarter of those who responded in a recent poll backed the legalization of Internet gambling.
article Another American State Proposes Legalizing Internet Poker
(Iowa) -- The race for the internet poker market in the USA just got a little hotter with yet another state in the union suggesting it will legalize online poker for its...
article IA Looks At Legalizing Online Poker
(Iowa) -- Online gambling, mainly poker, used to be quite popular. However, most of it was illegal and the federal government has shut down many of the websites. But...
article P.G. casino would mean an extra $363m in gambling revenue, Md. report shows
(Maryland) -- Putting slot machines and casino games in Prince George's County would boost Maryland's gambling revenue by $363 million, but at the expense of...
article Valley View Downs gaming license not filed
(Pennsylvania) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's Director of Communications Doug Harbach says stories published on Tuesday, including on the harness racing...
article B.C. casinos rapped for not checking patrons' backgrounds
(British Columbia) -- CBC News has uncovered new information indicating some B.C. casinos failed to adequately check the backgrounds of patrons dealing in large volumes...
article Ontario should get out of gaming, says Hudak
(Ontario) -- Ontario should fold'em -- and hold-'em -- by getting out of gambling while regulating the industry, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak said...
article Temp. VLT Housing For OH Racino?
(Ohio) -- Lebanon Raceway co-owner Keith Nixon Jr. has stated that a decision has yet to be made in regard to the possibility of installing video lottery terminals in a...
article Kentucky casino referendum approved by committee
(Kentucky) -- A Kentucky Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill allowing for a referendum that will ask voters whether to approve up to seven casinos in the state...
article Shakopee City Council Passes Resolution of Support for Racinos
(Minnesota) -- The Shakopee City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the establishment of racinos in Minnesota, including at Shakopee’s Canterbury...
article Gaming is back in South Carolina
(South Carolina) -- Video poker-style gaming is back, say state law enforcement officials, and they’re looking for help from lawmakers to stop the illegal activity.
article PopCap doubles down on Facebook games with grand opening of Lucky Gem Casino
(California) -- This could get pretty interesting. PopCap Games this week launched a new series of casino-style games on Facebook in which players compete in slot-based...
article Casino mogul ‘might’ give $100 million to help Newt Gingrich
(Washington D.C.) -- The billionaire casino mogul whose massive donations to a ‘super PAC’ have kept alive the presidential ambitions of Newt Gingrich is...
article Plaintiffs appealing Vegas casino age bias ruling
(Las Vegas) -- Six former Las Vegas Strip casino spa employees are asking an appeals court to overrule a federal judge and let a jury decide if they were dismissed...
article Ronnie Gilley: No trucks for vote on bingo bill
(Alabama) -- Country Crossing developer Ronnie Gilley said he never offered to buy trucks from a state senator's dealership as a way to get his vote on a gambling...
article Aqueduct employees busted after using ID numbers to create phony comp cards and trade them with casino gamblers
(New York) -- A pair of bumbling Aqueduct Racino employees were busted this week after they used their own employee identification numbers to create phony comp cards and...
article Wynn Finds Itself at War With Ousted Shareholder
(Wall Street) -- The battle lines are drawn. Over the weekend, Wynn Resorts forcibly repurchased a 19.66 percent stake in the company held by Azure USA, a Nevada company...
article MGM Resorts shrinks fourth quarter net loss as Strip results improve
(Las Vegas) -- At the conclusion of his company's fourth quarter earnings conference call Wednesday, MGM Resorts International Chairman Jim Murren made some remarks...
article MGM Resorts Posts Narrower Loss as Las Vegas Strip’s Gambling Recovers
(Las Vegas) -- MGM Resorts International (MGM), the biggest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip, reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss as Nevada’s gambling...
 
 
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Press Releases
2:21am 2-17-2012
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Seneca President’s Comment on Casino Incident
(New York) -- The following is a statement from Seneca Nation of Indians President Robert Odawi Porter following an incident at Seneca Niagara Casino Friday night...
FNX TV kicks off donor campaign with Ceremonial Unity Launch
(California) -- The leadership behind FNX: First Nations Experience TV held its Ceremonial Unity Launch on Feb. 10 at the KVCR/FNX studios here to celebrate the success...
 
   

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