Gaming referendum dropped from Navajo Nation ballot

Gaming referendum dropped from Navajo Nation ballot (September 2, 2004)

The Navajo Nation Council voted 61-8 last week to a gaming referendum from the November ballot The referendum would have asked tribal members to allow gaming on the reservation. It was dropped because the council already approved a law allowing...

Schwarzenegger 'flip-flopped' on urban casinos

Schwarzenegger 'flip-flopped' on urban casinos (September 2, 2004)

Observers of California's gaming industry say Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has "flip-flopped" on urban casinos. Schwarzenegger originally said he opposed the expansion of gaming in urban areas. That's one of the reasons he is fighting Proposition 70, which would clear...

Colleges moving to serve growing gaming market

Colleges moving to serve growing gaming market (September 2, 2004)

Colleges and universities throughout the nation are offering gaming courses and majors in hopes of serving a quickly growing market. San Diego State University, Michigan State University, Tulane University's University College in New Orleans, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst...

Lawmakers want more out of Minnesota tribes

Lawmakers want more out of Minnesota tribes (September 2, 2004)

Minnesota's gaming tribes should share more revenues with the state, lawmakers said at a debate on Wednesday. Republican and Democrat leaders said they were encouraged by an offer from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to renegotiate a compact. They...