Wyoming tribes ready to enter gaming market

Wyoming tribes ready to enter gaming market (June 18, 2007)

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe are ready to open new casinos on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. The Eastern Shoshone Tribe is about two weeks away from finishing construction of its first casino. The Shoshone...

Seneca Nation can't open off-reservation  casino

Seneca Nation can't open off-reservation casino (June 18, 2007)

The Seneca Nation can't open its off-reservation casino in downtown Buffalo, New York, due to legal challenges. The tribe finished work on the casino last month, a gaming corporation spokesperson said. The 125-slot machine facility could open sometime this...

Kansas tribes face challenge from expanded gaming

Kansas tribes face challenge from expanded gaming (June 18, 2007)

Kansas tribes face increased competition with the expansion of gaming in the state. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, the Kickapoo Tribe, the Iowa Tribe and the Sac and Fox Nation operate casinos. They will be joined by as many...

Editorial: Connecticut tribes power the economy

Editorial: Connecticut tribes power the economy (June 18, 2007)

"Connecticut's lawmakers need to pay more attention to one of the most powerful economic forces in the state — Indian gaming. That was the resounding message sent last Thursday at the first-ever Native American Economic Summit held at the Connecticut...

Editorial: Cowlitz Tribe needs new neighborhood

Editorial: Cowlitz Tribe needs new neighborhood (June 18, 2007)

"More than once in The Columbian’s editorial denunciation of the Cowlitz Tribe’s proposed casino we’ve mentioned a comment made by Jim Cason in February, 2006, when the U.S. Interior Department’s associate deputy secretary visited here. “A good-neighbor policy is important”...