Agreement delays St. Regis Mohawk casino

Agreement delays St. Regis Mohawk casino (April 23, 2007)

A court agreement will delay the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's proposed off-reservation casino in the Catskills. The tribe and the Interior Department agreed to seek a ruling on the adequacy of the environmental assessment for the $500 casino. The...

Mississippi Choctaws mum on benefits of casino

Mississippi Choctaws mum on benefits of casino (April 23, 2007)

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians hasn't provided details on the benefits a proposed off-reservation casino would provide to the community, The Biloxi Sun Herald reports. The tribe wants to build a casino in Ocean Springs, more than 200 miles...

Editorial: Stop expansion of gaming in Maine

Editorial: Stop expansion of gaming in Maine (April 23, 2007)

"Mike Peters of Dixfield is not only smart, he's honorable. Both of those qualities led Peters, a member of the Maine Gambling Control Board, to quit that board recently. In his resignation letter to Gov. John Baldacci, Peters said further...

Judge won't reverse stance on Seneca casino land

Judge won't reverse stance on Seneca casino land (April 23, 2007)

A federal judge refused to overturn his ruling that called into question the legal status of the Seneca Nation's proposed off-reservation casino site in Buffalo, New York. In January, Judge William M. Skretny rebuked the National Indian Gaming Commission for...