Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) supported John McCain in the 2008 election but the only Native American in Congress is eager for president-elect Barack Obama to appoint new members of the National Indian Gaming Commission. Cole says the current members of...

Charities and non-profits are worried a lawsuit could reduce or eliminate their share of gaming revenues from the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan. The tribe agreed to share 2 percent of electronic gaming revenues from the...

The Cherokee Nation is bringing the Hard Rock name to Oklahoma. The tribe signed a licensing deal to brand its new $155 million casino as the Hard Rock Casino Tulsa. The agreement needs approval from the National Indian Gaming...

The Seminole Tribe debuted new Class III games at its casinos in Tampa, Florida. Customers crowded the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to play blackjack, baccarat and poker. "God bless America," one gambler told The St. Petersburg Times....

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is seeing more opposition to its proposed casino in Pennsylvania. The tribe and its backers won a state license to operate a slot machine facility in south Philadelphia. But opposition in that...

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is spending millions to invest in a potential casino in Massachusetts. The tribe is leasing 152 acres in the town of Palmer in case gaming is legalized in the state. The lease runs for 50...