Alabama officials meeting with Ashcroft about  gaming

Alabama officials meeting with Ashcroft about gaming (September 8, 2004)

Top officials from the state of Alabama are meeting with U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft to talk about gaming. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) and state attorney general Troy King want "clarification of the federal government's stance on Indian gaming,"...

Column: Mall property in Bay Area could host casino

Column: Mall property in Bay Area could host casino (September 8, 2004)

"There's a new player in the fierce battle over Indian gaming in the Bay Area, where three small tribes are already vying to build Vegas-like casinos within miles of each other in economically depressed west Contra Costa County. The deep-pocketed...

Blackfeet Nation's casino near national park may close

Blackfeet Nation's casino near national park may close (September 8, 2004)

An experimental tribal casino near Glacier National Park in Montana may close by the end of the year, a hotel owner says. The Blackfeet Nation opened the tiny casino at the Glacier Park Lodge. The hotel owner says the facility...

Meeting draws opposition to casino near Gilroy

Meeting draws opposition to casino near Gilroy (September 8, 2004)

A meeting on a proposed tribal casino near Gilroy, California, drew plenty of opposition but no supporters, The Hollister Free Lance reports. The San Benito County Board of Supervisors was told the casino would increase crime and traffic and destroy...

Absentee Shawnee Tribe proposes casino deal

Absentee Shawnee Tribe proposes casino deal (September 8, 2004)

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma is asking the city of Shawnee to enter into a municipal services agreement for a proposed casino. The tribe needs water services to the facility. The tribe says it will pay a monthly fee,...