Victory in tribal Supreme Court case

Victory in tribal Supreme Court case (March 1, 2005)

This isn't about gaming but this is an update on today's decision from the Supreme Court in the contract support cost case. The Cherokee Nation won its argument. Read here for details....

Comments sought on off-reservation casino bid

Comments sought on off-reservation casino bid (March 1, 2005)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is preparing an environmental impact statement on a New Mexico tribe's proposal for an off-reservation casino. Jemez Pueblo and art dealer Gerald Peters are planning a 24,000-square-foot temporary casino on 111 acres in the southern...

Column: Too many flaws in 'ill-conceived' IGRA

Column: Too many flaws in 'ill-conceived' IGRA (March 1, 2005)

"A slot inspections dispute at the Sac and Fox tribal casino should give Kansas lawmakers long pause in deciding whether the tribe can open a second casino For the past year, however, Kansas regulators have been denied tribal permission to...

10th Circuit to rehear Wyoming tribe's gaming case

10th Circuit to rehear Wyoming tribe's gaming case (March 1, 2005)

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to rehear the Northern Arapaho Tribe's Class III gaming case. A three-judge panel unanimously ruled last November that the tribe is entitled to offer all forms of Class III gaming. The court...

Legalization of slot machines near for Florida tribes

Legalization of slot machines near for Florida tribes (March 1, 2005)

Slot machines are on their way to tribal casinos, tribal officials and observers say. Voters in two South Florida counties are going to the polls on March 8 for a referendum to allow slot machines at racetracks. Passage is expected,...

First hearing held on tribal Catskills casino deals

First hearing held on tribal Catskills casino deals (March 1, 2005)

Senate Republicans in New York held the first hearing on Monday for a bill to settle five tribal land claims for casinos in the Catskills. Gov. George Pataki (R) settled with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Cayuga Nation, the...

Pechanga Band moves forward with gaming lawsuit

Pechanga Band moves forward with gaming lawsuit (March 1, 2005)

The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians is moving forward with a lawsuit that challenges the state of California's attempt to limit the number of gaming machines at tribal casinos. The tribe lost a request for a temporary injunction to stop...