Editorial: Choctaw Chief's bad casino proposal

Editorial: Choctaw Chief's bad casino proposal (May 22, 2006)

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. "Chief Phillip Martin of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is considering placing a very, very bad bet in the South Mississippi casino market. We cannot overemphasize how strongly we hope that...

Letters: Response to Free Press story on gaming

Letters: Response to Free Press story on gaming (May 22, 2006)

Readers of The Detroit Free Press say the paper's recent series on Indian gaming was unfair. Tony Goetz/Sault Ste. Marie Tribe: "After reading your multiple-page description of Indian casinos, I'm stunned you failed to include in two days of stories...

Off-reservation casino plans in Barstow an issue

Off-reservation casino plans in Barstow an issue (May 22, 2006)

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Three off-reservation casinos that have been proposed in Barstow, California are the subject of a ballot initiative. The Chemehuevi Tribe, the Big Lagoon Rancheria and the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and...

Choctaws won't build casino without local support

Choctaws won't build casino without local support (May 22, 2006)

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians won't build an off-reservation casino without the support of local voters, Chief Phillip Martin said. The tribe asked Jackson County to schedule a nonbinding referendum in...

Eastern Shawnee Tribe's casino plan faces challenges

Eastern Shawnee Tribe's casino plan faces challenges (May 22, 2006)

Plans by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma to open casinos in Ohio face challenges in the courts and in the public arena. The tribe filed a land, hunting and fishing rights lawsuit in Ohio. The tribe says it will...