Mashantucket Tribe still interested in Mississippi

Mashantucket Tribe still interested in Mississippi (July 14, 2006)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is still interested in developing a casino in Mississippi. But the tribe's development company let an exclusive purchase agreement expire recently. The tribe is looking at a $400 million casino in Biloxi. Two...

Rhode Island court refuses gaming challenge

Rhode Island court refuses gaming challenge (July 14, 2006)

The Rhode Island Supreme Court on Thursday refused a request by Gov. Donald Carcieri (R) to rule on the constitutionality of the Narragansett Tribe's proposed casino. Carcieri has raised four legal challenges to the constitutional amendment being put before voters...

City backs Gun Lake Band's casino proposal

City backs Gun Lake Band's casino proposal (July 14, 2006)

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. The city council in Wayland, Michigan, voted 6-1 to file a brief in the Gun Lake Band's land-into-trust case. Casino opponents are trying to prevent the Bureau of Indian Affairs from taking...

Opinion: The great Indian casino camouflage

Opinion: The great Indian casino camouflage (July 14, 2006)

Ed. Note: Elaine Willman is the chair of Citizens Equal Rights Alliance. "A national pattern is emerging in areas far distant from Indian reservations. Several rural and urban regions whose longtime population is entirely unfamiliar with federal Indian policy are...