Gaming benefit slow to come for Dry Creek Pomos

Gaming benefit slow to come for Dry Creek Pomos (August 7, 2006)

Indian gaming has benefited tribes nationwide but they've been slow to come for the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians in northern California. The tribe opened its casino four years ago. But unemployment remains high -- 39 percent in...

Blackfeet Nation prepares to open new casino

Blackfeet Nation prepares to open new casino (August 7, 2006)

The Blackfeet Nation of Montana is finalizing work on a 33,000-square-foot casino in Browning. The Glacier Peaks Casino opens later this month, with a grand opening slated around Labor Day. “This is way overdue,” Virgil Edwards, who sits on...

Agua Caliente Band close to new deal with state

Agua Caliente Band close to new deal with state (August 7, 2006)

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is close to a new gaming compact with the state of California. The tribe has been in talks since chairman Richard Milanovich met Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) for the first time in...

Michigan tribe announces new name for casino

Michigan tribe announces new name for casino (August 7, 2006)

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians have chosen a new name for the casino under construction in northern Michigan. The facility will be called the Odawa Casino Resort. The $122 million facility is scheduled to open June 2007...