Child taken from Cheyenne-Arapaho casino lot

Child taken from Cheyenne-Arapaho casino lot (October 23, 2007)

A 3-year-old Oklahoma girl was found safe early Monday morning after the pickup truck she was in was taken from the casino owned by the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes. Alyssa Lopez was left in the pickup by her grandfather around 2am....

Vote nears on Mississippi Choctaw casino

Vote nears on Mississippi Choctaw casino (October 23, 2007)

Voters in Jackson County head to the polls on November 6 for a non-binding referendum on the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' proposed off-reservation casino. The tribe wants to build a $375 million casino in Ocean Springs. The 100-acre site...

Quechan elders won't give up fight against casino

Quechan elders won't give up fight against casino (October 23, 2007)

Elders of the Quechan Nation say they won't stop fighting a casino that they say is being built on sacred land. The Pipa A'Koots group was founded by tribal elders to oppose the casino near Pine Knob. They forced...

Navajo Nation backs $100M credit line for casinos

Navajo Nation backs $100M credit line for casinos (October 23, 2007)

The Navajo Nation Council voted 54-25 on Monday to back a $100 million line of credit for the tribe's gaming operations. The tribe secured the money from JP Morgan Chase. President Joe Shirley Jr. said it will be used to...

Mashantucket Tribe pushed to allow union at casino

Mashantucket Tribe pushed to allow union at casino (October 23, 2007)

Elected officials in Connecticut urged the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to allow a union at its Foxwoods Resort Casino. The United Auto Workers union is trying to organize about 4,000 dealers. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Connecticut) and others say the employees...