BIA faces deadline to approve Seminole compact

BIA faces deadline to approve Seminole compact (December 21, 2007)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has until December 29 to approve or deny the Class III gaming compact for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The fast-approaching deadline prompted Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum to file a lawsuit on Thursday. He...

Saginaw Chippewa casino workers reject union

Saginaw Chippewa casino workers reject union (December 21, 2007)

Housekeeping staff at the casino owned by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan voted down a union by a 2-1 margin on Thursday. Nearly all the full- and part-time housekeeping staff at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort participated...

Probe of Seminole Nation casinos nets plea

Probe of Seminole Nation casinos nets plea (December 21, 2007)

An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in an ongoing probe of the Seminole Nation's casinos in Oklahoma. Authorities began investigating a prostitution and drug ring in the parking lot of a Seminole travel plaza and casino. They...