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Navajo Nation to sign loans for first casino

Navajo Nation to sign loans for first casino (April 11, 2008)

The Navajo Nation is holding a signing ceremony today for its first casino. President Joe Shirley Jr. will be in Church Rock, New Mexico, to sign $35 million loan papers for the project. The tribe utilized one of its trust...

California inspects slots at tribal casinos

California inspects slots at tribal casinos (April 11, 2008)

An inspection of slot machines at tribal casinos in California turned up multiple problems, according to the state. Inspectors said 40 percent of machines were running obsolete software. This could result in shortchanges to gamblers, tribes and the state, the...

Tigua Tribe responds to state's gaming lawsuit

Tigua Tribe responds to state's gaming lawsuit (April 11, 2008)

The Tigua Tribe of Texas is defending its right to offer a sweepstakes game on its reservation. The tribe responded to a lawsuit filed by state attorney general Greg Abbott. The tribe says the AG's office unfairly targeted the tribe...

NLRB schedules   union election at Pequot casino

NLRB schedules union election at Pequot casino (April 11, 2008)

The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday scheduled a union election at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut. The International Union of Operating Engineers wants to organize about 310 engineering department workers at the...

Sac and Fox Nation unveils casino expansion

Sac and Fox Nation unveils casino expansion (April 11, 2008)

The Sac and Fox Nation of Kansas has doubled the size of its casino, making it the second largest in the state. The Sac & Fox Casino has hundreds of new gaming machines, a few poker rooms and a...