California bill bans electronic bingo machines

California bill bans electronic bingo machines (August 28, 2008)

The California Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday to ban electronic bingo machines at churches and charities. The California Tribal Business Alliance, which consist of six tribes represented by the same attorney, is pushing SB 1369. The tribe say...

Seneca Nation halts construction on casinos

Seneca Nation halts construction on casinos (August 28, 2008)

The Seneca Nation of New York halted work at two casino sites on Wednesday, citing financial concerns. The tribe is working on a $130 million hotel expansion at the Seneca Allegany Hotel and Casino in Salamanca and a permanent...

Union seeks to negotiate with Mashantucket Tribe

Union seeks to negotiate with Mashantucket Tribe (August 28, 2008)

The United Auto Workers union is collecting signatures in hopes of persuading the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut to come to the bargaining table. The union won the right to organize at the Foxwoods Resort Casino. But the tribe...

Soo Tribe's commercial casino debuts expansion

Soo Tribe's commercial casino debuts expansion (August 28, 2008)

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is debuting an expansion of its commercial casino in Detroit, Michigan, today. The tribe has been operating Greektown Casino in a temporary space. The facility's permanent home is now ready for...

Artvoice: The soap opera over Seneca Nation casino

Artvoice: The soap opera over Seneca Nation casino (August 28, 2008)

"Sometimes the lawsuit brought by a group of citizens and citizens’ organizations to block the Senecas’ downtown Buffalo casino seems like a soap opera: You think the plot is actually getting somewhere but then you realize it’s just going around...

GamblingResort.com checks out California casinos

GamblingResort.com checks out California casinos (August 28, 2008)

"Any time the crew can hit the road and get away from the stressful environs of Los Angeles is time well spent. Departing from Long Beach by car and first driving over the never-ending “Grapevine” of Interstate 5, these travelers...