Cherokee Nation to hire 500 at expanded casino

Cherokee Nation to hire 500 at expanded casino (September 29, 2008)

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma will hire more than 500 people at one of its casinos. A job fair will be held later this week to fill the posts at the casino in West Siloam Springs, which is undergoing...

Gawker: 'No one' noticed McCain  gambling story

Gawker: 'No one' noticed McCain gambling story (September 29, 2008)

"The New York Times ran a huge (huge!) A1 investigative piece on John McCain and his weird gambling obsession and ties to the Indian Casino industry and Vegas and lobbyists and ten thousand other things yesterday. It was well-reported, historical...

Northern Arapaho Tribe brings back bingo games

Northern Arapaho Tribe brings back bingo games (September 29, 2008)

The Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming has resumed bingo games at one of its casinos. The tribe halted bingo at the 789 Smoke Shop and Casino in order to bring in electronic gaming machines. The games are back now that...

Campbell blames NIGC for McCain's gaming bill

Campbell blames NIGC for McCain's gaming bill (September 29, 2008)

Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado) doesn't want Indian voters to hold Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) accountable for a controversial Indian gaming bill that tribes nationwide opposed. Campbell insists McCain introduced S.2078 at the request of the National Indian Gaming...

Column: All is not well on Indian gaming front

Column: All is not well on Indian gaming front (September 29, 2008)

"The delay of a $734 million expansion at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut says as much about the economic state of the gaming industry as the Aug. 1 announcement by Boyd Gaming Corp. that it was halting construction of...

Dry Creek Band scales back casino expansion

Dry Creek Band scales back casino expansion (September 29, 2008)

The Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians has scaled back plans to expand its casino in California. The tribe planned a $600 million expansion of River Rock Casino. But due to the national economic crisis, the project has been...

Column: DNC goes after Sen. McCain on gambling

Column: DNC goes after Sen. McCain on gambling (September 29, 2008)

"The Brody File has learned that the Democratic National Committee is now going after John McCain and what they believe are his questionable ties to gambling lobbyists. The web ad begins Monday but later this week they will start...