Gaming donations pour into McCain campaign

Gaming donations pour into McCain campaign (October 27, 2008)

John McCain may be down in the polls but he is leading Barack Obama in donations from the gaming industry. The non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics says the former chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee has received more than...

Penobscot Nation has plans for gaming facility

Penobscot Nation has plans for gaming facility (October 27, 2008)

The Penobscot Nation of Maine is planning to open a gaming facility of some sort on its reservation. The tribe says the facility will be legal under state law even though state voters have rejected the tribe's gaming proposals...

Editorial: Casinos a bad deal for Ohio's economy

Editorial: Casinos a bad deal for Ohio's economy (October 27, 2008)

"Even if you would like to see casinos in Ohio some day, the Issue 6 casino proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot deserves your "no" vote. It is a bad deal for Ohioans. Casino-style gambling is not permitted under the...

Court won't rehear California compact lawsuit

Court won't rehear California compact lawsuit (October 27, 2008)

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday said it won't rehear a gaming compact lawsuit involving the Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians. The tribe sued the state over the number of gaming devices allowed under the 1999 compact....

Opinion: Quechan Nation's hypocrisy on casino

Opinion: Quechan Nation's hypocrisy on casino (October 27, 2008)

"The Quechan Indian Reservation encompasses about 45,000 acres of land on both sides of the Colorado River west of Yuma. Under Tribal President Mike Jackson's leadership, the tribe lays claim to jurisdiction on "ancestral lands," a vast and ill-defined land...