Connecticut towns want more casino money

Connecticut towns want more casino money (July 20, 2009)

Some communities in Connecticut hope a new report will help them secure a greater share of tribal casino revenues. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribee share 25 percent of slot machine revenues with the state. Last year,...

Santa Ana Pueblo restarts casino expansion

Santa Ana Pueblo restarts casino expansion (July 20, 2009)

Santa Ana Pueblo in New Mexico is restarting work on a $25 million casino expansion. The tribe was going to add a hotel to the Santa Ana Star Casino but the project was halted amid the slump in the national...

South Dakota tribe worried about Iowa casino

South Dakota tribe worried about Iowa casino (July 20, 2009)

A study commissioned by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe says a proposed casino in Iowa will hurt the state of South Dakota. The Royal River Casino depends on business from the Sioux Falls area. That's only about a half-hour drive...

Quechan Nation seeks new casino executives

Quechan Nation seeks new casino executives (July 20, 2009)

The Quechan Nation is searching for three new executives for its recently opened casino. The Quechan Casino Resort just opened in February. But the tribe has already lost its chief executive officer and executive marketing director. Additionally, the tribe is...

Town questions Mashpee Wampanoag casino

Town questions Mashpee Wampanoag casino (July 20, 2009)

A Massachusetts town says the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has no connection to its proposed casino site. The town of Halifax hired researcher James Lynch to look into the tribe's land-into-trust application. In a report, Lynch says the tribe has no...