Jack Duran: Indian gaming and bankruptcy law

Jack Duran: Indian gaming and bankruptcy law (August 28, 2009)

"I am likely breaking some sort of gaming taboo discussing the topic of bankruptcy, however, with the current state of the economy, struggling to recover from the collapse of the financial markets, the bankruptcy filings of the Trump, Tropicana, Fontainebleau...

New York governor for off-reservation casinos

New York governor for off-reservation casinos (August 28, 2009)

New York Gov. David Paterson (D) says off-reservation casinos will create thousands of jobs and generate about $150 million a year for the state. Paterson, like his two predecessors, supports tribal casinos in the Catskills, about 90 minutes north of...

Editorial: Questionable Pequot Tribe priorities

Editorial: Questionable Pequot Tribe priorities (August 28, 2009)

"News that the Mashantucket Pequots are in serious financial trouble nearly was overshadowed by the comments of the tribe's chairman, Michael Thomas, about the implications of their staggering debt. Working with an independent investment bank, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe is...

Mashantucket casino develops iPhone program

Mashantucket casino develops iPhone program (August 28, 2009)

MGM Grand at Foxwoods, the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, will have its own iPhone application. The program will simulate the "sights and sounds" of the facility, The Boston Herald reported. Users can learn...

Opinion: Hysteria over Tohono O'odham casino

Opinion: Hysteria over Tohono O'odham casino (August 28, 2009)

"Recently, there has been an inordinate amount of near hysteria about the Tohono O'odham Nation's desire to construct a destination resort and gaming facility in the West Valley. Contrary to the overheated rhetoric coming from Glendale, here are a few...