Firm back on track with off-reservation project

Firm back on track with off-reservation project (September 30, 2009)

Empire Resorts Inc. appears back on track to develop an off-reservation casino in the Catskills region of New York. Empire and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe had called it quits after the Bush administration rejected the project in January...

Letter: Ex-Coushatta lawyer's   ties to gaming

Letter: Ex-Coushatta lawyer's ties to gaming (September 30, 2009)

"In the past, as a member of Citizens for Quality Life, I helped vote out gambling in our area because of the negative effect it has on the business economy and the tragic impact it has on families that can...

NIGC announces reduction in fingerprinting fee

NIGC announces reduction in fingerprinting fee (September 30, 2009)

The National Indian Gaming Commission is reducing the fees it charges for processing fingerprints. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act requires tribes to perform background checks primary management officials and key employees. The NIGC charges a fee to handle the fingerprint...

Skokomish  casino couldn't survive the winter

Skokomish casino couldn't survive the winter (September 30, 2009)

The Skokomish Tribe of Washington is closing the doors to the Lucky Dog Casino today. General manager Nick Phillips said the casino sees most of its business in the summer. But the recession took its toll and the tribe...

WPR: St. Croix Band hopes  for off-reservation

WPR: St. Croix Band hopes for off-reservation (September 30, 2009)

"The St. Croix Band of Chippewa Indians is hopeful that the White House will change federal gaming policy, as it relates to off-reservation casinos. Some actions by Obama Administration officials are fueling talk that change is indeed coming. The St....