Isleta Pueblo casino to join Hard Rock family

Isleta Pueblo casino to join Hard Rock family (October 13, 2009)

Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico is joining the Hard Rock family. The Isleta Casino & Resort entered into an agreement to use the Hard Rock name. The tribe will spend millions in dollars in renovations as part of the deal....

Choctaws make difficult gaming decisions

Choctaws make difficult gaming decisions (October 13, 2009)

"Making difficult on-the- job decisions is not anything new for him. He made tougher calls while flying 160 combat missions as a command pilot over Viet Nam and Southeast Asia. Meeting Major General Paul A. Harvey (USAF Ret.) for the...

Column: New Mohegan chair faces challenges

Column: New Mohegan chair faces challenges (October 13, 2009)

"There certainly have been better moments in recent history for Lynn Malerba to take over as the first female tribal chairwoman of the Mohegan tribe. After a stunning run beginning in 1996, gambling revenues are tanking. There are serious...

Sisseton-Wahpeton casino executive fired

Sisseton-Wahpeton casino executive fired (October 13, 2009)

The chief executive officer of gaming for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of South Dakota has been fired for what he claims is retaliation. Michael J. Roberts was suspended without pay from Dakota Nation Gaming Enterprise after he said he complained about...

Obama still working on off-reservation policy

Obama still working on off-reservation policy (October 13, 2009)

The Obama administration is still working on its off-reservation gaming policy, assistant secretary Larry EchoHawk, the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, said on Monday. EchoHawk said the Interior Department was reviewing Bush-era restrictions that make it nearly impossible...