Town wants   Mashpee Wampanoag casino assurance

Town wants Mashpee Wampanoag casino assurance (February 24, 2010)

Leaders in Middleboro, Massachusetts, wants to know if the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe plan to build a casino in the town. The tribe signed a deal to host the casino in the town. But tribal leaders have met with officials in...

Connecticut tribes to testify at hearing on  keno plan

Connecticut tribes to testify at hearing on keno plan (February 24, 2010)

Representatives of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe will testify at a hearing next Tuesday, March 2, on a proposal to legalize keno in Connecticut. The tribes in the past have said keno could violate their Class...

Rincon Chair: States hold  tribes   hostage for compact

Rincon Chair: States hold tribes hostage for compact (February 24, 2010)

"By stacking the deck against tribal governments when negotiating casino compacts, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was gambling that he could violate federal law with impunity. He bet he could hold the tribes hostage by our need to engage in gaming...

Steve Wynn to manage Mashantucket casino project

Steve Wynn to manage Mashantucket casino project (February 24, 2010)

Gaming mogul Steve Wynn agreed to be the lead manager for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation gaming project in Pennsylvania. Wynn owns resorts in Las Vegas and Macau. The long-delayed Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia would be his first development on the...