Mashantucket Tribe cites cost in cut to employee shuttle

Mashantucket Tribe cites cost in cut to employee shuttle (March 24, 2010)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is cutting back on a shuttle service that casino employees use to get to work. The tribe will stop sending shuttles to one lot entirely and will eliminate weekday service to another. "Due...

St. Croix Chippewa Tribe secures $55M for casino project

St. Croix Chippewa Tribe secures $55M for casino project (March 24, 2010)

The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin secured $55 million in financing to expand one of its casinos. The tribe is using a $17 million conventional loan and a $38 million Bureau of Indian Affairs guaranteed loan to expand the...

Editorial: More money for problem gambling in Oklahoma

Editorial: More money for problem gambling in Oklahoma (March 24, 2010)

"The lottery, tribal gaming and pari-mutuel racing generated $184 million in state revenue in 2009 alone. The $750,000 spent to help problem gamblers amounts less than one-half of 1 percent of revenue. By contrast, the board that governs the state’s...

Seminole Tribe plans for Hard Rock  casino in Atlantic City

Seminole Tribe plans for Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City (March 24, 2010)

The Seminole Tribe of Florida plans to build a Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City if New Jersey lawmakers pass a bill that allows for smaller facilities. The tribe said it will build a $300 million casino and hotel on...

Editorial: Casino foes seek   to steal Tohono O'odham land

Editorial: Casino foes seek to steal Tohono O'odham land (March 24, 2010)

"A southeastern Arizona Indian tribe has a lot of power arrayed against its efforts to establish a casino, mostly because of where it would be located. The Tohono O'odham Nation is primarily located in Pima County but it is seeking...