Rincon Band wins case on Class III compact negotiation

Rincon Band wins case on Class III compact negotiation (April 20, 2010)

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) negotiated a Class III gaming compact with the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians in bad faith, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today. Schwarzenegger unfairly demanded a greater share of gaming revenues from the...

Pechanga.Net: Tribes being excluded from Internet gaming talks

Pechanga.Net: Tribes being excluded from Internet gaming talks (April 20, 2010)

From Pechanga.net: My impeccable sources tell me that Harry Reid is working on a secret Internet poker bill with the Las Vegas casinos (Wynn, Harrahs, etc). Why are the tribes being left out? The Internet gaming train is leaving the...

Lawsuit seeks $15M from Mohegan casino in  fatal crash

Lawsuit seeks $15M from Mohegan casino in fatal crash (April 20, 2010)

The estate of a woman who was killed in fatal car accident says the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut shares the blame for serving liquor to the driver. Elizabeth Durante, 20, was killed on March 7, 2009, in an incident off...

Hopi man named to gaming   board at Nevada law school

Hopi man named to gaming board at Nevada law school (April 20, 2010)

Jacob Coin, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, has been appointed to the gaming law advisory council at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, law school. Coin will help the law school expand its curriculum to include...

Anonymous memo ties Internet gaming bill to Abramoff

Anonymous memo ties Internet gaming bill to Abramoff (April 20, 2010)

A document circulating among Republicans in Washington, D.C., links convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff to H.R.2267, a bill that would regulate the Internet gaming industry. The anonymous memo suggests that supporting the bill would help Abramoff and his associates. Abramoff represented...

Florida governor expected to sign Seminole casino deal

Florida governor expected to sign Seminole casino deal (April 20, 2010)

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) expects to sign a Class III gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe after the agreement won approval in the House by a 74-39 vote. The deal authorizes slot machines at seven tribal casinos and card...

City wants casino talk  with Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe

City wants casino talk with Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe (April 20, 2010)

The city council in Fall River, Massachusetts, wants to meet with the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe to discuss gaming. The tribe has reportedly scouted sites in the city. The idea would be to pursue a license for a commercial casino. “It...