Union to proceed at Mashantucket    casino with tribal law

Union to proceed at Mashantucket casino with tribal law (April 23, 2010)

A labor union has withdrawn its request for the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut. The International Union of Operating Engineers will instead proceed under tribal...

Editorial: New approach to gambling needed in Alabama

Editorial: New approach to gambling needed in Alabama (April 23, 2010)

"Many Alabama voters had hoped they’d have a chance to do what our courts and elected officials can’t or won’t do —make clear whether electronic bingo is legal in our state. They’re out of luck; a bill that would have...

Editorial: Appeal decision on tribal compact negotiation

Editorial: Appeal decision on tribal compact negotiation (April 23, 2010)

"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has no problem with gambling. He presided over a major expansion of the Indian casino industry during his six years in office, but sought a piece of the action on behalf of the state. He fell far...

Column: California gambling on tribal casino revenues

Column: California gambling on tribal casino revenues (April 23, 2010)

"California has long been engaged in its own big spin — as in downward — so our contention that the state has become overly dependent on revenue from casino gambling received some powerful backing this week. That would be the...