"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has presided over a huge expansion of tribal gaming, and tried to get a piece of the action on behalf of taxpayers. He fell short of his promise to extract a billion dollars from casinos owned by...

"Whether you play slots, craps, blackjack, roulette or baccarat or any other game in a casino, it is important to remember that games of chance are based on random outcomes and always favor the casino. These games of chance are...

"California voters have repeatedly supported Indian casinos, accepting ballot-box promises that gambling was needed to lift backcountry tribes from poverty. But as the operations flourished, another issue arose: How much should Sacramento receive from a multibillion industry? Now a federal...

"As Florida politicians celebrate a long-term gambling deal with the Seminoles that will supposedly produce billions for the state, Fanit Panofsky has two words of advice for those doing business with the tribe: "Watch out." Until last month, Panofsky owned...

"For 10 years, the Gun Lake tribe fought to build a casino with a straightforward message: It would bring much-needed jobs and money not only to the tribe but to the rest of the Wayland area. So when the tribe...