Shinnecock Nation said to consider   sites for potential casino

Shinnecock Nation said to consider sites for potential casino (June 21, 2010)

The Shinnecock Nation of New York is said to be considering up to three sites for a potential casino. According to Newsday and The New York Times, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the Brookhaven Calabro Airport and a site in...

Massachusetts gaming bill forces tribes to follow state laws

Massachusetts gaming bill forces tribes to follow state laws (June 21, 2010)

A bill filed in the Massachusetts Senate [Summary | Full Text] contains a number of provisions that appear to be unfavorable to the two federally recognized tribes in the state. First, the bill does not set aside a casino for...

Cherokee Nation hasn't decided on future of shuttered track

Cherokee Nation hasn't decided on future of shuttered track (June 21, 2010)

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma hasn't decided what to do with a shuttered racetrack it purchased last year. The tribe bought the 100-acre Blue Ribbon Downs for $2.5 million. The facility was owned by the Choctaw Nation, which purchased it...

State official questions    Mississippi  Choctaw casino compact

State official questions Mississippi Choctaw casino compact (June 21, 2010)

State Auditor Stacey Pickering claims to be looking into the gaming compact signed by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in 1992. The agreement was signed by the governor and approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Yet Pickering...

Editorial: Casino competition takes toll on Connecticut tribes

Editorial: Casino competition takes toll on Connecticut tribes (June 21, 2010)

"Connecticut's two American Indian-operated casinos have known for more than a decade that competition was coming. They talked about it, strategized for it, and even said they'd welcome it. But all that was before what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke...