Editorial: Wisconsin tribes should ax smoking at gaming facilities

Editorial: Wisconsin tribes should ax smoking at gaming facilities (July 9, 2010)

"Bars and restaurants across Wisconsin are now smoke-free. The state's many American Indian casinos should be, too. The tribes owe it to their employees to provide a healthy work environment. Secondhand smoke is particularly dangerous for people who have to...

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe testifies for expanded gaming in Texas

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe testifies for expanded gaming in Texas (July 9, 2010)

Carlos Bullock, the chairman of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe testified at a state House hearing on Thursday. The tribe operated a successful Class III casino on its reservation. But it was shut down after the state went to court to have...

Mashantucket Tribe to appeal NLRB decision over union  at casino

Mashantucket Tribe to appeal NLRB decision over union at casino (July 9, 2010)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut said it will fight the National Labor Relations Board over a union vote at its casino. A regional director of the NLRB ordered an election among bartenders, beverage servers and related workers at...

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe splits from  off-reservation  casino partner

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe splits from off-reservation casino partner (July 9, 2010)

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has cut ties with Empire Resorts for an off-reservation casino in the Catskills region of New York. The tribe said it was unable to reach an agreement to purchase a racetrack from Empire. The deal...