Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes reported another decline in slot machine revenues for the month of June 2010. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation reported a 11.7 percent drop in slot machine win. The $51.0 million total was the worst June...

"The “Indian Country Heartland” has yet to realize the intended benefits of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act\ (IGRA), and probably never will, due to the circumstance of being located in some of the most isolated areas of the country which...

"Your recent editorial, "Equal treatment for Valley businesses," misses the mark, in several significant ways. First, the editorial argues for equal treatment for privileges, but avoids all discussion of equal treatment when it comes to responsibilities to the community. Every...

A new group calling itself the Connecticut Coalition for Gaming Jobs is challenging the federal recognition of the Shinnecock Nation of New York. The group said it is asking the Interior Board of Indian Appeals to reverse the tribe's recognition....

"Our view: When important land-use issues are decided in a federal court in Washington rather than locally, our citizens lose. Drop the lawsuits and start talking. We've heard many governments complain over the years about monkey wrenchers — people who...