Coushatta Tribe   spends $60M to add  more rooms to hotel casino

Coushatta Tribe spends $60M to add more rooms to hotel casino (January 18, 2011)

The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana will be spending $60 million to expand its casino. The tribe is adding 401 hotel rooms and 18 luxury suites to the Coushatta Casino Resort. That will bring the total number of rooms at...

New governor of Alabama calls for statewide gaming referendum

New governor of Alabama calls for statewide gaming referendum (January 18, 2011)

New Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) took office on Monday and one of his first actions was to start dismantling a controversial anti-gaming group that his predecessor started. Bentley will let new attorney general Luther Strange determine how to enforce...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's casino project delayed by litigation

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's casino project delayed by litigation (January 18, 2011)

Last year, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe agreed to pay a total of $21 million to buy land for a casino in Fall River, Massachusetts. But litigation has delayed the tribe from acquiring the land. The first deadline passed in November...

City continues litigation over Pechanga Band gaming agreement

City continues litigation over Pechanga Band gaming agreement (January 18, 2011)

A federal judge says she has jurisdiction to hear a gaming dispute between the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the city of Temecula, California. Judge Dale S. Fischer initially questioned whether she had authority to hear the case. But...