Ray Cook: Plenty of room for St. Regis Mohawk gaming expansion

Ray Cook: Plenty of room for St. Regis Mohawk gaming expansion (March 14, 2011)

There is some opposition to the idea of expanding the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's casino and with that expansion the addition of a hotel, one that would be owned and managed and operated by us - the Tribe and its...

More tribes in California back bill to legalize  Internet poker games

More tribes in California back bill to legalize Internet poker games (March 14, 2011)

The California Online Poker Association, a group representing 29 tribes, and the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, which represents 28 tribes, are supporting SB 40, a bill to legalize Internet poker games. COPA, a coalition that includes non-Indian card clubs,...

Seneca Nation scales back   casino expansion plan in  Niagara Falls

Seneca Nation scales back casino expansion plan in Niagara Falls (March 14, 2011)

The Seneca Nation has spent $530 million on its casino in Niagara Falls, New York, but expansion plans have been put on hold in recent years. The tribe acquired 48 acres for the casino through a land claim settlement. But...

Judge sets hearing in case for Pechanga  Band gaming agreement

Judge sets hearing in case for Pechanga Band gaming agreement (March 14, 2011)

A federal judge will hold a hearing on April 11 in a gaming dispute between the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the city of Temecula, California. The tribe agreed to pay the city about $2 million a year and...

Tohono O'odham Nation awaits decision on off-reservation casino

Tohono O'odham Nation awaits decision on off-reservation casino (March 14, 2011)

The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is waiting on the Bureau of Indian Affairs to place 54 acres in trust for an off-reservation casino. But when exactly will that happen? The Arizona Republic asked two Indian law experts and the...