Coeur d'Alene Tribe celebrates opening of   casino expansion

Coeur d'Alene Tribe celebrates opening of casino expansion (May 3, 2011)

The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho celebrated the $75 million expansion of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel on Monday. The tribe added 98 rooms to the hotel bringing the total to 300. There's also more gaming space, a pub,...

Pechanga Band dedicates $4M to address impact  of casino

Pechanga Band dedicates $4M to address impact of casino (May 3, 2011)

The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians will direct $4.5 million to the city of Temecula, California, to address the impacts of its casino. The city will use $4 million for interchange improvements near the Pechanga Resort & Casino. Another $500,000...

Wisconsin drops  plan to regulate   tribal casino   MMA events

Wisconsin drops plan to regulate tribal casino MMA events (May 3, 2011)

Tribes in Wisconsin threatened litigation against the state over an effort to enforce mixed martial arts regulations at their casinos. The Wisconsin Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the emergency rules last September. Tribes already developed their own regulations and...

Arizona tribes report another increase in gaming revenues

Arizona tribes report another increase in gaming revenues (May 3, 2011)

Revenues at tribal casinos grew by 6 percent in the first quarter of the year, the Arizona Department of Gaming reported. This is the third quarter in a row that revenues have gone up. It was also the best quarter...

Nottawaseppi  Huron Band starts work on casino expansion

Nottawaseppi Huron Band starts work on casino expansion (May 3, 2011)

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan broke ground on an expansion of the FireKeepers Casino. The tribe is adding a 242-room hotel, indoor pool, exercise facility, full service restaurant, business center and multi-purpose event center to...

Spokane Tribe gathering support for off-reservation casino

Spokane Tribe gathering support for off-reservation casino (May 3, 2011)

The Spokane Tribe of Washington is announcing a group to support its off-reservation casino bid. Jamie SiJohn, the tribe’s public relations director, said more than 200 people are part of the group. The co-chairs are former Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie...