Business group backs a  Shinnecock Nation casino at racetrack

Business group backs a Shinnecock Nation casino at racetrack (June 28, 2011)

The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce says the Shinnecock Nation should build casino at the Belmont Park Raceway. The tribe has been considering several sites on Long Island, near its reservation. But there's been no official announcement from the...

Seneca Nation rejects complaints about off-reservation casino

Seneca Nation rejects complaints about off-reservation casino (June 28, 2011)

The Seneca Nation says opponents of its off-reservation casino are stirring up baseless "conspiracy theories." The tribe opened the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in downtown Buffalo, New York. Opponents say Edith Blackwell of the Interior Department's Office of the Solicitor...

Osage Nation expects word on gaming applications 'this week'

Osage Nation expects word on gaming applications 'this week' (June 28, 2011)

The Osage Nation of Oklahoma excepts to hear word on land-into-trust applications for three gaming facilities "this week" or possibly "next week," an official said. The tribe opened the facilities after the National Indian Gaming Commission said any land...

Pala Band seeks to renegotiate gaming compact with   governor

Pala Band seeks to renegotiate gaming compact with governor (June 28, 2011)

The Pala Band of Mission Indians will ask the state of California to renegotiate its Class III gaming compact, an attorney said. The tribe was the first to sign a new deal when former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) took office....

Editorial: Decision makes California play fair with tribal casinos

Editorial: Decision makes California play fair with tribal casinos (June 28, 2011)

"Not long after he took office in 2003, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger offered Indian tribes a deal his administration believed was a win for both sides: They could add hundreds of slot machines to their casinos if they paid a...