Editorial: Osage Nation earns trust status for gaming facilities

Editorial: Osage Nation earns trust status for gaming facilities (August 26, 2011)

"Leaders of the Osage Nation must have breathed a sigh of relief this week when they received confirmation that their applications to put the sites of three casinos into trust status have been approved by the U.S. Department of the...

Gun Lake Tribe donates casino funds for local law enforcement

Gun Lake Tribe donates casino funds for local law enforcement (August 26, 2011)

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, donated $12,000 to the Allegan County Sheriff's Department. The money was used to buy Medo, a K-9 unit dog. The sheriff's department demonstrated the...

Gaming an issue as Oklahoma tribe seeks to return to Georgia

Gaming an issue as Oklahoma tribe seeks to return to Georgia (August 26, 2011)

A bill that would place a hurdle in the sale of land to the Kialegee Tribal Town of Oklahoma has been placed on hold in Georgia. The tribe is working with developer Joe McDonough on a 300-acre project on the...

Gaming interests oppose tribal provision in Massachusetts bill

Gaming interests oppose tribal provision in Massachusetts bill (August 26, 2011)

Gaming interests in Massachusetts say the state shouldn't reserve a casino for a federally recognized tribe. The Plainridge Race Track has hired Joseph S. Larisa Jr., the attorney who was part of Carcieri v. Salazar. The U.S. Supreme Court issued...