Mashantucket Tribe wasn't told about partner's gaming bid

Mashantucket Tribe wasn't told about partner's gaming bid (January 13, 2012)

MGM Resorts International didn't inform the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, one of its partners, about plans for a casino in western Massachusetts. "They didn't know we were going to be here," Bill Hornbuckle, MGM's chief marketing officer, told The New...

Opponents seek Congressional action over Kialegee casino

Opponents seek Congressional action over Kialegee casino (January 13, 2012)

Gaming opponents are looking to Congress to block the Kialegee Tribal Town from opening a casino on an Indian allotment near Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Upwards of 800 people attended a forum at a church last night to discuss the Red...

Muscogee Nation denies plan for casino on Indian allotment

Muscogee Nation denies plan for casino on Indian allotment (January 13, 2012)

The Muscogee Nation is not interested in a casino on an Indian allotment near Tulsa, Oklahoma, the tribe's chief of staff told Fox 23 News. The allotment is held in restricted status for a member of the tribe who died...

Just Ask: Why does governor receive $5M for gaming talks?

Just Ask: Why does governor receive $5M for gaming talks? (January 13, 2012)

"Question: Can you explain or expand upon, the negotiating fee of $5 million to Gov. Patrick for a casino compact with a federally recognized Indian tribe? Answer: In the gaming law, there is an appropriation of $5 million to the...

Lawsuit seeks information from Connecticut casino officials

Lawsuit seeks information from Connecticut casino officials (January 13, 2012)

A Connecticut man is trying to subpoena officials from two tribal casinos as part of a negligence lawsuit. Edmund Davis believes officials from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe have information about a woman who caused an...