Seneca Nation seeking solution to gaming revenues dispute

Seneca Nation seeking solution to gaming revenues dispute (May 7, 2012)

The Seneca Nation is eager to resolve a dispute over gaming revenues, tribal leaders said. President Robert Odawi Porter and Council Chairman Richard Nephew disputed comments by local officials in Niagara Falls about the status of arbitration talks with the...

Editorial: Catawba Nation loses first round in gaming battle

Editorial: Catawba Nation loses first round in gaming battle (May 7, 2012)

"The Catawba Indian Nation lost the first round in its attempt to build a casino on the tribe’s reservation, and despite the promise of an appeal, last month’s ruling by a circuit court judge dims the prospects that the tribe...

Key lawmaker supports a gaming compact with Poarch Band

Key lawmaker supports a gaming compact with Poarch Band (May 7, 2012)

A key Republican lawmaker says the state of Alabama should enter into a Class III gaming compact with the Poarch Creek Band of Indians. Rep. Jim Barton (R), the chairman of a committee that oversees the state budget, said the...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe  hosts public forum on casino bid

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe hosts public forum on casino bid (May 7, 2012)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts hosted a public forum on its plans for a casino in Taunton, Massachusetts. About 300 people attended the meeting, The Cape Cod Times reported. Chairman Cedric Cromwell said the response was positive. "I have...

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe ready for lawsuit on casino plan

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe ready for lawsuit on casino plan (May 7, 2012)

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe is prepared to sue the state to assert its gaming rights, an attorney said. One lawsuit would determine the tribe's rights under H.3702, the state's gaming law. Another would accuse Gov. Deval Patrick (D) of negotiating...