Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs willing to discuss casino project

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs willing to discuss casino project (May 14, 2012)

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is willing to discuss plans for a new casino but First Nations leaders say the final decision is up to them. The AMC currently supports a casino in Carberry. But now there's talk of one...

Comment period ending on Spokane Tribe's proposed casino

Comment period ending on Spokane Tribe's proposed casino (May 14, 2012)

The comment period on the Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino is due to end on Wednesday. The tribe plans to build a casino and other developments on a 145-acre site in Airway Heights. The city supports the project and recently annexed...

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe promises more details on casino

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe promises more details on casino (May 14, 2012)

Some local officials and residents say the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe hasn't shared enough information about a proposed casino in southeastern Massachusetts. The tribe held two public forums last week and another meeting is scheduled for May 22. But with elections...

Mohawk community operates casino under unique agreement

Mohawk community operates casino under unique agreement (May 14, 2012)

A Mohawk community in New York is operating a gaming facility under a unique arrangement that dates to 1977, The Albany Times-Union reports. For three years, the Warrior Society Mohawks occupied state land to protest the theft of their...

Judge to hold hearing on Kialegee Tribal Town casino project

Judge to hold hearing on Kialegee Tribal Town casino project (May 14, 2012)

A federal judge will hold a hearing on Wednesday in a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Kialegee Tribal Town in Oklahoma from opening a casino. The tribe already started work on the Red Clay Casino. The facility is located on...

Opinion: Land-into-trust   clouds Mashpee Wampanoag casino

Opinion: Land-into-trust clouds Mashpee Wampanoag casino (May 14, 2012)

"In the May 8 edition of the Taunton Daily Gazette, Michael Speller, a spokesman for Arkana, the local subsidiary of the Malaysian Genting Syndicate, the financial backers of the Mashpee tribe’s efforts to establish a gambling facility within Taunton, remarked...