Column: Mashantucket casino facing competition from backers

Column: Mashantucket casino facing competition from backers (September 26, 2012)

"Standing inside the cavernous slot machine hall of the new Resorts World Casino at the Aqueduct race track in Queens, N.Y., I thought I could easily have been inside either one of Connecticut's casinos. You don't have to be someone...

Pojoaque Pueblo adds poker room, horse betting area to casino

Pojoaque Pueblo adds poker room, horse betting area to casino (September 26, 2012)

Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico is expanding gaming options at its main casino. The tribe is adding a bigger poker room at the Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino. The tribe is also opening a sports bar and a horse betting...

State to step in with loan over   Seneca Nation gaming revenues

State to step in with loan over Seneca Nation gaming revenues (September 26, 2012)

The state of New York will extend a loan to Niagara Falls to make up for withheld Seneca Nation gaming revenues, The Buffalo News reports. The tribe has withheld $460 million from the state over the past two years. Of...

Law Article: Santa Ysabel Band can't seek  bankruptcy  at casino

Law Article: Santa Ysabel Band can't seek bankruptcy at casino (September 26, 2012)

"Under the unique and somewhat unclear legal landscape in which tribal casinos operate, many tribes have wielded the threat of sovereign immunity or have rested on the leverage inherent in the limited remedy-enforcement options available to their creditors. Despite such...

Little Traverse Bay Bands  tout jobs and development for casino

Little Traverse Bay Bands tout jobs and development for casino (September 26, 2012)

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in Michigan will create 180 jobs with a new casino, Chairman Dexter McNamara said. The tribe plans a $26 million casino in Mackinaw City. McNamara said construction will generate 100 jobs and...

Ute Tribe still working on  off-reservation casino  bid in Colorado

Ute Tribe still working on off-reservation casino bid in Colorado (September 26, 2012)

The Ute Tribe of Utah is still working on plans for an off-reservation casino in Colorado. The tribe is mainly based in Utah, where gaming its prohibited. But part of the reservation crosses into Colorado, near the town of Dinosaur....