Cherokee Nation prepares to open $20M  expansion of casino

Cherokee Nation prepares to open $20M expansion of casino (December 10, 2012)

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is preparing to open a $20 million expansion of one of its casinos. The tribe broke ground on the Cherokee Casino in Fort Gibson in June. The 28,000 square-foot facility 500 electronic games, a restaurant,...

Letter: Community needs Menominee   off-reservation casino

Letter: Community needs Menominee off-reservation casino (December 10, 2012)

"Why would anybody be against a small casino in Kenosha? We need the jobs, taxes and revenue! Wake up people! Politicians, you are not forced to go to gamble. Gambling is a personal choice. Whatever group was behind that article...

MinnPost: The new buffalo --  series on tribal gaming industry

MinnPost: The new buffalo -- series on tribal gaming industry (December 10, 2012)

"Forget Cinderella! Minnesota has a different rags-to-riches story, a legend that took hold 20 years ago when Indians opened the state’s first gambling casinos. A MinnPost editor heard a variation on the story recently from an architect who’s working on...

Cedric Cromwell: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe  on    casino path

Cedric Cromwell: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe on casino path (December 10, 2012)

"The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe very much appreciates the concern that some officials have expressed about any potential delays in developing a resort casino in southeastern Massachusetts. We share the Gaming Commission's desire to see real progress in every region of...

Column: Prostitution business had customers at casino hotel

Column: Prostitution business had customers at casino hotel (December 10, 2012)

"If you doubt how much prostitution business casino customers generate, consider a police report from a raid on an alleged brothel in Norwich back in the spring of 2011. Nine Norwich police officers and one agent from Homeland Security participated...