Sen. Schumer slams Seneca-Cayuga off-reservation casino

Sen. Schumer slams Seneca-Cayuga off-reservation casino (January 29, 2013)

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is urging the Obama administration to reject an off-reservation casino for the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma. The tribe recently submitted a land-into-trust application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe wants to use 229...

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe  promised exclusivity with compact

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe promised exclusivity with compact (January 29, 2013)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) wants to authorize three casinos in upstate New York but the Class III gaming compact with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe could complicate matters. Cuomo hasn't said where the casinos would be located. But...

Column: Oklahoma tribal casinos    offer poker tournaments

Column: Oklahoma tribal casinos offer poker tournaments (January 29, 2013)

"There’s always something going on at Downstream Casino, and so much to love. Recently, the destination casino-resort completed a new wing to the hotel, adding 150 lodging rooms and an indoor pool. With a $240 heads-up tournament scheduled Feb. 16,...

Twenty-Nine Palms Band  to spend $1.4M on gaming facility

Twenty-Nine Palms Band to spend $1.4M on gaming facility (January 29, 2013)

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians in California plans to spend $1.4 million on its new gaming facility. The tribe will break ground on the Tortoise Rock Casino next month. The 30,000-square-foot facility will feature 500 slot machines, five...

Press Release: Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Operating Results

Press Release: Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Operating Results (January 29, 2013)

"The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, or the Authority, the owner and operator of Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, announced today the operating results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31,...

Briefs submitted to 10th Circuit in Kialegee  gaming dispute

Briefs submitted to 10th Circuit in Kialegee gaming dispute (January 29, 2013)

Opening briefs have been submitted to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Kialegee Tribal Town casino case. The tribe announced plans for the Red Clay Casino on an Indian allotment near Tulsa. Judge Gregory Frizzell blocked the project...

More than $3.8M spent on Tohono O'odham casino lobbying

More than $3.8M spent on Tohono O'odham casino lobbying (January 29, 2013)

More than $2.6 million was spent on lobbying for and against the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation casino, according to The Arizona Republic. Most of the spending was by the Gila River Indian Community. The tribe opposes the casino and spent...

Pokagon Band cites $35M impact on economy from casinos

Pokagon Band cites $35M impact on economy from casinos (January 29, 2013)

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians said its gaming enterprise contributed an extra $35 million to the economy in Michigan last year. The tribe shared nearly $7 million in gaming revenues with local communities in 2012. The additional $35 million...

Opinion: Smoking overwhelms at Suquamish  Tribe's casino

Opinion: Smoking overwhelms at Suquamish Tribe's casino (January 29, 2013)

If you saw our Sunday story about visiting Suquamish and the new tribal museum there, you might have noticed we didn’t say much about the casino.