Chickasaw Nation in court over failed non-Indian gaming deal

Chickasaw Nation in court over failed non-Indian gaming deal (February 7, 2013)

The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma is in court over a failed deal to buy two non-Indian casinos. Global Gaming Solutions, a tribal subsidiary, planned to buy DiamondJacks casinos in Bossier City, Louisiana, and Vicksburg, Mississippi, for $125 million. But the...

Mohegan Tribe in partnership for second    Pennsylvania casino

Mohegan Tribe in partnership for second Pennsylvania casino (February 7, 2013)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is seeking to open a second commercial casino in Pennsylvania. The tribe signed a partnership to build a casino in Philadelphia. The license for the site was previously held by a group that included the...

Seneca Nation asks for  off-reservation casino in dispute talks

Seneca Nation asks for off-reservation casino in dispute talks (February 7, 2013)

The Seneca Nation is asking the state of New York to approve another off-reservation casino, The Buffalo News reports. The tribe operates off-reservation casinos in Buffalo and in Niagara Falls. The third would be located in in Rochester, the paper...

Twenty-Nine Palms Band  seeks to shield tortoise from casino

Twenty-Nine Palms Band seeks to shield tortoise from casino (February 7, 2013)

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians in California is paying close attention to the desert tortoise as it moves forward with a new casino. The Tortoise Rock Casino will be located on a 32-acre site of tribal land. The...

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe faces off-reservation gaming protest

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe faces off-reservation gaming protest (February 7, 2013)

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota wants to spend $34 million on an off-reservation casino but some members are objecting to the idea. The Lower Brule Land Owners and Tribal Members Association held a protest as the...

Washington governor to decide on Spokane Tribe's casino bid

Washington governor to decide on Spokane Tribe's casino bid (February 7, 2013)

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) promised a “clean, academic, dispassionate review” of the Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino. The tribe is seeking the casino under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. That means Inslee will be able...