Navajo Nation sees big turnout    at job fair for Arizona  casino

Navajo Nation sees big turnout at job fair for Arizona casino (February 13, 2013)

Thousands turned out a casino job fair hosted by the Navajo Nation. The tribe is hiring at least 800 people for the new Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort. The $175 million facility near Flagstaff, Arizona, is expected to open in...

Menominee Nation awaits decision on  off-reservation casino

Menominee Nation awaits decision on off-reservation casino (February 13, 2013)

The Menominee Nation of Wisconsin expects to receive a decision on its off-reservation casino this spring, Chairman Craig Corn said. The tribe wants to build a casino in Kenosha, about 200 miles from the reservation. An agreement with the Kenosha...

Press Release: Shingle Springs Band wins injunction to protect casino

Press Release: Shingle Springs Band wins injunction to protect casino (February 13, 2013)

"The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, a federally-recognized Indian tribal government that owns and operates Red Hawk Casino, last week won a permanent court injunction against Cesar Caballero, an individual who has falsely claimed affiliation with the Tribe and...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has more hurdles in casino quest

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has more hurdles in casino quest (February 13, 2013)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe must clear some more hurdles in its quest for a casino in southeastern Massachusetts. As a newly recognized tribe, the Mashpees qualify for an exception in Section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Assistant Secretary...

Lawmakers object to liquor license for Nez Perce Tribe casino

Lawmakers object to liquor license for Nez Perce Tribe casino (February 13, 2013)

Some lawmakers in Idaho are raising concerns about a bill that would allow the Nez Perce Tribe to sell liquor at its casino. The tribe already sells beer and wine at the Clearwater River Casino. As part of a $16...

Group seeks access to Poarch Creek casino site for ceremony

Group seeks access to Poarch Creek casino site for ceremony (February 13, 2013)

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Alabama won't grant access to its casino site for a ceremony on Thursday. The tribe spending $246 million on a new Wind Creek Wetumpka. Opponents want to hold a prayer ceremony at the...

Jena Band making plans to expand brand new gaming   facility

Jena Band making plans to expand brand new gaming facility (February 13, 2013)

The Jena Choctaw Pines Casino finally opened to the public.

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe prepares off-reservation casino plan

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe prepares off-reservation casino plan (February 13, 2013)

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota expects to submit its off-reservation casino application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs next month, a developer said. The tribe wants to build a $34 million casino on a 91-acre site that...