Blog: California tribes release draft of Internet gaming  bill

Blog: California tribes release draft of Internet gaming bill (May 17, 2013)

QuadJacks analyzes an Internet gaming proposal released by a group of California tribes: A group of eight California Indian tribes has released a draft of a new bill to license and regulate online poker in California. The bill would qualify...

Tuolumne Band celebrates casino birthday with new hotel

Tuolumne Band celebrates casino birthday with new hotel (May 17, 2013)

The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians in California hosted a grand opening for a $22 million hotel at the Black Oak Casino. The hotel features 184 rooms and 16 suites. The five-story building also features 6,000 square-feet of conference space,...

City cites  economic benefits from off-reservation gaming

City cites economic benefits from off-reservation gaming (May 17, 2013)

Off-reservation gaming has been good to Airway Heights, Washington, the city manager said. The city hosts the Northern Quest Casino, owned by the Kalispel Tribe. Property values have grown by more than $101 million since the casino opened in 2000...

House panel takes up Tohono O'odham Nation gaming bill

House panel takes up Tohono O'odham Nation gaming bill (May 17, 2013)

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on Thursday to consider H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission eyes   speedy process

Massachusetts Gaming Commission eyes speedy process (May 17, 2013)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is looking to speed up the process for a non-Indian casino in southeastern Massachusetts even as the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe pursues its...