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Lakes Entertainment reports gains at Shingle Springs casino (05/10)

Red Hawk Casino. Photo Courtesy Red Hawk Casino. Business continues to improve at the casino owned by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians of California, the tribe's gaming partner reported on Thursday. Lakes Entertainment...

Graton Rancheria casino brings major impact on employment (05/09)

Artist's rendering of the Graton Resort and Casino. Image from Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria in California will be hiring 2,000 people to work at the tribe's $800 million...

Enterprise Rancheria awaits action on off-reservation casino (05/09)

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. The Enterprise Rancheria of California is in a holding pattern on its off-reservation casino. The tribe has gained federal and state approval for the casino....

Tribes in California warm up to Internet gambling legislation (05/08)

It looks like tribes in California are coming together on Internet gaming. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians proposed an online poker consortium of tribes and non-Indian facilities. The idea was opposed by some of...

County delays action on Pinoleville Pomo Nation casino deal (05/08)

Supervisors in Mendocino County, California, delayed action on a casino agreement with the Pinoleville Pomo Nation. The proposed memorandum of understanding calls for the tribe to address the off-reservation impacts of its casino. According to...

Redding Rancheria celebrates 20th anniversary of its casino (05/07)

The Redding Rancheria of California is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Win-River Casino. The tribe opened a small bingo hall in 1988, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in California v. Cabazon Band of...

Dry Creek Rancheria provides $400K for casino road projects (05/06)

The Dry Creek Rancheria of California is using $400,000 in Indian Reservation Roads funding for casino-related projects. The tribe will use $200,000 to repave a road and $150,000 to pay for engineering and environmental studies...

Pinoleville Pomo Nation outlines plans for casino development (05/06)

The Pinoleville Pomo Nation of California appears to be making progress on its casino plan. The tribe signed a Class III gaming compact with Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in August 2011. As part of the...

North Fork Rancheria off-reservation gaming pact clears vote (05/03)

The California Assembly ratified a Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians on Thursday but only with the minimum number of votes. The compact authorizes an off-reservation casino on a...

North Fork Rancheria's gaming pact opposed by distant tribes (05/02)

A Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians is facing opposition from tribes that operate casinos hundreds of miles away. The North Fork Rancheria plans to open an casino on...

Opinion: Approve North Fork off-reservation casino compact (05/01)

Writer calls on California lawmakers to approve a Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians: Enter the North Fork Tribe. In the 1960’s the tribe was terminated as a result...

Former Pechanga Band casino executive convicted of bribery (04/30)

A former gaming executive for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians of California was convicted of bribery, The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. Ryan Jay Robinson was the chief financial officer of the Pechanga Resort & Casino/...

California Tribal Business Alliance opposes online gaming law (04/29)

California is a long way from Atlantic City but that isn't stopping some tribes from expressing opposition to New Jersey's new Internet gambling law. The California Tribal Business Alliance, which represents three tribes with casinos,...

Tribal gaming in California recovers from economic recession (04/29)

Tribal casinos in San Diego County, California. Graphic © San Diego Union-Tribune The tribal gaming industry in California took a hit during the economic recession but revenues finally bounced back in 2011, according to...

Opinion: Support Enterprise Rancheria off-reservation casino (04/29)

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. Mary Jane Griego and Dorothea Theodoratus support an off-reservation casino for the Enterprise Rancheria: The Enterprise project is a worthy gambling project and deserves to...