The Jamul Tribe of California finalized the environmental impact report on its $200 million casino. The tribe plans to start construction on the casino and parking structure within the next four to six weeks. A hotel is also in...

The Table Mountain Rancheria of California is spreading the wealth from its successful casino. The tribe donated $10 million to Fresno State University for a new library wing. It's the largest single donation in the school's history. The north...

The Jackson Rancheria of California donated $1 million in gaming revenues to help Sutter Amador Hospital expand its facility. Tribal leaders presented the check at a ceremony on December 7. "We know the kind of quality healthcare that Sutter...

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians hopes its new compact with the state of California will be approved in January. The deal would allow the tribe to add 5,500 slot machines at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino....

Within the course of two days, three top executives have left the casino owned by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians of California. Bill Davis, the longtime general manager of the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, resigned last week. A...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians plans to expand its casino and rebuild its hotel in downtown Palm Springs, California. The tribe will add 60,000 square feet to the Spa Casino. The Spa Resort Casino Hotel, located a...

Labor unions and racetracks are teaming up for the first time to host a lobbying conference on Indian gaming. The unions and racetracks hope to convince lawmakers to oppose five compacts that were recently signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)....

California lawmakers go back to work in January with a hot-button issue on the agenda: new gaming compacts. Five tribes signed the agreements with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). The deals allow them to break the 2,000-slot machine limit in exchange...

Two officials in the Palm Springs, California, area are sparring over a stalled gaming compact for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden supports the compact, which authorizes the tribe to operate more than 2,000...

The Pala Band of Mission Indians is planning a $100 million expansion of its casino in the San Diego area. The tribe has released a draft environmental impact report that details the project. The tribe will increase the size of...

Over 100 people lined up for jobs at the new casino being opened by the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Tribe of southern California. The tribe held a job fair on Monday. "The response has been good,'' C.J. Burdette of the...

$stalker The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of California made a splash when it announced plans to open a casino more than 200 miles from the reservation but the project appears to be on the backburner. The casino site is in Hesperia,...

The Gabrielino/Tongva Nation of California doesn't have federal recognition or any land but the tribe is already divided over gaming. One faction, led by Sam Dunlap, wants a casino. With a $21 million pledge from investors, Dunlap and his Gabrielino-Tongva...

Madera County filed a lawsuit in state court on Tuesday to stop construction at the casino owned by the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. The county claims the work is occurring on land that is not held in trust....

The rising price of materials has driven up the cost of the new hotel at the Agua Caliente Band casino. The tribe said the 16-story hotel at the casino in Rancho Mirage would cost $185 million. But fluctuations in...

A California man who sued the Jackson Rancheria after his image was used in a casino ad lost his case before a jury. Sam Awanis said he had no idea he was being filmed when he went to the Jackson...

With thousands of jobs, charitable contributions and community projects, California tribes are credited with creating a positive image of gaming. Gambling used to be socially unacceptable. Now, only about a third of Americans disapprove of it, according to national...

The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians of California declared victory after a judge rejected two lawsuits aimed at stopping a highway interchange for the tribe's proposed casino. The tribe plans to open a casino on its rancheria in...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is installing a "cashclub" system at its two casinos. The tribe is the first in southern California to use the software. It allows customers to use a casino club card to cash...

Six California tribes have made gaming compacts an issue in the election, spending millions on casino-friendly candidates. The six tribes donated $9.26 million to Team 2006, their new political action committee. The committee has spent almost three million to support...

Six California tribes have contributed $9.1 million to an independent political campaign that is rewarding casino-friendly politicians. The members of Team 2006 say they support anyone who backs Indian gaming. But so far, most of the money has gone to...

The Pala Band of Mission Indians has purchased 1,800 acres of land that surrounds another tribe's casino. The Pala Band paid a whopping $27 million for the citrus orchards and undeveloped land. The tribe already owns avocado groves in the...

The Jamul Band of Kumeyaay Indians plans to evict two critics and use their property to build a casino. Walter Rosales and Karen Toggery have been fighting the casino for several years. They say the project will destroy the 6-acre...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is launching a $230 million bond deal to finance a new casino hotel and to pay off an old casino debt. The tribe will use $182 million in bonds, plus $25.9 million...

As they race toward election day, Democrat Steve Clute says Republican Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia "obsesses" over tribal gaming. Clute, a former state lawmaker, says he supports tribal gaming. But apparently not as much as Garcia, who went to bat for...

$stalker Catherine Siva Saubel, the 86-year-old chairwoman of the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians, blames rival tribes for killing her tribe's off-reservation casino. Saubel teamed up with the Big Lagoon Rancheria of northern California to build two...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians donated $450,000 to the Republican Party of Riverside County two weeks after Democratic lawmakers blocked the tribe's gaming compact. The money was used for an advertising campaign to support two Republican lawmakers who...

The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians signed a $190 million agreement with El Dorado County, California, that clears the way for the tribe's casino. The tribe agreed to pay the county $190 million over 20 years. In return,...

The Lytton Band of Pomo Indians is enjoying success with a Class II-only casino in the Bay Area. The tribe installed nearly 1000 Class II machines after its Class III gaming compact failed to gain approval in the Legislature....

The chairman of the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians has been appointed the chairman of the casino board of directors. Marshall McKay replaces Paula Lorenzo-Tackett, who served as chair of the Cache Creek Casino Resort board for 15 years. She...

The Table Mountain Rancheria in California will pay a gambler $10,000 for a faulty jackpot. Sornpaserd Unkeowannulack thought he won $737,203 on a slot machine at the Table Mountain Casino. But a preliminary investigation showed the device, manufactured by International...

A California man says he is owed $737,203 from the Table Mountain Rancheria's casino. Sornpaserd Unkeowannulack says he won the payout on a nickel slot machine. But the casino says there was a malfunction. Unkeowannulack quickly called an attorney...

"Gambling interests could not muster enough State Assembly votes to ram through confirmation of a new Native American gambling casino agreement at the end of the 2006 California legislative session. The legislation would have set back casino workers’ rights while...

Most of the people who attended a public meeting held by the Jamul Indian Village voiced opposition to the tribe's casino. The tribe wants to build a six-story casino and 12-story hotel on its six-acre reservation. A ceremonial groundbreaking...

The Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Indians could open a second casino under the compact signed with California Gov. Arnold Schwarznegger. The compact has not been ratified by state lawmakers or sent to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for approval....

The Jamul Indian Village in southern California is holding a public hearing on Wednesday night to discuss the tribe's casino plans. The tribe is building the $250 million resort on its six-acre reservation. The tribe had sought approval for...

Republican lawmakers are calling for the Legislature to reconvene to consider new tribal gaming compacts. Senate GOP leader Dick Ackerman and Assembly GOP leader George Plescia said the compacts are important to the future of the state. They asked Democratic...

California lawmakers wrapped up work on Thursday by rejecting a tribal gaming compact and refusing to call votes on other negotiated agreements. The Assembly voted 35-23 on a new compact for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. It...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Today is the last day for two tribes to revive their plans to open off-reservation casinos in Barstow, California. The Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians and the Big Lagoon...

The compact signed by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians could send up to $3.8 billion to the state by 2030, The San Bernardino County Sun reports. The tribe can offer up to 7,500 slot machines under the deal....

The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and the Yurok Tribe announced new compacts with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Wednesday. The Sycuan Band will be able to offer up to 5,000 slot machines at its casino. The...

Three more California tribes announced new compacts with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday, just two days before the end of the legislative session. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the San Manuel Band...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Members of the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians have two more days to see action on their stalled gaming compact. Tribal members have been fasting at the state Capitol...

The California Assembly voted down a lucrative gaming compact between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). The 33-27 vote was 8 votes short need to ratify the compact. According to Copley News Service,...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Two tribes hoping to build off-reservation casinos in Barstow, California, aren't likely to see action on their compacts. The Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians and the Big Lagoon Rancheria...

A compact between the Quechan Nation and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is close to approval after a 14-month delay. The tribe signed the deal to open a modest casino on its land in California. But other tribes with existing...

The Jamul Indian Village in southern California is releasing a new environmental impact statement for its proposed on-reservation casino. The San Diego Union-Tribune obtained an advance copy of the report. The paper says the length document examines 16 major...

Supporters of the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians are joining a fast on the state Capitol in Sacramento. Two state lawmakers, environmentalists and labor groups say the tribe's deal for an off-reservation casino should be approved....

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has reportedly reached a new compact with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). Under the deal, the tribe will be able to offer up to 7,500 slot machines in return for sharing revenues with...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Fasting members of the Los Coyotes Band Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians met with key lawmakers as they continued to press for approval of a stalled gaming compact. The tribe met with Assemblyman...

The Gabrieleno/Tongva Band of Mission Indians is proposing to turn a racetrack in the Los Angeles area into a casino. The proposal at the Hollywood Park racetrack in Inglewood was inserted into a bill this week, Copley News Service reported....

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Members of the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians are continuing their fast at the state Capitol building in Sacramento, California. The fast started a week ago last Tuesday. Tribal...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians barely cleared a vote on its new compact with the state of California. The compact was approved by a one-vote margin in the state Senate. It now goes on to the state Assembly,...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) recently signed two gaming compacts that allow tribes to expand their facilities but only one is on the fast track to approval. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians negotiated a deal to offer up...

Randolph Baker, a longtime casino executive, has been named the first chairman of the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming at San Diego State University. Baker began his duties last week. He will oversee the first research institute and academic curriculum...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Up until the 1980s, Greg Sarris didn't know he was Miwok. Now he's leading the Graton Rancheria as the California tribe pushes a controversial casino proposal. Sarris, 54, was adopted and was...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. The Graton Rancheria, also known as the Coast Miwok Tribe, is seeing delays in its bid to open a casino in northern California. The tribe has submitted a land-into-trust application. An environmental...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is a step closer to approval of is new gaming compact with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). A bill to ratify the tribe's agreement was sent to the State Senate. It could be...

Plans by the Enterprise Rancheria to buy a 63-acre property in Butte County, California, have residents fearing a new casino. The tribe wants to use a federal housing grant to buy the land and build homes for elders. But...

Attempts to fast track the new gaming compact between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) were met with resistance on Wednesday. Some lawmakers, union representatives and allies of the horse racing industry questioned...

The new compact between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the state of California is on the fast track to approval. Lawmakers plan to hold two hearings today and seek passage of a compact bill as early...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Two California tribes seeking to build casinos hundreds of miles from their reservations are asking other tribes to drop their opposition to the project. The Big Lagoon Rancheria and the Los Coyotes...

The Tule River Tribe of California still hopes it can open a large casino resort even though Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) rejected the plans. The tribe proposed a casino with 2,000 slot machines, a hotel, several restaurants and other amenities....

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is believed to be negotiating compacts with more tribes. The deals would have to be announced soon because state lawmakers need to approve the compacts. The state Legislature is ending its session on August 31....

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) intends to use a compact he signed with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians as a template for future deals, tribal chairman Richard Milanovich said. Milanovich told Team 2006, a group of seven tribes...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has no plans for a third casino, chairman Richard Milanovich said after announcing a new compact with the state of California. The tribe operates two casinos and the compact authorizes a third...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Two tribes with plans to build casinos hundreds of miles from their reservations expressed hope after the state of California signed a new gaming compact. The Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and...

Indian gaming has benefited tribes nationwide but they've been slow to come for the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians in northern California. The tribe opened its casino four years ago. But unemployment remains high -- 39 percent in...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is close to a new gaming compact with the state of California. The tribe has been in talks since chairman Richard Milanovich met Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) for the first time in...

Tribes in southern California are taking steps to minimize rising electricity bills at their casinos. The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians saves power by using slot machines with paper tickets. The tribe also takes its casino off-line by switching...

California tribes are at the center of a heated debate over off-reservation gaming amid Congressional efforts to restrict the practice. A large number of the gaming applications being considered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs are in California due to...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has renewed compact negotiations with a handful of tribes who resisted his first offer two years ago. According to Copley News Service, the Pechanga Band, the Morongo Band, the San Manuel Band, the Agua Caliente...

The Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians is planning a 150-room hotel at its remote casino in southern California. The tribe opened the Golden Acorn Casino a few years ago. The casino manager says patrons keep asking about a hotel....

Tribal casinos in southern California are trying hard to attract a younger, hip crowd that might be found at some of the trendiest Las Vegas spots. With top acts like Jamie Foxx, Ludacris and Nine Inch Nails, some of...

"Having made peace with the prison guards union by embarking on a costly and reckless prison expansion program, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be ready to do the same with powerful gambling tribes -- and, in the process, to betray...

Danny Tucker, the chairman of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, has a lot to smile about as he leads one of California's most successful gaming tribes. The Sycuan Resort & Casino outside of San Diego continues to...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) addressed the California Nations Indian Gaming Association last week. Schwarzenegger said he was open to renegotiating compacts with CNIGA members. CNIGA, the state's largest inter-tribal organization, resisted new deals that a handful of tribes signed....

The Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake is scheduled to discuss its proposed casino with officials in Lake County, California. The tribe and the county reached a memorandum of understanding to address impacts of the proposed casino and hotel along Highway...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) met with members of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association in Sacramento on Thursday. The meeting was the first time Schwarzenegger has appeared before the general membership of CNIGA, the largest inter-tribal organization in the...

"Membership on the Assembly and Senate Governmental Organization committees, or Gee-Oh, as they are known to Capitol insiders, have always been coveted assignments. That's because GO committees handle the "juice" bills _ legislation important to gambling, tobacco and liquor interests....

Two California tribes say Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is wrongly accusing them of violating the tribal-state compact. At issue is the number of gaming machines allowed under the compact. The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the Morongo Band of...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is threatening to close six tribal casinos over the way gaming devices are counted. Under the 1999 tribal-state compact, tribes are limited to 2,000 slot machines. At issue is whether multi-player station games are considered...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Two compacts for off-reservation casinos in Barstow, California, were rejected by a legislative committee on Wednesday. The Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization voted 7-2 against compacts for the Los Coyotes Band of...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians in northern California filed a land-into-trust application to beat a deadline imposed in pending Senate legislation. The tribe wants 277 acres taken in trust....

The Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians of California and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut are going into business together. The tribes are announcing a partnership to build a new $300 million casino for the Pauma Band. The facility...

California tribes lobbied against a bill that would have authorized video gaming at racetracks. The Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Nations said the bill would infringe on the tribal-state compact. Chairwoman Lynn Valbuena said local communities would lose out on millions...

The Jamul Indian Village in southern California is preparing a new environmental impact report for its on-reservation casino. The tribe plans to build the casino in two phases. First up would be a casino, office and parking structure about 11...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. The Big Sandy Rancheria in California has lost Harrah's Entertainment as its partner in an off-reservation casino. The tribe says Harrah's dropped out because federal officials are dispute who has the right...

Former employees of the United Auburn Indian Community's casino cannot sue the tribe due to sovereign immunity, a California county commissioner said in a tentative ruling. The employees, all female, sued the tribe and Station Casinos, the tribe's partner, for...

The La Posta Band of Mission Indians hopes its small casino will lure gamblers in a county that is already home to eight other tribal gaming facilities. The 20,000-square-foot La Posta Casino will be San Diego County's smallest. It...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. The city of San Pablo wrote Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) to oppose her bill that would shut down the casino owned by the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians. The city said the...

Four California tribes who have challenged the Class III gaming compact with the state probably won't ever see their day in court. The tribes filed lawsuits in federal court to challenge provisions of the agreement signed in 1999. But the...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. A ballot measure in Barstow, California, that would have established a district for one off-reservation casino proposal but would have denied plans for two other off-reservation casinos was rejected by voters on...

Four members of the Dry Creek Rancheria in California are suing their tribe after they moved to make way for a casino. Melissa Russ, Karen Casillas, Katherine Casillas Somersall and Yolanda Casillas Somersall were living on land that is now...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Thirteen California lawmakers are urging Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) to seek swift passage of S.113, a bill that would force the closure of the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians' casino. The tribe...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Voters in Barstow, California, are headed to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to establish a casino district. Barstow is about halfway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas along Interstate 15....

A theft at the Pit River Tribe's casino in Shasta County is being investigated as a possible inside job. An undisclosed amount of money was taken from the small Pit River Casino. The sheriff's department is reviewing videotape taken inside...

The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians is facing a challenge to its casino liquor license. The tribe wants to serve alcohol at the River Rock Casino. The state Alcoholic Beverage Control approved the license but Alexander Valley Association,...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Forget Class III gaming. The Lytton Band of Pomo Indians has hit the jackpot with Class II machines. The tribe had signed a compact with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) for a large,...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. Three off-reservation casinos that have been proposed in Barstow, California are the subject of a ballot initiative. The Chemehuevi Tribe, the Big Lagoon Rancheria and the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. "California has a new problem: Indian casino sprawl. Small tribes, who live far from the big-city action, want in on the gambling boom. But their distant reservations won't draw enough gamblers, so...

The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians in California celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Black Oak Casino by thanking the Yavapai Apache Nation of Arizona. The Tuolumne Band opened the casino with the financial and technical support of the...

Indianz.Com Casino StalkerTracking casino proposals across Indian Country. The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians in northern California is seeking to open a second casino. The tribe operates River Rock Casino, the only gaming facility in Sonoma County. Revenues...

"As the election season heats up, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is seeking to heal rifts with a number of political enemies, among them, certain powerful Indian tribes. That's a good thing up to a point. The line is whether the governor...

The Buena Vista of Me-Wuk Indians is preparing a new environmental report for its proposed casino in Amador County, California. The tribe is proposing to build a 70,000-square-foot casino on its 67-acre reservation. The National Indian Gaming Commission issued a...

The Manzanita Band of Kumeyaay Indians has secured an option for an off-reservation casino near the U.S.-Mexico border. The tribe, with the help of the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, plans to build the casino on 60 acres in Calexico....

A bill making its way through the California Legislature would allow communities to vote on tribal casino proposals. The votes would be non-binding. But supporters say they will send a message to the governor, lawmakers and the Bureau of Indian...

The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians is opening a $25 million expansion of its casino tomorrow. The 48,000-square-foot addition will boost the number of slot machines at the Viejas Casino to 2,500. This is the most of any tribe in...

A handful of California tribes are expanding their casinos under new compacts they signed with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). Schwarzenegger pressured tribes to sign new revenue-sharing deals but only a few did so. Those tribes quickly added more slot...

Officials in Barstow, California, are welcoming the possibility of an off-reservation casino in their city halfway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The city has signed a deal with two tribes -- the Los Coyotes Band of Mission Indians...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians broke ground on a new casino hotel on Monday. The 16-story, 344-room hotel is located at the tribe's casino near Rancho Mirage. Local officials have expressed objections to the project and negotiations...

The casino owned by the Barona Band of Mission Indians is the first in California to test server-based gaming developed by International Game Technology. The Barona Valley Ranch casino is running 20 server-based machines. The technology allows for quick...

"If there was one special interest Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vilified most while he ran to replace ex-Gov. Gray Davis in the 2003 recall election, it was Indian casinos. Yet, few special interests have fared better under Schwarzenegger's administration than those...

The Environmental Protection Agency held a hearing on Tuesday night to take comments on a water permit for the proposed Buena Vista Rancheria casino. The Buena Vista Band of Me-Wuk Indians plans to build a $200 million casino on its...

The United Auburn Indian Community in California has been fined $435,000 by the state for water pollution from the tribe's casino. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board fined the tribe $3,000 for each of 145 "serious violations" at...

A bill to distribute $50 million in gaming revenues to local communities is ready for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature. Tribes contribute a portion of their revenues to the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund. The money is then sent to...

The Bureau of Indian Affairs held a hearing on Tuesday to take comments about a proposed off-reservation casino in the Bay Area. The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians wants to build a 25,000-square-foot casino with 2,000 slot machines, poker...

California tribes won more than 60 percent of the vote when Indian gaming went before voters in 1998 and 2000. A recent poll showed that the majority of state residents support tribal casinos. But the tribes remain divided on basic...

A masked intruder and the man who shot and killed him once worked for the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians. Police said their working relationship led to the fatal incident. David Edward Ferguson, 48, was killed last Monday by...

The city of Barstow, California, is expected to start negotiations with the Big Lagoon Rancheria for a casino services agreement. The Big Lagoon Rancheria is one of three tribes seeking to build a casino in Barstow. The city has already...

The California Court of Appeal voted 2-1 on Wednesday to order the Campo Band of Mission Indians into arbitration over a personal-injury lawsuit filed against the tribe's Golden Acorn Casino. Two judges said the tribe waived its sovereign immunity for...

A ballot referendum is headed for the ballot in Barstow, California, now that a judge dismissed a challenge to the initiative. The Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians and the Big Lagoon Rancheria, along with their gaming developer,...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is beginning negotiations over the tribe's addition of a hotel at its casino in Rancho Mirage, California. Earlier this week, the tribe approved a 400-room, multi-story hotel at the Agua Caliente Casino....

The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians is said to be close to a deal with a construction company that helped build the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. The tribe hired Matt Construction to oversee construction of the $300 million facility....

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians approved a new 400-room hotel at its casino in Rancho Mirage. The tribe waited an additional two weeks to make a decision after officials in Rancho Mirage and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)...

The 805 Class II gaming machines at the Lytton Band's casino in San Pablo are paying off handsomely for the tribe and the city. The machines have attracted big crowds to the former card club that occupied the site. The...

"Now we are on the verge of the next big political battle over Indian gaming, and the results could determine the future of the enterprise in California. The question is fundamental: Why not build Indian casinos in urban areas closer...

The city of Rancho Mirage, California, made an eleventh-hour request for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to delay a casino expansion project. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is also seeking a delay. The tribe had already delayed a vote...

"Under federal law, tribes are permitted to offer on their reservations the kind of gambling that the state allows for non-Indians. In California, that means Class II games, primarily bingo and lotteries. Indian casinos are lucrative because tribes are also...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians delayed a vote on a casino project to give the public more time to comment. The tribe wants to build a high-rise hotel at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage. The...

"San Manuel is one of several clans of the great Serrano Indian nation whose ancestral homelands include most of present-day San Bernardino County, including the Barstow area. We oppose the Los Coyotes and Big Lagoon proposed land acquisitions because they...

When all is said and done, San Diego County will be home to 13 tribal casinos, more than any other county in California. The first casino opened five years ago this month on the Rincon Reservation. Within eight months...

The Quechan Nation made good on its promise to sue the state of California over a delayed gaming compact. The tribe, based in California and Arizona, negotiated a compact with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). It ran into opposition from other...

Seven former employees of the Thunder Valley Casino in northern California are continuing to press their harassment and bias case against the casino and the United Auburn Indian Community. The ex-employees, all women, say they suffered sexual and were victims...

The California Nations Indian Gaming Association is considering taking a stance on gaming compacts, an area the organization has traditionally shied from. CNIGA Chairman Anthony Miranda cautioned that an agreement may never be reached out of concern for tribal sovereignty....

A partnership between several California tribes and Riverside County has been so successful that it is doubling in size, a deputy district attorney said at the Western Indian Gaming Conference in Palm Springs. The task force was started a year...

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians was given an "A" rating by Fitch Ratings for $265 million in bonds that the tribe sold to finance a new casino. The tribe earned the high rating for its ability to...