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May 9, 2008Oklahoma tribes fight over land and gaming rightsThe Fort Sill Apache Tribe and the Comanche Nation are still feuding over land and gaming rights despite a court settlement aimed at resolving their long-running dispute. The Apaches built a casino on a half-acre of trust land that was...Ex-Leech Lake chair pleads guilty for gaming bribesPeter D. White, a former chairman of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, has pleaded guilty to accepting gaming-related bribes. White admitted he took more than $20,000 from a check-cashing business that operated in the tribe's casinos. The operator, Craig...California appeals compact negotiation caseCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is appealing a decision that found he was negotiating in bad faith with the Rincon Band of Mission Indians. Schwarzenegger wants the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear the case. His lawyers also want...May 2, 2008Appeal planned in Gun Lake casino land caseAn Indian law professor says there's "zero" chance the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a land-into-trust case involving the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan. Matthew L.M. Fletcher, an assistant professor of law and director of the Indigenous...Rincon Band stands up to state in compact suitThe Rincon Band of Mission Indians has won an important court ruling that could affect future compact negotiations in California. The tribe wanted to add up to 900 slot machines to its existing 1,600 machines at the Harrah's Rincon Casino...May 1, 2008Rincon Band wins ruling on compact negotiationsA federal magistrate has ruled that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) negotiated in bad faith with the Rincon Band of Mission Indians. Judge William McCurrine Jr. said Schwarzenegger can't force the tribe to share its gaming revenues without offering a...April 29, 2008Lawsuit challenging Quapaw casino 'in limbo'A lawsuit challenging the Quapaw Tribe's $300 million casino appears to be "in limbo," an attorney involved in the case told The Joplin Globe. Commissioners in Cherokee County, Kansas, sued the Interior Department to block the Downstream Casino Resort....April 16, 2008Judge reopens lawsuit over Wyandotte casinoA federal judge has given permission for the state of Kansas to reopen its lawsuit over the Wyandotte Nation's out-of-state casino. The state claims the Oklahoma-based tribe cannot engage in gaming on trust land in downtown Kansas City. But...April 11, 2008Tigua Tribe responds to state's gaming lawsuitThe Tigua Tribe of Texas is defending its right to offer a sweepstakes game on its reservation. The tribe responded to a lawsuit filed by state attorney general Greg Abbott. The tribe says the AG's office unfairly targeted the tribe...April 10, 20089th Circuit hears California compact disputeThe 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a gaming compact case involving the Rincon Band of Mission Indians and the Colusa Band of Wintun Indians. The tribes signed compacts in 1999 that theoretically guaranteed them up to...April 9, 2008Alabama sues to block Poarch Creek Class III gamingCorrection: Alabama is in the 11th Circuit, not the 5th Circuit. Alabama Attorney General Troy King sued the Interior Department on Tuesday to block Class III gaming for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Alabama refuses to negotiate a compact...April 7, 2008Editorial: County not truthful in Mechoopda casino fight"A few days back, Paul McIntosh, the former chief administrative officer of Butte County, wrote a letter to the editor accusing this paper of misrepresenting the county's position in regard to the Mechoopda Indians. This paper, reporting the county's lawsuit...April 3, 2008California bill seeks to restrict tribal gaming sitesA California lawmaker has introduced a bill that seeks to limit where a tribe can open an Indian gaming facility. SB1695 was introduced by Sen. Dean Florez, a Democrat. He is apparently targeting the casino sought by the North...Cowlitz Tribe criticizes city's lawsuit against NIGCThe Cowlitz Tribe of Washington says a lawsuit against the National Indian Gaming Commission is “frivolous” and a waste of money, The Longview Daily News reported. The tribe wants to build a $510 million casino on 152 acres in...April 1, 2008City sues to block Cowlitz Tribe's casinoThe city of Vancouver, Washington, filed suit against the National Indian Gaming Commission in hopes of stopping the casino sought by the Cowlitz Tribe . The city says NIGC's approval of the tribe's gaming ordinance violates the Indian Gaming...March 28, 2008County to sue Interior over Mechoopda casinoSupervisors in Butte County, California, voted last week to sue the Interior Department over the casino sought by the Mechoopda Tribe of California The tribe wants to build a casino on 645 acres in the county. The land has not...March 24, 2008Michigan tribes settle dispute over Keno gameThe state of Michigan and two tribes have settled a dispute over their compacts and the state's Keno game. The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians agreed to continue sharing revenues with...March 19, 2008Seneca-Cayuga Tribe wants ex-employee punishedThe Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma says a former casino employee should be indicted on criminal charges. The tribe filed a civil lawsuit in state court against Pat Mae Culver. The tribe says Culver, a former employee of the Grand Lake...March 14, 2008Rosebud Sioux Tribe seeks $525K in contract flapThe Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is seeking $525,000 from its former gaming partner. A tribal court ordered BBC Entertainment, which is owned by former tribal president Charles Colombe, to pay the money in a management contract dispute. But...March 11, 2008Michigan tribes challenge gaming compact rulingTwo Michigan tribes have appealed a court decision that says they owe $44 million to the state under the tribal-state compact. The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians stopped paying 8 percent...March 4, 2008Oneida Nation accused of discrimination at casinoThe Oneida Nation of New York discriminates against non-Indian employees, a lawsuit claims. Marcus Smith worked at the bingo hall at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino. He claims he was fired by the Indian manager because he complained of...February 29, 2008Oneida Nation and New York end video gaming lawsuitThe Oneida Nation and the state of New York have ended a lawsuit over video gaming on the reservation. The suit started in 1995 when then-Gov. George Pataki (R) claimed the use of video gaming machines was illegal. The tribe...February 27, 2008Kickapoo Tribe appeals to Supreme CourtThe Kickapoo Tribe of Texas is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Indian gaming case The tribe has been trying to negotiate a Class III gaming compact with Texas. But state officials have refused. So the tribe turned...County sues to stop Quapaw Tribe's casinoCommissioners in Cherokee County, Kansas, filed suit against the Interior Department in hopes of stopping the Quapaw Tribe from building a casino. The $300 million Downstream Casino Resort is located on three parcels of land in Oklahoma, Kansas and...February 22, 2008St. Croix Band to testify at House hearingHazel Hindsley, the chair of the St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, will testify at the House Natural Resources Committee hearing next week. Hindsley's tribe is pursuing an off-reservation casino in Beloit, Wisconsin. It faces potential rejected due...Judge asked to dismiss Mohegan casino suitA judge in Massachusetts is being asked to dismiss a personal injury lawsuit involving the Mohegan Tribe's casino in Connecticut. Last September, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that Sheila I. Buzulis could not sue the tribe over injuries she...February 20, 2008St. Regis Mohawk Tribe sues newspaper for libelThe St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is accusing The New York Post of libel for editorials that were critical of the tribe's proposed off-reservation casino. The tribe is seeking $60 million in damages. The lawsuit says editorials published on February 21,...February 13, 2008St. Regis Mohawk Tribe drops off-reservation casinoThe St. Regis Mohawk Tribe officially ended its bid for an off-reservation casino in the Catskills region of New York. The tribe and partner Empire Resorts wanted to turn the Monticello Raceway into a Class III casino. But after...February 12, 2008St. Regis Mohawk Tribe blasts ex-gaming partnerThe St. Regis Mohawk Tribe criticized Empire Resorts, its former gaming partner, for proposing a rival gaming project in the Catskills region of New York. The tribe and Empire planned a $600 million off-reservation casino at the Monticello Raceway in...February 11, 2008Editorial: Sovereignty and Oklahoma tribes"The state Supreme Court says tribal sovereignty can't be used as a shield by a tribe that's being sued because a casino patron allegedly drove drunk. The Absentee Shawnee Tribe and Thunderbird Entertainment Center are being sued by a... |
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