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9th Circuit lifts injunction in electronic bingo case (12/11)

Charities in California are weighing their options after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday lifted an injunction that could lead to the removal of electronic gaming machines from their facilities. The charities say...

Supreme Court asked to hear Nooksack casino case (12/03)

An anti-gaming group is taking its case against the casino owned by the Nooksack Tribe of Washington to the U.S. Supreme Court. The North County Community Alliance says the Nooksack Northwood Casino is not...

Court dismisses case over Shoshone-Bannock gaming (12/01)

The Idaho Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit that sought the removal of video gaming machines from the casino owned by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. Wendy Knox and Richard Dotson, who say they are compulsive gamblers, said...

Family sues Mohegan casino nightclubs for accident (11/25)

The family of a 20-year-old woman who was killed in a vehicle accident is suing a nightclub at the casino owned by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut. Elizabeth Durante's family says Ultra 88 and Lucky�s...

San Pasqual Band now offers maximum 2,000 slots (11/24)

The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians of California is finally operating 2,000 slot machines at the Valley View Casino. The tribe signed a Class III gaming compact in 1999 that promised up to 2,000...

Twenty-Nine Palms Band sues over casino income (11/16)

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians says tribal members who live off the reservation should not pay state taxes on gaming-related income The tribe distributes revenues from the Spotlight 29 Casino to its members...

Alabama a battleground for electronic machines (11/12)

A case before the Alabama Supreme Court could lead to the closure of dozens of non-Indian gaming halls across the state. Bingo is legal in Alabama. But Gov. Bob Riley (R) and some state...

Court cancels hearing over off-reservation casino (11/06)

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has canceled oral arguments in an off-reservation casino case. The court was due to hear St. Croix Chippewa v. Salazar on November 13. But the case will instead be...

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Kickapoo casino hire (11/06)

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that was filed by a former gaming employee of the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas. Robert Nanomantube is a not a member of the tribe but he is a...

Fond du Lac Band wants $75.5M in casino funds (10/27)

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has filed a counter-claim in a lawsuit over a revenue-sharing agreement with the city of Duluth, Minnesota. The tribe has been sharing 19 percent...

Kevin Abourezk: Omaha Tribe sued by contractor (10/22)

"An Omaha contractor is suing the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska for failing to pay for work the contractor did on the tribe's Iowa casino and other facilities. StoreVisions, a partner of Vision Church Builders of...

Appeals court to hear off-reservation casino case (10/21)

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in an off-reservation gaming case on November 3. The St. Croix Chippewa Tribe and the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians want to...

Nooksack Tribe sued over casino loan payment (10/20)

The Nooksack Tribe of Washington is seeking to restructure its debt amid a lawsuit over a $26 million in casino loans. The tribe owes Marshall Bank of Minnesota for construction and equipment at the...

Editorial: A bad bet on gaming in North Carolina (10/19)

"Federal law requires states, including this one, to negotiate the terms of gambling with Indian tribes. Federal law requires that tribes be licensed to run operations like those found elsewhere within a state. For more...

Tohono O'odham Nation waits on casino answer (10/16)

The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is playing the waiting game on its proposed off-reservation casino. The tribe asked the Bureau of Indian Affairs to place 46 acres in trust. The regional BIA office recommended...

Court debates Eastern Cherokee gaming rights (10/15)

The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard arguments in a case that affects the gaming rights of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. At the time the tribe signed a Class III gaming...

Court tosses case against Oneida casino (10/09)

Boxing champion Joe Frazier can't sue the Oneida Nation of New York in federal court, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals said on Thursday. Smokin� Joe said the Turning Stone Resort and Casino used his...

Coquille casino affected by city's lawsuit (10/08)

The Coquille Tribe of Oregon could lose services at the Mill Casino in a dispute with the city of North Bend. The tribe entered into an agreement with the city for police, fire and sewer...

Big Sandy Band wins 1,650 slot machines (10/07)

The Big Sandy Rancheria Band of Western Mono Indians received the largest number of slot machine licenses in the California Gambling Control Commission draw on Monday. The tribe was awarded 1,650 licenses. With 350 slots...

California tribes to add 3,548 slot machines (10/06)

The California Gambling Control Commission awarded 3,548 slot machine licenses to 11 tribes on Monday. The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, the Big Sandy Band of Western Mono Indians, the Colusa Indian Community, the...

California tribes in line for more slot machines (10/05)

The California Gambling Control Commission is issuing licenses for slot machines as part of a tribal-compact lawsuit. A federal judge ordered the agency to issue up to 10,549 new licenses. But it appears only a...

Court orders new trial in Pauma gaming case (10/02)

An appeals court in California threw out a jury verdict and ordered a new trial in a case between the Pauma Band of Luise�o Indians and Harrah's Entertainment. The tribe was negotiating a casino deal...

California agency to issue more slot licenses (10/02)

The California Gambling Control Commission has been ordered to issue licenses for up to 10,549 slot machines as part of a tribal compact lawsuit. Tribes will have to pay $1,250 for each slot license. The...

Oregon group drops tribal casino smoking bid (10/01)

The American Lung Association of Oregon has dropped an effort to force tribal casinos to ban smoking. An attorney wrote Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) on behalf of the group last month to push for the...

WPR: St. Croix Band hopes for off-reservation (09/30)

"The St. Croix Band of Chippewa Indians is hopeful that the White House will change federal gaming policy, as it relates to off-reservation casinos. Some actions by Obama Administration officials are fueling talk that change...

Tribe gets court date in off-reservation lawsuit (09/29)

The St. Croix Chippewa Tribe of Wisconsin will go to court on November 13 in its off-reservation gaming case. The tribe, along with the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, hopes to build...

Pauma Band sues to invalidate gaming compact (09/24)

The Pauma Band of Luise�o Indians is accusing California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) of tricking the tribe into signing a gaming compact. The 2004 agreement allowed the tribe to operate more slot machines in exchange...

Tribe awaits date in off-reservation gaming suit (09/24)

Update: Oral arguments have been set for November 13. The St. Croix Chippewa Tribe of Wisconsin is waiting for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to schedule a hearing in an off-reservation gaming case. The...

North Dakota tribe pays $6.1M in casino case (09/16)

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota was ordered to pay $6.1 million, plus interest, attorney fees and other costs, for breaking a contract with a casino developer. The tribe entered into an...

Case tests state liquor law at Mohegan casino (09/15)

A case before the Connecticut Appellate Court could subject the Mohegan Tribe to certain state liquor laws. Emily Vanstaen-Holland and her mother, Susan Holland, sued the tribe after Emily was struck by a man who...

First Nation seeks bigger share of casino profits (09/09)

The Rama Mnjikaning First Nation of Ontario is in court to seek a bigger share of revenues from Casino Rama. The band says it is entitled to 35 percent of net profits. That would cut...

California tribes battle state over slot machines (08/31)

Four tribes in California have won court decisions that allow them to offer more slot machines at their casinos but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is refusing to comply. The Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians, the...

Kickapoo Tribe contests former casino manager (08/27)

The Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former employee at the Golden Eagle Casino. The tribe is raising a sovereign immunity defense to the lawsuit...

Connecticut tribes pay $25M in gaming dispute (08/27)

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe agreed to pay the state of Connecticut $25 million to settle a gaming dispute. The tribes offered a gaming promotion that allowed patrons to exchange coupons...

Gun Lake Tribe marks another win in casino bid (08/21)

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, says the dismissal of another lawsuit clears any remaining doubts about its casino plans. The lawsuit questioned whether the tribe could follow...

Fond du Lac Band cuts city's casino payout (08/18)

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians will no longer make annual casino payments to the city of Duluth, Minnesota. The tribe has been sharing 19 percent of gross slot machine...

Judge sets hearing on Fort Sill Apache gaming (08/07)

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma and the National Indian Gaming Commission will be headed to court on August 21. At issue is the fate of the Apache Homelands Entertainment Center in New Mexico....

Mashantucket Tribe pays $2.9M in casino case (08/07)

The Mashantucket Tribal Nation of Connecticut agreed to pay $2.9 million to a man who was injured at Foxwoods Resort Casino in November 2006. Richard Murch, 68, was celebrating his 45th wedding anniversary at Foxwoods...

Tigua Tribe to hold press conference on casino (08/05)

The Tigua Tribe of Texas plans to hold a press conference on Friday to discuss its plans for the Speaking Rock Casino in El Paso. The tribe is reviewing a federal judge's decision that...

Judge orders Tigua Tribe to stop offering games (08/04)

A federal judge in Texas ordered the Tigua Tribe to stop offering electronic gaming machines and sweepstakes games at its casino in El Paso. The electronic machines at the Speaking Rock Casino reward players with...

Tohono O'odham Nation goes to court for casino (07/31)

The Tohono O'odham Nation was in state court this week for its lawsuit against the city of Glendale, Arizona. The tribe wants to open a casino on 146 acres within the borders of Glendale. The...

Kickapoo Tribe sued by former casino manager (07/31)

A former casino employee is accusing the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas of violating its Indian preference laws. Robert Nanomantube is a not a member of the tribe but he is a Kickapoo descendant and he...

Fort Sill Apache Tribe back in court over casino (07/30)

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma went back to court on Wednesday to enforce a 2007 settlement with the federal government. The settlement resolved a gaming dispute in Oklahoma between the Apaches, the...

Group weighs options in Nooksack casino fight (07/30)

A group called the North County Community Alliance is debating whether to take further action after losing a lawsuit that challenges the federal government's approval of a gaming ordinance for the Nooksack Tribe of Washington....

Tohono O'odham Nation sues to protect casino (07/23)

The Tohono O'odham Nation sued the city of Glendale, Arizona, to protect its plans for an off-reservation casino. The tribe plans to use 146 acres within the borders of Glendale. The tribe says the property...

Woman sues Pueblo casino over $2.6M 'jackpot' (07/22)

A New Mexico woman is suing Ohkay Owingeh in state court over a disputed $2.6 million "jackpot." Cathy Torres was playing a slot machine at the Ohkay Casino Resort in September 2008 when she said...

9th Circuit backs NIGC on Nooksack Tribe casino (07/17)

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected a challenge to the federal government's approval of a gaming ordinance for the Nooksack Tribe of Washington. A group called North County Community Alliance claimed the...

Casino foes don't want Seneca Nation to join case (07/10)

Opponents of an off-reservation casino in Buffalo, New York, don't want the Seneca Nation to join as a intervenor-defendant. Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County and other groups sued the National Indian Gaming Commission...

Court subjects Choctaw Nation to casino lawsuits (07/09)

The Choctaw Nation can be sued by casino patrons in state court, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on June 30. In two separate decisions, the court determined that the tribal-state compact allows negligence lawsuits to...

Obama reply due in off-reservation casino case (06/29)

The Obama administration has until Wednesday to file a response in an off-reservation casino lawsuit. The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin sued the Interior Department for rejecting the proposed casino in Beloit. The Bush...

Oregon court allows gaming compact lawsuit (06/19)

A group called People Against a Casino Town can challenge the Class III gaming compact for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The group...

BIA puts off Graton Rancheria casino decision (06/19)

The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria hopes to convince the Obama administration to approve its long-delayed casino in northern California. The tribe won approval to acquire 254 acres for the project but the Bureau...

Casino foes don't want Seneca Nation in lawsuit (06/17)

Opponents of an off-reservation casino in Buffalo, New York, say the Seneca Nation shouldn't be allowed to intervene in their lawsuit. Citizens for a Better Buffalo says the federal government can represent the tribe's interests....

Records at issue in Flandreau Santee Sioux case (06/16)

The state of South Dakota is asserting executive privilege in a gaming compact lawsuit filed by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. The state says records kept by former governor Bill Janklow (R) and his predecessors...

Seneca Nation wants to join casino lawsuit (06/16)

The Seneca Nation has agreed to waive its sovereign immunity in order to join a lawsuit over its off-reservation casino in Buffalo, New York. The tribe was participating in the case through friend of the...

Schwarzenegger plans appeal in compact lawsuit (06/10)

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) plans to appeal a decision that would allow tribes to add more slot machines to their casinos. The Colusa Indian Community and the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians signed...

California tribes press state for more slot machines (06/08)

At least four tribes are suing the state of California in hopes of adding more slot machines to their casinos. The tribes signed compacts in 1999 that promised them up to 2,000 slot machines. But...

New York governor backs off-reservation casinos (05/27)

New York Gov. David Paterson (D) is asking the Obama administration to rescind a policy that restricts off-reservation gaming. Paterson supports efforts by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians...

Man admits to taking First Nations casino money (05/26)

The owner of an ATM supplier admitted to The Saskatoon StarPhoenix that he took nearly $1 million from First Nations casinos in Saskatchewan. Alain Germain's companies supplied ATMs at two Native casinos. But rather than...

ATM supplier accused of theft from First Nations casinos (05/22)

An ATM supplier faces a civil lawsuit and criminal charges in connection with the alleged theft of $1.2 million from First Nations casinos in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority says the ATM supplier failed...

Menominee Nation files off-reservation casino suit (05/18)

The Menominee Nation of Wisconsin filed a new lawsuit over the rejection of its off-reservation casino. The Bush administration rejected the proposed Kenosha casino in January, saying the gaming site was too from the reservation....

Mechoopda Tribe disputes criticism of casino (05/14)

The Mechoopda Tribe of California said officials in Butte County, California, are wrong about a proposed casino. The tribe is seeking to acquire 645 acres in trust. But only 100 acres will be developed, and...

County to appeal ruling on Mechoopda casino (05/13)

Supervisors in Butte County, California, voted 4-1 to continue fighting a casino proposed by the Mechoopda Tribe "Butte County will not stand idly by while massive new casinos destroy its open space, groundwater and other...

County urged to drop lawsuit over Quapaw casino (05/12)

Commissioners in Cherokee County, Kansas, are being urged to drop a lawsuit over the casino owned by the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma. The tribe opened the Downstream Casino Resort last July. The facility is located...

Florida lawmakers pass bill for Seminole compact (05/11)

The Florida Legislature approved a bill that authorizes a new Class III gaming compact for the Seminole Tribe. The deal preserves slot machines at all seven of the tribe's casinos. But the tribe will have...

Man loses lawsuit over jackpot at Pueblo casino (05/07)

A New Mexico man who won $250,000 at a tribal casino can't sue in state court, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday. Cruz Holguin won the jackpot in a random drawing at...

Democrats support Connecticut casino smoking ban (05/01)

Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut continue to support a bill that bans smoking at tribal casinos. Three committees in the state House have passed the bill. Each time, Democrats have voted to advance it. Republicans have...

Appeal weighed in Graton Rancheria casino suit (04/30)

A group called Stop the Casino 101 Coalition is considering an appeal in its lawsuit against the casino sought by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria in California. The group sued the Interior Department,...

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Graton Rancheria casino (04/23)

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria from opening a casino in California. The tribe was recognized through an act of Congress. The law directed the Bureau...

Muscogee judge sides with chief in gaming dispute (04/23)

A Muscogee (Creek) Nation judge sided with Chief A.D. Ellis in a dispute over the distribution of gaming revenues. Ellis issued executive orders in January that stripped six tribal communities of their share of casino...

9th Circuit hears lawsuit over Nooksack casino (04/20)

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on March 11 in a case challenging National Indian Gaming Commission approval of a casino for the Nooksack Tribe of Washington. A group called the North...

County won't appeal White Earth casino property tax case (04/15)

Commissioners in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, won't appeal a lawsuit over property taxes at the casino owned by the White Earth Band of Ojibwe Indians. The tribe opened the Shooting Star Casino on land that...

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Mechoopda casino (04/15)

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Mechoopda Tribe of California from building a casino. The tribe plans a casino on a 645-acre site in Butte County. The National Indian Gaming Commission...

White Earth Band wins casino property tax case (04/14)

The White Earth Band of Ojibwe Indians does not have to pay property taxes on its casino, a federal judge ruled. The tribe opened the Shooting Star Casino on land that was acquired through the...

Menominee Nation drops off-reservation casino suit (04/10)

The Menominee Nation of Wisconsin has dropped a lawsuit seeking approval of its off-reservation casino. The tribe will continue to pursue the casino in Kenosha, just not in court, a spokesperson said. It's possible the...

Mohegan Tribe watching sports-betting lawsuit (04/06)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut could benefit from a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a federal ban against sports betting. The lawsuit was filed in New Jersey by a state lawmaker. If successful, it could...

Battle over non-Indian bingo continues in Alabama (04/03)

A city in Alabama won a ruling in a electronic bingo case but law enforcement officials are appealing. The city of Ashville, American Legion Post 170 and Shooting Star Entertainment Group went to court to...

9th Circuit lifts injunction in charity bingo case (04/02)

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an injunction in a charity bingo case in California. The charities and churches have been operating electronic gaming machines that tribes and the state say are illegal. A...

Alabama governor claims conflict in bingo case (03/31)

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) says the judge who ruled in a non-Indian bingo case should step down due to prior work for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Riley wants the Alabama Supreme...

Former NIGC chief of staff testifies in bingo case (03/27)

The former chief of staff for the National Indian Gaming Commission testified in a non-Indian bingo case in Alabama on Thursday. Joseph Valandra said the machines at a gaming center in White Hall are...

Mohegan Tribe plans lawsuit over smoking bill (03/26)

The Mohegan Tribe will sue the state of Connecticut and withhold gaming revenues if lawmakers pass a bill to ban smoking at casinos, Chairman Bruce "Two Dogs" Bozsum said on Wednesday. In letters to Gov....

Florida tribes differ on sovereignty at casinos (03/25)

Florida's two federally recognized tribes take different approaches to protecting their sovereignty at their gaming facilities. The Seminole Tribe allows local law prosecutors to handle cases at its Hard Rock casinos. Even tribal members must...

Appeal continues in off-reservation casino case (03/13)

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a lawsuit that challenges the rejection of an off-reservation casino in Wisconsin. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and the St. Croix Chippewa Indians...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe asks Congress for fix (03/12)

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts has reportedly asked the state's Congressional delegation to fix the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. The tribe submitted a land-into-trust application for a casino in the...

California tribes watching charity bingo fight (03/09)

California tribes are paying close attention to litigation that will determine whether charities and non-profits can offer electronic gaming machines. The tribes, who aren't parties to the litigation, say their gaming compacts promised them...

Muscogee Nation in dispute over gaming revenues (03/03)

A dispute over gaming revenues pits the chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma against the tribal council. Chief A.D. Ellis issued an executive order last week that prevents six communities from controlling casino...

Judge rules in Little Traverse casino payment case (02/27)

A judge in Michigan has struck down a formula used to distribute casino payments from the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. Under its Class III gaming compact, the tribe shares 2 percent of...

County in court over Mechoopda Tribe casino (02/26)

A federal judge heard arguments in a California county's lawsuit that seeks to stop the Mechoopda Tribe from opening a casino. Butte County sued the National Indian Gaming Commission over an Indian lands opinion that...

Judge cites IGRA in overturning ban on video poker (02/20)

A judge in North Carolina said the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act prohibits the state from banning video poker while allowing it to be offered on tribal lands. The state Legislature outlawed video poker but...

Campo Band settles lawsuit over casino slip and fall (02/20)

The Campo Kumeyaay Nation paid a California woman $500,000 to settle a slip and fall lawsuit stemming from an accident at the tribe's casino. Celeste Bluehawk took the tribe to court after she was injured...

Turtle Talk: Supreme Court petition in gaming case (02/13)

"Ah, Rule 19! Here is California�s cert petition � california-petition-for-cert Just so everyone knows, I called this YEARS ago! See my �The Comparative Rights of Indispensable Sovereigns.� :) Questions Presented (from the cert petition): In...

Man blames Miccosukee casino for loss of part of toe (02/13)

A Florida man is suing the federal government in federal court, saying he lost a part of his toe during an unlawful arrest and assault at the casino owned by the Miccosukee Tribe. Robert Henin,...

Turtle Talk: Trouble ahead in Supreme Court case (01/30)

"The Cook v. Avi Casino Enterprises cert petition has a reasonable chance of being granted. There are a bunch of factors that support the petitioners, and a bunch that don�t. The case involves dram shop...

Gaming opponents in Michigan turn focus to compact (01/29)

Having lost all their court cases, opponents of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians hope to block the tribe from a Class III gaming compact with the state of Michigan. As the litigation was...

BIA waits to take land into trust for Gun Lake casino (01/27)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs expects to take land into trust for the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians in a few days. A spokesperson said the agency is waiting for a final mandate from the...

California tribes sued over off-reservation casino (01/27)

Two California tribes are being sued over a proposed off-reservation casino in the Bay Area. The Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians plans to build a casino at former Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot in the...

Supreme Court won't hear gaming contract case (01/27)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition in Harrah's Operating Company v. NGV Gaming. The case involved a dispute between Harrah's Entertainment and NGV Gaming. The two companies are litigating over contracts they...

Supreme Court urged to reject Seminole compact case (01/27)

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum submitted a response in Seminole Tribe v. Florida House of Representatives, urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to accept a gaming compact case. The Seminole Tribe is asking the high...

Judge won't reconsider ruling on Ponca casino (01/26)

A federal judge on Friday rejected a request to reconsider a ruling the blocks a casino for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. The tribe wants to use a five-acre site in Carter Lake, Iowa, for...

Judge holds hearing over Gun Lake casino bid (01/26)

A federal judge holds a hearing today over the pending acquisition of 147 acres for the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan. The tribe plans to use the land for a casino. But David...

Seneca casino opponents heading back to court (01/23)

Opponents of the Seneca Nation will go back to court to fight federal approval of the tribe's off-reservation casino in Buffalo, New York. Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County says the tribe cannot operate...

Mohegan Tribe sues gambler over $10M check (01/22)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is suing a California man over a bounced $10 million check. The tribe says Ausaf Umar Siddiqui promised to cover his gambling losses at Mohegan Sun. But when the check...

Court rules in Stockbridge-Munsee casino case (01/22)

A casino operated by the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians is not within reservation boundaries, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The tribe installed slot machines at the Pine Hills Golf Course and Supper...

Gaming opponents hope to block Michigan tribe (01/22)

Gaming opponents in Michigan are hoping another lawsuit will block the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians from securing land for a casino. The courts have already rejected one case, MichGo v. Kempthorne. But a...

Appeal dropped in Sault Ste. Marie casino case (01/16)

The federal government has dropped its appeal of a gaming case involving the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan. The tribe spent $41 million on the Kewadin Shores Casino but the National...

Judge dismisses Buena Vista compact lawsuit (01/15)

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the Class III gaming compact for the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California. Amador County sued the Interior Department, alleging the compact violated the Indian...

Turtle Talk: No circuit split on Indian gaming case (01/14)

"I was a little surprised that SCOTUSblog lists this case as a petition to watch. I don�t see any of the indicators that this would be the kind of case to make the discuss list...

Pascua Yaqui Tribe settles poker room lawsuit (01/13)

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona has settled a lawsuit against a non-Indian poker room. The tribe said the Club Royale in Tucson was interfering with its gaming rights and violating state law. A settlement...

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