The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, on Monday, December 2.

Writer discusses Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case that was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court last week.

Kate Cook, the chief legal counsel for Gov. Deval Patrick (D) says the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe gave up its right to engage in gaming under the Massachusetts Indian Land Claims Settlement Act:

Columnist doesn't think the U.S. Supreme Court will be kind to Indian gaming after hearing Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community on Monday.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, on Monday.

Columnist wonders why Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D), a supporter of gaming, is trying to stop the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe from opening a casino.

A non-Indian cash management company is in big trouble for its business dealings with two tribes.

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe will defend its gaming rights against a lawsuit filed by the state of Massachusetts, Chairman-elect Tobias Vanderhoop said.

The state of Massachusetts sued the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe on Monday in hopes of blocking a Class II facility on the island of Martha's Vineyard.

The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled with sovereign immunity and procedural issues as it heard Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, on Monday.

Matthew Fletcher offers thoughts on oral arguments in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case that was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, this morning.

Columnist discusses Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case that's being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court today:

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, on Monday.

The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona continues to pursue an off-reservation casino despite obstacles in the courts and in Congress.

The Department of Justice will be participating in oral arguments for Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next month.

After a decade of litigation, the court determined that the Oregon Legislature authorized the governor to enter into gaming agreements.

Opponents of an off-reservation casino for the Tohono O'odham Nation are seeking a delay in litigation in light of an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case.

Gaming opponents are still trying to shut down the off-reservation casino operated by the Seneca Nation of New York.

The United South and Eastern Tribes say the Cayuga Nation has a right to engage in gaming on its ancestral land in New York.

Writers discuss potential outcomes in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on December 2.

Attorneys Gabe Galanda and Ryan Dreveskracht call on the National Indian Gaming Commission to take action and avoid a potentially negative decision in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is asking the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear a gaming dispute with the city of Duluth, Minnesota.

Writers don't think the U.S. Supreme Court will rule in favor of tribal interests in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community.

The Department of Justice is backing the Bay Mills Indian Community in a gaming dispute that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next month.

The Fond du Lac Band continues to battle the city of Duluth, Minnesota, over a casino agreement that was invalidated by the National Indian Gaming Commission.

A federal judge sent a lawsuit that challenges a gaming agreement with the Oneida Nation back to New York state court.

An Oklahoma couple who sued the Peoria Tribe for allegedly over-serving alcohol to a casino patron will take their case to the Supreme Court if necessary, their attorney said.

The Peoria Tribe can't be sued in state court for allegedly over-serving alcohol to a casino patron, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled.

The big day is getting closer -- the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria in California will open its gaming facility in less than two weeks.

Newspaper says proposal for local casino will be affected by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community.

The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California failed to make a full $12 million payment on $250 million in gaming debt.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, on December 2.

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is once again sharing gaming revenues with communities in New York but one county is weighing litigation.

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians hasn't decided whether to appeal the latest decision in its long-running casino battle with the city of Duluth, Minnesota.

Attorney who lost case to Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation accuses the tribe of ignoring anti-discrimination laws at its casino in northern California.

A federal judge ordered the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to pay an estimated $10.3 million in casino lease fees to the city of Duluth, Minnesota.

Attorney Gabe Galanda says National Indian Gaming Commission can avert disaster in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an upcoming . Supreme Court case.

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments today in a dispute over a union at the casino owned by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan.

An opposition group is still trying to stop the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria in California from opening a casino.

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals won't let the shutdown of the federal government stop the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan from seeking justice.

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Wednesday in an off-reservation gaming case involving the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan.

Oral arguments in a lawsuit that aims to stop the Cowlitz Tribe of Washington from opening a casino aren't expected until early 2014.

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe still wants to open a casino in Massachusetts, Chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais said.

With the U.S. Supreme Court due to consider Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, Bryan Newland takes a closer look at the Class III gaming compacts in Michigan.

The Jamul Indian Village of California is confident of its $360 million on-reservation casino despite litigation from opposition groups.

Indian Country Today interviews Ernie Stevens, the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association, about the 25 years since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

State governments are lining up to assert their interests in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case.

A judge in California dismissed two lawsuits that were aimed at blocking an off-reservation casino for the Enterprise Rancheria.

The Obama administration is being sued over an on-reservation casino for the Jamul Indian Village of California.

Homer Mandoka, the chairman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indains, and Dennis Kequom, the chief of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, discuss Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, on December 2.

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is battling Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange over state jurisdiction at the tribe's gaming facilities.

By a voice vote, the House on Tuesday passed H.R.1410, a bill that prevents the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona.

Dave Palermo reports on the role of the National Indian Gaming Commission in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case.

Columnist discusses Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that could harm tribal interests.

The National Congress of American Indians is urging the National Indian Gaming Commission to take action to prevent a negative ruling in an upcoming Supreme Court case.

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is seeing support from Indian Country in a casino taxation dispute.

A leader of the San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona is being sued for a casino-related death.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has put a hold on a gaming lawsuit involving the in the Kialegee Tribal Town and the state of Oklahoma.

Columnist discusses Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case:

The state of Michigan filed its opening brief in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Bay Mills Indian Community.

Jefferson Keel, the president of the National Congress of American Indians, and John EchoHawk, the executive director of the Native American Rights Fund, discuss U.S. Supreme Court case.

Leaders from the Tohono O'odham Nation and the city of Glendale, Arizona, met to discuss the tribe's plans for an off-reservation casino.

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma shut down its gaming facility after failing to come to an agreement with the Cherokee Nation.

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and the Cherokee Nation remain in talks to keep the UKB casino in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, up and running. The Keetoowah Cherokee Casino is due to close at midnight tonight because the land isn't...

The Catawba Nation of South Carolina is pursuing gaming projects in two states with the hopes of expanding its economic options.

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians is reportedly discussing gaming options with the Cherokee Nation. The UKBs must shut down the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino tomorrow because the land isn't in trust. But the Cherokees have proposed two options that...

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma is set to close its gaming facility on Friday. The tribe has operated the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino in Tahlequah for more than 25 years. But the land is not in trust...

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday refused to help the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma keep its casino open. The tribe asked the court to stay a ruling that prevents the Bureau of Indian Affairs...

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma faces an August 30 deadline to close its casino.

Two towns in New York are challenging a gaming agreement between Oneida Nation and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).

The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida is suing the federal government over an investigation into the taxation of gaming per capita payments. The tribes shares a portion of gaming revenues with its members. An investigation by the Internal Revenue Service determined...

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is weighing its next step in a dispute over slot machines at its casino. The tribe sued the town of Ledyard over taxes imposed on non-Indian vendors that lease slot machines to the...

Attorney Gabe Galanda criticizes a decision from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that allows state and local taxation of tribal casino vendors: In a horrid opinion in Mashantucket Pequot v. Town of Ledyard, the Second Circuit scrutinized IGRA’s tax...

A second town in Connecticut plans to cash in on taxes from non-Indian gaming vendors that do business with the Mohegan Tribe.

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Monday that prevents the Bureau of Indian Affairs from placing the casino site of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians into trust. Despite expressing skepticism at a hearing on Friday,...

The Cayuga Nation was in court on Friday to dispute a gaming deal between the Oneida Nation and the state of New York.

A town in Connecticut expects $300,000 a year in taxes from non-Indian gaming vendors that do business with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. The town of Ledyard won a decision from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that said its...

A federal judge heard five hours of arguments on Friday in a gaming dispute between the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation wants to prevent the Bureau of Indian Affairs from...

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California is required to make two payments of $12 million a year in order to...

A federal judge has scheduled a hearing in a gaming dispute between the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

Three lawsuits are pending in connection with the off-reservation casino proposed by the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians remains confident that its casino site in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, will be placed in trust. The land-into-trust application the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino is being litigated by the Cherokee Nation. The UKBs, however, aren't worried....

Artist's rendering of the Graton Resort and Casino. Image from Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. A judge in California dismissed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria from opening a casino. The tribe was not a...

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians is waiting for final action from the Bureau of Indian Affairs on its gaming site in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The tribe operates the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino on a 2.03-acre site that is not in...

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. Photo © Poarch Band of Creek Indians. The Department of Justice is backing the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in a gaming lawsuit filed by Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange. The...

It only took seven years but a federal judge finally issued a decision on Thursday in a lawsuit that challenged the legality of the casino owned by the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma.

Attorney discusses implications of a 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals decision affecting taxation at the casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California made a full payment on its gaming debt on Thursday, with rival leaders blaming...

A federal judge will hold a hearing next month in a gaming dispute involving the Oneida Nation, the Cayuga Nation and the state of New York. The Oneida Nation and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) reached an agreement in which the...

Attorneys discuss 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals decision that allows town to impose taxes on slot machines leased by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation: Reversing a district court order that would have preempted the imposition of local taxes on personal...

The House Natural Resources Committee voted 35-5 on Wednesday to pass H.R.1410, a bill that prevents the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino.

The Cherokee Nation is offering to settle a land-into-trust dispute with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. The United Keetoowah Band operates the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino on a 2.03-acre site in Tahlequah. The Bureau of Indian Affairs plans to...

A federal judge won't rule on $4.2 million in attorney fees requested by theTohono O'odham Nation of Arizona for wining a gaming lawsuit.

The Cherokee Nation went to court on Tuesday to block the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians from operating a gaming facility. Both tribes are headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. But the Cherokee Nation claims it is the only one with...

The state of Arizona is anticipating yet another appeal in the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation gaming case, this time over attorney's fees and expenses.

The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma violated federal labor law at its casino near the Texas border, the National Labor Relations Board said.

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California will make a full payment on its gaming debt after a judge in New...

The shuttered Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News Attorney discusses Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Bay Mills Indian Community: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed...

A rendering of the proposed Cowlitz Casino Resort. The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington hopes to break ground on its long awaited casino in 2014, Chairman Bill Iyall said. The tribe has been pushing for the casino ever since gaining federal...

Newspaper welcomes decision that allows town in Connecticut to impose taxes on gaming vendors that do business with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation: Only a few months after his November 2011 election, Ledyard Mayor John Rodolico faced a difficult decision....

A town in Connecticut plans to impose property taxes on all non-Indian vendors who do business with tribal casinos, The New London Day reports. The town of Ledyard won a decision from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that said...

A lawsuit questions whether California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) had the ability to approve an off-reservation casino for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians. Brown approved the casino under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act....

The town of Ledyard, Connecticut, is celebrating after the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that slot machines leased by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation can be taxed. The town imposes property taxes on two non-Indian vendors that provide slot...

A state court in California is hearing a lawsuit today that challenges the Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians. The tribe is not named in the suit. Instead, Stand Up for California claims Gov....

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe A federal judge held a hearing on Monday in a lawsuit that challenges the tribal provisions in H.3702, the Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act. The law set...

A town in Connecticut can impose taxes on slot machines leased by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today. A federal judge had barred the town of Ledyard from imposing the taxes. But on...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is seeking $4.2 million in attorney's fees after winning a lawsuit against its proposed off-reservation casino. The state of Arizona, the...

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe is still seeking to intervene in a gaming lawsuit in Massachusetts. The tribe asserted its gaming rights in a lawsuit filed by a non-Indian developer. A federal judge, however, said the state can represent any tribal...

The shuttered Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News Columnist doesn't think a U.S. Supreme Court decision in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, a gaming case involving the Bay Mills Indian Community, will...

A screenshot of the shuttered Big Bubba's BBQ at Mohegan Sun. The Mohegan Tribe can't be sued in state court over a dispute at its casino, a judge for the Connecticut Superior Court ruled last month. In a lease,...

Writer laments "slow jurisprudence" in the long-running lawsuit against the Seneca Nation off-reservation casino in downtown Buffalo, New York: The Buffalo casino, which new Buffalo School Board member Carl Paladino lobbied heavily for until it dawned on him that the...

The shuttered Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News Michigan Public Radio on Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, a gaming case involving the Bay Mills Indian Community that will be heard by the...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona has won yet another decision its quest to build an off-reservation casino. Judge David Campbell said the Class III gaming compact...

The shuttered Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News Tribal gaming issues in Michigan will once again be before the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming year. Last year, the court issued its ruling...

Turtle Talk says there are ways to avoid disaster in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear: And obvious … the United States should intervene and file a complaint....

The shuttered Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News Acting against the advice of the Obama administration, the U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear off-reservation gaming dispute involving the Bay Mills Indian Community...

The New York Legislature extended its session an additional day in order to vote on a bill that puts a non-Indian gaming referendum on the November ballot. The proposal authorizes four casinos, including two in the Catskills region, according to...

Leaders of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community are meeting today to discuss an off-reservation casino that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) rejected.

The Pala Band of Mission Indians in California reduced its casino per capita payment even as its removed hundreds from the rolls, The LA Weekly reports. Each member receives more than $150,000 a year, according to the paper. In January...

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California has technically gone into default on $250 million in gaming debt, according to a...

Delegation from Muscogee Nation outside courthouse in Montgomery, Alabama. June 18, 2013. Photo from Hickory Ground Trespass charges were dropped against three men who took part in a protest at the casino owned by the Poarch Band of Creek...

Briefing continues in an off-reservation gaming dispute between the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the state of Michigan.

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. The National Indian Gaming Commission is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a faction of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi...

Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News The U.S. Supreme Court did not take action today on an off-reservation gaming dispute involving the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan. The petition was considered...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona awaits another ruling in a lawsuit that challenges its proposed off-reservation casino. The state of Arizona, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian...

The Cayuga Nation went to court on Wednesday to challenge a gaming agreement between the Oneida Nation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). Cuomo promised the Oneida Nation a 10-county region of exclusivity in the agreement. The Cayuga Nation's...

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. The Enterprise Rancheria in California could start work on its off-reservation casino early next year, a spokesperson said. The tribe cleared a major hurdle when the Bureau of Indian...

A rendering of the proposed Cowlitz Casino Resort. Clark County in Washington filed a new lawsuit aimed at preventing the Cowlitz Tribe from opening a casino. The lawsuit was filed in response to a new record of decision issued by...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe A federal judge won't allow the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe to intervene in a gaming lawsuit in Massachusetts. Judge Nathaniel Gorton said...

A gambling addict can't sue the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut due to sovereign immunity, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals said on Tuesday. Bruce Tassone said he lost nearly $3 million while gambling at the Foxwoods Resort Casino...

The Seneca Nation has acquired the final parcel of land for its $200 million permanent off-reservation casino in Buffalo, New York. The tribe has been operating the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in a temporary building since 2007. Litigation and economic...

The city council in Medford, Oregon, set aside a little more than $132,000 to fight an off-reservation casino proposed by the Coquille Tribe. The money will be used for legal counsel. The city has already spent $25,000 on the matter...

After months of waiting, the U.S. Supreme Court will finally decide whether to hear an off-reservation gaming dispute involving the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan. The Supreme Court scheduled a June 13 conference to consider a petition filed by...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. A federal judge is weighing arguments in one of the last remaining issues in the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation casino lawsuit. On May 7, Judge David Campbell...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The state of Massachusetts is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit field by a non-Indian casino developer. K.G. Urban Enterprises wants to open a...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Attorney discusses 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation gaming case: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has required the...

The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida and its members have been hit with million of dollars in tax liens related to their gaming per capita payments, The Miami Herald reports. The tribe must pay $170 million in taxes on per capita...

Opponents of the Seneca Nation off-reservation casino in downtown Buffalo, New York, are planning to appeal after losing the latest round in court. The tribe acquired the site of the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in connection with the Seneca Nation...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ordered the Obama administration to take a second look at Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation casino site. The Bureau of...

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has placed an off-reservation gaming site in trust for the Enterprise Rancheria in California. The BIA published notice of the acquisition in the Federal Register...

Despite winning one round in court, the Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan faces obstacles in reopening its off-reservation casino. The site in Vanderbilt was acquired in connection with the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act. However the land has...

The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is defending the legality of its electronic poker games. The tribe installed the games at Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, a Class II facility in DeJope. A February 2009 opinion from the National Indian Gaming Commission confirmed...

The Obama administration is supporting the Bay Mills Indian Community in a gaming dispute with the state of Michigan. The tribe opened a casino on land that was acquired in connection with a land claim settlement. A federal court ordered...

The state of Wisconsin is once again asking a federal judge to stop the Ho-Chunk Nation from operating electronic poker games at one of the tribe's casinos. The tribe installed the games at Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, a Class II facility...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Opponents of the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation are asking for a trial even though they lost a major ruling in their lawsuit against the tribe. On May...

The Seneca Nation will finally open a permanent off-reservation casino in Buffalo, New York, this summer. The Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino has been in a temporary building since 2007. Litigation and economic issues slowed progress but the $133 million, 65,000-square-foot...

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

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe remains confident of its casino plan, Chairman Cedric Cromwell said. The tribe faces non-Indian competition for a casino in the southeastern part...

A federal judge has affirmed the legality of the Seneca Nation off-reservation casino in downtown Buffalo, New York. The tribe acquired the site of the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in connection with the Seneca Nation Settlement Act of 1990. The...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Newspaper calls for end to litigation against the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation casino: After four years, one would think the issue of whether the Tohono O’odham...

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. Photo © Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Legal experts don't think Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange will get very far in his gaming lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians....

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation has won another round in a gaming battle with the state of Arizona and two competing gaming tribes. Judge David Campbell ruled that...

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. Photo © Poarch Band of Creek Indians. A judge in Alabama will hold a hearing next week to consider trespass charges against four men who staged a protest at the casino...

St. Lawrence County in New York plans to file a lawsuit in hopes of securing $3 million in gaming revenues from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. The tribe agreed to share revenues with the state under its Class III gaming...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Massachusetts will ask a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges tribal preference provisions in the state's gaming law, The New Bedford Standard-Times reports. The...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. K.G. Urban Enterprises, a non-Indian developer, is still interested in bidding on a commercial casino in southeastern Massachusetts. The company sued the state in federal court...

Rendering of the proposed Kewadin Lansing Casino. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is asking the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear its off-reservation gaming case. The tribe acquired the site for the proposed Lansing Kewadin Casino...

The Tigua Tribe is operating two facilities that offer "sweepstakes" machines that the state of Texas contends are illegal. The tribe offers the machines at the Speaking Rock Entertainment Center and the Socorro Entertainment Center. Attorney Dolph Barnhouse says the...

The casino operated by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan falls under federal labor law, according to the agency.

A federal judge invalidated a Class III gaming compact for the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians of California last month, a ruling that affected how unions organize at the tribe's casino. The tribe no longer has to remain neutral on...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation announced plans for an off-reservation casino in January 2009, sparking litigation that continues to slow the project. The tribe has won a string...

Despite losing a lawsuit, the city of Duluth, Minnesota, is still seeking a cut of gaming revenues from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians but the tribe says that's a no-go. The 8th Circuit Court of...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts faces a big decision this week in its quest for a casino. The tribe is pursuing a casino in the...

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange will proceed with a gaming lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in federal court. Strange originally sued the tribe in state court, alleging that...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. A federal judge heard more arguments in a lawsuit that challenges tribal provisions in H.3702, the Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act. The law authorizes three casinos in...

A federal judge refused to order the Obama administration to make a decision on the Wyandotte Nation off-reservation casino application in Kansas.

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. A lawsuit that seeks to force the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to close down its gaming facilities has been moved to federal court. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. A bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona is drawing the support of more tribes. The Salt River...

Rep. Trent Franks (R-Arizona) is introducing a bill that seeks to prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona. But instead of going after the tribe's land claim settlement act, Franks wants to ban all forms...

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of California missed a $12 million casino bond payment on April 1, triggering a 30-day...

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. Indian Country Today caught up with leaders of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and the Muscogee Nation and asked them about the Save Hickory Ground dispute. Eddie Tullis, a...

A new lawsuit seeks to stop the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians from opening an off-reservation casino in California. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) approved the casino under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. A group...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. A federal judge delayed a hearing into a lawsuit that asks the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to solicit bids for a non-Indian casino. The hearing was...

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. A leadership dispute within the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of California is affecting the tribe's gaming operation. The tribe is...

A lawsuit that seeks to stop the Ione Band of Miwok Indians from opening a casino has been transferred to federal court in California. Nicolas Villa Jr., who claims he is the hereditary Ione leader, filed his suit in Washington,...

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. Bob Martin of The Montgomery Independent on how a $100,000 donation from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians ended up in the hands of Attorney General Luther Strange, who is...

Rendering of the proposed Kewadin Lansing Casino. Homer Mandoka, the chairman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, and Dennis Kequom, the chief of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, explain their opposition to an off-reservation casino for the Sault...

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama. The Cullman Times on the battle between Attorney General Luther Strange and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians: Attorney General Luther Strange is at odds with National Indian Gaming Commission...

The Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians of California doesn't have to follow a Class III gaming compact that included a high revenue sharing rate, a federal judge ruled on Monday. The Pauma Band signed a compact in 1999 that authorized...

The Wind Creek Casino in Atmore, Alabama. The National Indian Gaming Commission is once again confirming the legality of the Class II games offered by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. In a letter to Alabama Attorney General Luther...

A rendering of the proposed Cowlitz Casino Resort. The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington remains confident of its casino despite another setback in court. The Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a record of decision in December 2010 after finalizing the...

Rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. A federal judge delayed a hearing into a lawsuit that challenges a tribal casino preference in Massachusetts. H.3702, the state's gaming law, reserves the casino in...

A rendering of the proposed Cowlitz Casino Resort. The Columbian sees a major setback for the Cowlitz Tribe casino project in Washington: Formal opposition to the proposed Cowlitz tribal casino in north Clark County has been expressed over several...

A rendering of the proposed Cowlitz Casino Resort. A federal judge ordered the Obama administration to issue a new record of decision for the controversial Cowlitz Tribe casino project in Washington. The Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a record...

A new judge has been assigned to the lawsuit that seeks to stop the Cowlitz Tribe from opening a casino in Washington. Judge Barbara J. Rothstein heard from the parties on March 7 in Washington, D.C. One report said...

A federal judge held a hearing in a lawsuit that seeks to stop the Cowlitz Tribe from opening a casino in Washington. The tribe gained federal recognition in 2000 and submitted a land-into-trust application soon afterwards. After a lengthy review...

A judge in California set a trial date for a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria from opening a casino. The tribe already started work on the Graton Resort and Casino after winning approval of its...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians won't drop plans for an off-reservation casino in Michigan despite a judge's ruling barring them from moving forward without the approval of all of the state's tribes. A provision in the Class...

The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington will be in federal court tomorrow to defend its long-delayed plans for a casino. The tribe gained federal recognition in 2000. Its land-into-trust application for 152 acres was approved in 2010, prompting lawsuits from Clark...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians can't pursue an off-reservation casino without securing the approval of all of Michigan's tribes, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. A provision in the Class III gaming compact requires an agreement among...

After losing its lawsuit against the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, the city of Duluth, Minnesota, is now going after the National Indian Gaming Commission. The tribe shared 19 percent of gross revenues from the Fond-du-Luth...

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is considering another policy change in light of gaming litigation, according to Indian Country Today. Regulations require the BIA to publish notice of a land-into-trust acquisition in the Federal Register and in other public venues....

The Enterprise Rancheria of California says litigation against its casino has a financial impact to the tribe and the surrounding community. The tribe has gained federal and state approval for an off-reservation casino in Yuba County. But litigation is costing...

"I am often asked about the legality of Indian gambling. Indian gambling represents a special challenge because state police cannot seize machines on Indian land. Instead, certain important aspects of Indian gambling are regulated by a federal agency called the...

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is facing two lawsuits as it undertakes a $246 million casino expansion project. The first lawsuit was filed last December by the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma. The Muscogees say the Poarch Band has violated...

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals won't rehear a gaming dispute involving the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. The city of Duluth, Minnesota, asked the full court to revisit the case after a three-judge panel ruled...

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians disputed the jurisdiction of the state of Alabama after Attorney General Luther Strange filed a lawsuit aimed at shutting down the tribe's casinos. The tribe operates three gaming facilities under federal law. The casinos...

Muscogee Nation Chief George Tiger negotiated the release of a tribal member who was arrested in Alabama at the casino site of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Wayland Gray was arrested for trespassing and for making a terrorist threat....

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed a lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians today, accusing the tribe of operating illegal gaming machines. The state lacks jurisdiction in Indian Country. But Strange claims the tribe can't operate electronic machines...

The Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma is being sued over a failed attempt to open a casino in Ohio. The tribe signed an agreement with River Trails for "exclusive" rights to develop a casino in Ohio. The company was paying the...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday heard another round of arguments in the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation casino dispute. The Arizona Legislature enacted HB 2534 in order to annex the tribe's property and bar the Bureau of Indian...

"The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, a federally-recognized Indian tribal government that owns and operates Red Hawk Casino, last week won a permanent court injunction against Cesar Caballero, an individual who has falsely claimed affiliation with the Tribe and...

The new mayor of Glendale, Arizona, said he would negotiate a casino deal with the Tohono O'odham Nation if the tribe prevails in court. Mayor Jerry Weiers was elected in November 2012. He said he had concerns about the West...

Eight former gaming employees of the Seneca Nation of New York are battling the tribe over workers' compensation. Seneca Gaming Corp. purchases coverage from Tribal First. All claims are handled under tribal law. But the employees are trying to force...

The Catawba Nation wants to share gaming revenues with the state of South Carolina. Chief Bill Harris says a casino will benefit the tribe and the state. One estimate put the state's share at $100 million a year but Gov....

"Case name: Carter v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, No. 1 CA-IC 12-0001 (Ariz. Ct. App. 10/25/12). Ruling: The Arizona Court of Appeals held that a worker was not entitled to benefits under the workers' compensation law because she was an...

The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma is in court over a failed deal to buy two non-Indian casinos. Global Gaming Solutions, a tribal subsidiary, planned to buy DiamondJacks casinos in Bossier City, Louisiana, and Vicksburg, Mississippi, for $125 million. But the...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) is asking the Obama administration to pull back its new litigation policy regarding land-into-trust acquisitions. Litigation historically has prompted the Bureau of Indian Affairs to "self-stay" the acquisition until the case is resolved. But the Obama...

A nightclub at the casino owned by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $4.2 million. Elizabeth Durante, 20, was killed in a wrong-way collision that was caused by a patron who had been drinking...

The Obama administration saw a second victory in litigation involving off-reservation gaming in California. Judge John A. Mendez refused to stop the Bureau of Indian Affairs from placing a casino site in trust for the Enterprise Rancheria. He said opponents...

The Bureau of Indian Affairs will be placing the off-reservation casino site for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians into trust on Friday, according to documents filed in federal court. The BIA published notice of the acquisition in the...

A non-Indian developer says the two federally recognized tribes in Massachusetts shouldn't be allowed to join a gaming case. K.G. Urban Enterprises said the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe isn't close to gaining approval for its casino. The firm also said the...

Opening briefs have been submitted to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Kialegee Tribal Town casino case. The tribe announced plans for the Red Clay Casino on an Indian allotment near Tulsa. Judge Gregory Frizzell blocked the project...

The state of Michigan is threatening to shut down all of the gaming facilities operated by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed suit to prevent the tribe from acquiring a site in...

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe are still trying to intervene in a gaming lawsuit in Massachusetts. K.G. Urban Enterprises, a non-Indian developer, filed the suit. The company wants to bid on a casino in southeastern Massachusetts,...

It looks like Rep. Trent Franks (R-Arizona) might reintroduce a bill that would bar the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona from using newly acquired lands for gaming. Franks sponsored H.R.2938 in the 112th Congress. The bill amends prevents the tribe...

"A federal judge in Grand Rapids will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that may determine if Lansing will get a downtown casino. A year ago, the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced plans to build a casino...

The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma and Cherokee County, Kansas, are in a dispute over land that's owned by a non-Indian gaming company. The tribe says it made a down payment to Penn National Gaming for the 200-acre site. But the...

The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma hopes an answer soon on its off-reservation casino in Kansas. The tribe submitted a land-into-trust application in 2006. But the Bureau of Indian Affairs hasn't made a decision. The tribe is asking a federal judge...

Two lawsuits challenging federal approval of the Enterprise Rancheria off-reservation casino have been transferred to California. The United Auburn Indian Community and a group of individuals filed separate lawsuits in the federal district court in Washington, D.C. Both were consolidated...

The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona has won several rounds of litigation but opponents of the tribe's off-reservation casino continue to fight in court. In September 2012, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Bureau of Indian Affairs...

The mayor of Duluth, Minnesota said the city will ask the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a gaming dispute with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. The city says 1994 agreement that requires the...

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a big victory today to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in a casino agreement case. A 1994 agreement required the tribe to share 19 percent of slot machine...

The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria of California is making progress on its casino even as an opposition group hopes to block the project in court. Stop the Casino 101 Coalition is suing Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in state court....

A non-Indian developer is asking a federal judge to force the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to open the casino bidding process. K.G. Urban Enterprises wants to bid on a casino in southeastern Massachusetts. The firm says restricting bids to "a federally...

"The U.S. Supreme Court made a move Monday that may indicate it’s interested in deciding the fate of a northern Michigan casino. The Vanderbilt Casino was opened quietly by the Bay Mills Indian Community in 2010, and it was shuttered...

The U.S. Supreme Court won't be hearing Contour Spa at the Hard Rock v. Seminole Tribe, a casino business dispute. The Seminole Tribe of Florida waived its sovereign immunity in a 10-year lease with a tenant at the Hard Rock...

The U.S. Supreme Court is taking more time to consider a petition in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, a gaming case. In an order today, the high court asked the Department of Justice for its views. This is the...

The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a petition in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, a gaming case. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette sued the Bay Mills Indian Community for opening an casino on a recently acquired site. A...