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Column: What happened to Mohawk Tribe's Catskills casino? (05/20)

Columnist wants to know what happened to the Catskills off-reservation casino for the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe: Ten years ago this month, then-Gov. George Pataki signed an agreement with the St. Regis Mohawks to pave...

Opinion: Coquille Tribe casino plan is bad for the community (05/20)

Writers oppose an off-reservation casino for the Coquille Tribe in Oregon: The Coquille Tribe wishes to install a gambling casino in Medford. The tribe's plans include excluding the land on which it is proposed to...

Column: Tribal policing at casinos a bad idea in Connecticut (05/15)

Columnist doesn't think the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe should take on more law enforcement responsibilities at their casinos: From the beginning, I've thought Gov. Dannel Malloy's plan to allow tribal police...

Letter: Casino won't help Spokane Tribe with unemployment (05/13)

Letter writer questions need for Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino: A recent article in The Spokesman-Review claimed this casino is needed to combat the 50 percent unemployment on the reservation. Currently, all tribal casinos have a...

Editorial: A risky bet on more non-Indian gaming in New York (05/13)

Newspaper says an expansion of non-Indian gaming in New York doesn't look too good right now: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo doesn’t like the odds shaping up on passage of a referendum legalizing non-Indian casinos in...

Tribes: Bill protects 'promise' to voters on casinos in Arizona (05/13)

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Leaders of six tribes support H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona:...

Opinion: End lawsuits against Tohono O'odham Nation casino (05/10)

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...

Editorial: No secrecy for non-Indian casino talks in New York (05/07)

Newspaper calls on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to keep non-Indian gaming expansion talks in the open: It remains unknown what say communities will have if Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plans to expand casino gambling...

Opinion: Respect Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's gaming rights (05/01)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Writer says Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts being trampled in gaming race: The stage is being set to roll back to...

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

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

Editorial: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe can still pursue gaming (04/29)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Newspaper says Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe can pursue casino even though the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has opened region to non-Indian bidders: The...

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

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

Column: Bet on an expansion of non-Indian gaming in Florida (04/29)

Columnist Scott Maxwell on the race to expand gaming in Florida: Fifteen years ago, if you wanted to find a slot machine in Florida, you had to take a cruise to nowhere or sit inside...

Letter: Spokane Tribe addressed military concerns on casino (04/25)

Letter from Sheri Johnson, the co-chair of Friends of STEP, a group that supports the Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino: Why isn’t Fairchild Air Force Base saying the Spokane Tribe’s West Plains project is a problem?...

Opinion: Time to place some 'limits' on Indian gaming industry (04/24)

Writer thinks it's time to place "limits" on the tribal gaming industry: With billions of dollars at stake, you might think the Indian gaming industry is more heavily regulated than it actually is. Originally designed...