The Department of Interior has informed the Santee Sioux Tribe that most Class III games cannot be operated a tribal casinos even if they are not completely outlawed in the state. The tribe argued that Nebraska law permits casino nights,...

The referendum for the Narragansett Tribe's casino in Rhode Island is a "rather cleverly-worded bill" that will deny voters their rights, according to a retired professor and former state lawmaker. Rod Driver calls on voters to reject the referendum. He...

The growing California tribal casino market was one of the reasons for the billion-dollar merger of the MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group gaming companies, an executive said. The deal, worth an estimated $5 billion, was announced shortly before another...

New York Gov. George Pataki (R) said lack of local support forced him to drop negotiations with the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma. Pataki's office was working with the tribe to settle its portion of the 64,000-acre Cayuga land claim. The...

Tribes seeking federal recognition are doing so only because they want to open a casino, a University of Nevada professor said during an online chat yesterday. William N. Thompson, a professor and gambling researcher at the University of Nevada/Las Vegas,...

The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma went to court on Monday to seek the return of property seized by the state of Kansas. In April, state authorities raided the tribe's trust land in downtown Kansas City. A reported $500,000 in cash...