Eastern Shawnee Tribe ignores opposition for now

Eastern Shawnee Tribe ignores opposition for now (October 19, 2006)

Two Ohio communities have rejected the Eastern Shawnee Tribe's casino advances but the tribe isn't worried about the opposition for now. The Canal Fulton City Council voted this week to drop talks with the tribe. The mayor cited a majority...

Debate heated at forum on Narragansett  casino

Debate heated at forum on Narragansett casino (October 19, 2006)

An hour-long forum on the Narragansett Tribe's proposed casino in Rhode Island turned out to be a heated and hostile affair. Narragansett Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas appeared with Harrah’s Entertainment CEO Gary W. Loveman. The tribe and Harrah's want...

Few want Mississippi Choctaw off-reservation casino

Few want Mississippi Choctaw off-reservation casino (October 19, 2006)

Only two people out a crowd of 450 spoke in favor of an off-reservation casino sought by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The tribe ran into fierce opposition at a public hearing sponsored by the Bureau of Indian...

Column: Bush springs Internet gaming ban on public

Column: Bush springs Internet gaming ban on public (October 19, 2006)

"Saturday nights are frantic at the world’s biggest card club, the Commerce Casino just east of downtown L.A. But last weekend, this football field–size mecca of 250 tables couldn’t contain the crowd, with lines snaking out to the parking lot...