Two plead guilty for $1.5M Soboba casino heist

Two plead guilty for $1.5M Soboba casino heist (August 29, 2007)

Two people have pleaded guilty in connection with the theft of $1.58 million from the casino owned by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians. Ricky Aban, 19, pleaded guilty to being an accessory and to receiving stolen property. He was...

Group asks Kempthorne to reject Catskills casino

Group asks Kempthorne to reject Catskills casino (August 29, 2007)

A new group called Catskill Mountainkeeper is gathering signatures for a petition to send to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. The group wants Kempthorne to reject the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's land-into-trust application. The tribe wants to build a large...

Massachusetts governor tells state to wait on gaming

Massachusetts governor tells state to wait on gaming (August 29, 2007)

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has not made a decision whether to support gaming despite a news report saying he has already done so. Patrick says the state will have to wait until after Labor Day for his decision. He...

Pauma Band  takes comments on proposed casino

Pauma Band takes comments on proposed casino (August 29, 2007)

The Pauma Band of Mission Indians held a public hearing on its plans for a new casino. The tribe wants to replace Casino Pauma with a larger facility. The new casino would include 110,000 square-feet of gaming space, a...