St. Regis Mohawk Tribe debuts part of $74M casino expansion

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe debuts part of $74M casino expansion (November 16, 2012)

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York debuted part of a $74 million casino expansion. The tribe added 40,000 square-feet to the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino. The project created 50 to 75 jobs, YNN reported. The tribe is also adding...

Winnebago Tribe partners with Shakopee Tribe for  gaming bid

Winnebago Tribe partners with Shakopee Tribe for gaming bid (November 16, 2012)

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota are working together on a commercial casino in Iowa. Ho-Chunk Inc, the Winnebago Tribe's economic development corporation, submitted a bid for the $122.3 million Warrior Casino and...

Tribes in Connecticut   see big decline in slot machine revenues

Tribes in Connecticut see big decline in slot machine revenues (November 16, 2012)

Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes saw double-digit declines in slot machine revenues for the month of October 2012. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation saw a 15.6 percent drop in revenue and the Mohegan Tribe saw a 17.6 percent drop, compared...

Seneca-Cayuga Tribe reportedly withdraws casino application

Seneca-Cayuga Tribe reportedly withdraws casino application (November 16, 2012)

The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma has reportedly withdrawn a land-into-trust application for a new casino. The tribe acquired a 33-acre site in 2007 and announced plans for a $60 million gaming facility. But the Bureau of Indian Affairs returned the...

Editorial: Consistent policy needed on off-reservation gaming

Editorial: Consistent policy needed on off-reservation gaming (November 16, 2012)

"We have no problem with Indian gaming, which generates $7.5 billion a year for the state's 59 federally recognized tribes with gambling operations, and which provides each of the state's 50 nongaming tribes $1 million a year. We are concerned,...