Live from G2E: Day 1

Live from G2E: Day 1 (October 5, 2004)

Indianz.Com is in Las Vegas for the Global Gaming Expo! And so is everyone else, so it seems. Held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, G2E has drawn a whos-who of Indian gaming and those eager to get their hands...

Editorial: Initiative wrong to pit  whites against Indians

Editorial: Initiative wrong to pit whites against Indians (October 5, 2004)

"'Just treat us the same,' I-892 promoters say, in a thinly veiled play to the acrimony some whites feel toward the tribes, picking at old scabs over hunting and fishing disputes. The real 'us' is the non-tribal gambling interests eager...

Schwarzenegger blasts others for taking tribal money

Schwarzenegger blasts others for taking tribal money (October 5, 2004)

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) criticized lawmakers on Monday for taking tribal money and then endorsing a ballot initiative backed by most of the state's tribes. Schwarzenegger himself had been considering taking tribal donations in order to oppose Proposition 70,...

Supreme Court won't take California gaming case

Supreme Court won't take California gaming case (October 5, 2004)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case challenging the legality of Indian gaming in California. A group of non-Indian card clubs sued the state and the federal government for approving compacts with California tribes. They said...

Iowa Tribe has plans for urban casino in Kansas

Iowa Tribe has plans for urban casino in Kansas (October 5, 2004)

The Iowa Tribe is in talks for a casino near downtown Wichita, Kansas, according to news reports. The tribe, which has land in Kansas and Nebraska, is working with a former mayor of Wichita. Discussions are very preliminary but some...