"The most defensible reason for the state to get into the casino act now is not to plug a hole in the state budget, or to enrich private interests, which Canterbury's racino proposal has great potential to do. It is...

Ohio state attorney general Jim Petro plans to investigate three off-reservation deals signed by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. Meanwhile, Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) said he is working on legislation to block the tribe from opening a casino in...

The Confederated Grande Ronde Tribes are in preliminary talks to turn a racetrack in Portland, Oregon, into a "racino." The tribes and the operator of the Portland Meadows want to add slot machines to the facility. But some, including Gov....