The National Indian Gaming Commission has ruled that the Buena Vista Band of Me-Wuk Indians can open a casino on its rancheria but the small tribe still faces a legal challenge to its gaming compact with the state of California....

The city council in Barstow, California, voted 3-2 on Wednesday to negotiate two more casino deals. The city previously approved a municipal service agreement with the Los Coyotes Band of Mission Indians. The tribe is based hundreds of miles away...