The Seminole Tribe is undergoing a $120 million expansion of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near Tampa.
Casino ups the ante (The St. Petersburg Times 6/15) The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians won support from the Grant Parish Police Jury for a Class III gaming compact with the state of Louisiana.
Grant jury votes to back tribe's casino plan (The Alexandria Town Talk 6/15) The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts faces pressure to share more money with the town of Middleboro for hosting a casino.
Middleboro all ears on casino deal (The Cape Cod Times 6/15) | Middleboro seeks better hand in casino agreement; view story to see video (The Brockton Enterprise 6/14) | Town residents sharply divided over agreement (The Brockton Enterprise 6/14) The Quechan Nation broke ground on the Quechan Casino Resort near Andrade, California, on Thursday.
Casino likely to benefit region (The Yuma Sun 6/15) The city of Garden Grove, California, is once again looking at hosting a casino, this time with the unrecognized Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe.
Garden Grove looks at casino deal (The Los Angeles Times 6/15)
pwday The United Auburn Indian Community plans a major expansion of the Thunder Valley Casino to include the largest hotel and the largest performance venue in the Sacramento area.
Thunder Valley plans to expand (The Sacramento Bee 6/15)
pwlat The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation of Arizona won several awards for its Radisson Fort McDowell Resort and Conference Center at the Carlson Hotels Worldwide Business Conference. The resort was also rated AAA's four-diamond award for the second year in a row.
Upscale resort earns coveted hotel awards (The Arizona Republic 6/15)
