NLRB hits Saginaw Chippewa Tribe with complaint

NLRB hits Saginaw Chippewa Tribe with complaint (September 25, 2007)

The National Labor Relations Board will hold a hearing October 17 to address allegations of union interference at the casino owned by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan. The Teamsters union has been trying to organize at the Soaring Eagle...

Methodist church group studies Indian gaming

Methodist church group studies Indian gaming (September 25, 2007)

The United Methodist Board of Church and Society has formed a group to study Indian gaming and tribal sovereignty. The special study group met in Washington, D.C., last week to discuss the church's stance on gaming. The church's law...

Florida governor faces fight on Seminole compact

Florida governor faces fight on Seminole compact (September 25, 2007)

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) might go ahead an authorize a full range of Class III games for the Seminole Tribe over the objections of lawmakers. Crist has been negotiating a compact with the tribe for slot machines, which voters...

Editorial: Wisconsin gaming figures don't add up

Editorial: Wisconsin gaming figures don't add up (September 25, 2007)

"Fueled mainly by slot machines, Wisconsin's Indian casinos are doing a land office business, $1.3 billion last year alone. Now, state regulators need to do everything possible to ensure they're keeping up with that mighty, fast-flowing river of money....

Arizona tribes report nearly $2B in revenue

Arizona tribes report nearly $2B in revenue (September 25, 2007)

Arizona's gaming tribes took in nearly $2 billion in revenue in the last fiscal year, the state Department of Gaming reported on Monday. The 15 tribes with casinos generated $1.94 billion in the year that ended June 30. That's...