Editorial: Tribal gaming not good for Michigan

Editorial: Tribal gaming not good for Michigan (August 7, 2008)

"In the raw economic numbers that the Potawatomi Indians are happy to trumpet, the casino that will open next year should be a gift to this region. Fifteen-hundred employees and $300 million in new investment, at a site between Marshall...

Gaming opponents try to delay Gun Lake casino

Gaming opponents try to delay Gun Lake casino (August 7, 2008)

Opponents of Indian gaming in Michigan are making a last-ditch attempt to block the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, from a casino. Michigan Gambling Opposition lost rulings in the district court and the...

North Fork Chair: Casino to boost  area economy

North Fork Chair: Casino to boost area economy (August 7, 2008)

"The North Fork Rancheria has worked in a partnership with local, state and federal entities to bring jobs and economic opportunity to our region through a proposed casino resort project. At the local level, every Madera jurisdiction has joined our...

California county approves $38M Pauma Band deal

California county approves $38M Pauma Band deal (August 7, 2008)

The board of supervisors in San Diego County, California, approved a $38 million deal with the Pauma Band of Mission Indians. The tribe has agreed to pay $25.5 million for numerous road improvements around its new $300 million Pauma Casino....

Washington governor slams anti-gaming ad as racist

Washington governor slams anti-gaming ad as racist (August 7, 2008)

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) said critics of her tribal gaming compacts are airing a "racist" ad. Gregoire has been criticized by Republicans for a compact with the Spokane Tribe that did not include revenue sharing. Democrats have rejected...