Mohegan Tribe pitches     Pennsylvania commercial casino    plan

Mohegan Tribe pitches Pennsylvania commercial casino plan (February 14, 2013)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut outlined plans for a commercial casino in Pennsylvania. The $500 million MARKET8 casino would be located in downtown Philadelphia. Mitchell Etess, the chief executive officer of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, said the facility would...

Letter:  Oppose Spokane Tribe's off-reservation casino project

Letter: Oppose Spokane Tribe's off-reservation casino project (February 14, 2013)

"Opponents of the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino complex on Highway 2 need to get louder. Sensible people need to shout next at Gov. Jay Inslee. This, though, is what his campaign said during the election cycle: “Jay believes Native American...

Twenty-Nine Palms Band  hosts public meeting for new casino

Twenty-Nine Palms Band hosts public meeting for new casino (February 14, 2013)

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians in California held a public meeting last week to discuss plans for its new casino. The February 7 meeting was well attended, The Desert Trail reported, but few people spoke. A handful, however,...

City claims eminent domain for    Graton Rancheria casino road

City claims eminent domain for Graton Rancheria casino road (February 14, 2013)

The city of Rohnert Park, California, is asserting eminent domain in order to widen a road to the casino being built by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. The city and the tribe made offers to the owners of...

Pokagon Band hosts job fair to fill 100 positions at new casino

Pokagon Band hosts job fair to fill 100 positions at new casino (February 14, 2013)

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan will host a casino job fair on Saturday. The tribe is filing about 100 positions at the Four Winds Dowagiac. The 26,000 square-foot facility is scheduled to open this summer. People who...

Group goes ahead with ceremony at Poarch Creek casino site

Group goes ahead with ceremony at Poarch Creek casino site (February 14, 2013)

A group of tribal activists will go ahead with a ceremony at the casino site of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Alabama. Save Hickory Ground consists of members of the Poarch Band and the Muscogee Nation. They oppose...