NLRB asserts jurisdiction at Saginaw Chippewa Tribe's casino

NLRB asserts jurisdiction at Saginaw Chippewa Tribe's casino (April 18, 2013)

The casino operated by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan falls under federal labor law, according to the agency.

Court ruling on Pauma Band compact affected union provision

Court ruling on Pauma Band compact affected union provision (April 18, 2013)

A federal judge invalidated a Class III gaming compact for the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians of California last month, a ruling that affected how unions organize at the tribe's casino. The tribe no longer has to remain neutral on...

Chukchansi  Tribe  faction  makes partial     gaming debt payment

Chukchansi Tribe faction makes partial gaming debt payment (April 18, 2013)

The Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California. Photo © Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of California made a partial payment on its casino debt amid a leadership dispute, The Fresno...

Gun Lake Tribe seeks permit as part of gaming expansion plan

Gun Lake Tribe seeks permit as part of gaming expansion plan (April 18, 2013)

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, could be expanding its casino. The tribe asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a permit to fill in about four acres of wetlands by the...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission meets for crucial decision

Massachusetts Gaming Commission meets for crucial decision (April 18, 2013)

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission meets today to make a crucial decision that will affect the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The tribe is pursuing a casino in the...

Editorial: Lawmakers must reject   off-reservation casino deals

Editorial: Lawmakers must reject off-reservation casino deals (April 18, 2013)

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. Newspaper calls on California lawmakers to reject compacts for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians and the Enterprise Rancheria: Indian gambling in California has exploded well beyond the "modest...

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe proceeds with off-reservation casino

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe proceeds with off-reservation casino (April 18, 2013)

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has submitted an off-reservation casino application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe wants to build a $34 million casino on a 91-acre site that was taken into trust in 2011....