Tribes join race for commercial casino in Virginia
Two Indian nations are looking to land a commercial casino in Virginia while a third keeps its options open after recently gaining federal recognition.
Posted: January 8, 2020
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes move forward with casino expansion
Citizens of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes approved a limited waiver of sovereign immunity in order to obtain financing for a gaming project.
Posted: December 3, 2019
Muckleshoot Tribe enters into casino partnership with hockey team
It was a big week in Washington state for the Muckleshoot Tribe and professional sports.
Posted: November 4, 2019
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes receive commitment letter from Bank of America
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are moving forward with the renovation and expansion of the Lucky Star Casino in Watonga, Oklahoma.
Posted: October 30, 2019
San Manuel Band brings casino name to new NFL stadium
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will be reaching Raiders fans at the team's new home in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Posted: October 14, 2019
Mohegan Tribe expands gaming enterprise to Las Vegas
The Mohegan Tribe's gaming enterprise continues to grow beyond its homelands in Connecticut.
Posted: September 17, 2019
Pueblo of Santa Ana issues statement to 'disavow' connection to Donald Trump rally
The Pueblo of Santa Ana wants everyone to know that the tribe has nothing to do with Donald Trump's visit to New Mexico.
Posted: September 16, 2019
Tejon Tribe wins approval for intergovernmental agreement with county
The future continues to look bright for the Tejon Tribe, just a few years after being restored to federal recognition.
Posted: August 14, 2019
Mescalero Apache Tribe enters into partnership for sports betting
The Mescalero Apache Tribe is joining other Indian nations in New Mexico in offering sports betting.
Posted: June 24, 2019
Pueblo of Laguna plans $55 million investment in racetrack in Kentucky
After years of setbacks, the Pueblo of Laguna is finally entering the commercial gaming industry.
Posted: June 18, 2019
Mohegan Tribe continues to expand gaming footprint around the globe
The Mohegan Tribe has expanded its gaming and entertainment portfolio to Canada amid ongoing efforts closer to home.
Posted: June 12, 2019
Tejon Tribe lines up big partner for long-awaited gaming development
The Tejon Tribe continues to make progress on a casino in central California.
Posted: June 4, 2019
Oneida Nation moves forward with sports betting partnership
The Oneida Nation is getting closer to opening sports books at its gaming facilities in New York.
Posted: June 3, 2019
Choctaw Nation extends partnership with Major League Baseball team
The Choctaw Nation's gaming enterprise will serve as the 'exclusive' casino for the Texas Rangers.
Posted: May 30, 2019
Poarch Band of Creek Indians joins commercial gaming industry in Pennsylvania
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has secured regulatory approval to acquire and operate a casino in Pennsylvania.
Posted: May 29, 2019
Eastern Cherokee casino wins approval of $5.75 million naming rights deal
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is extending its gaming brand in North Carolina.
Posted: May 29, 2019
Non-Indian firms that fought tribes in talks for sale of gaming property
'Makes no sense at all,' one gaming consultant said of the potential deal in Massachusetts.
Posted: May 21, 2019
Mohegan Tribe enters agreement with sports betting service provider
The Mohegan Tribe entered into an agreement with Kambi Group to serve as its sports betting partner.
Posted: April 1, 2019
Mohegan Tribe lands entertaiment partner for casino in South Korea
The Mohegan Tribe is working with a big film studio on a theme park at its casino in South Korea.
Posted: December 10, 2018
Pechanga Band quickly wins approval for naming rights deal
The Pechanga Band's naming rights came as a surprise to local officials and to the tribe which previously held them.
Posted: December 6, 2018
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe still working with backer of derailed casino
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe isn't the only one reeling from the Trump administration's termination-era decisions.
Posted: December 4, 2018
Wilton Rancheria secures approval of gaming management agreement
The Wilton Rancheria is moving closer toward its goal of self-sufficiency.
Posted: November 5, 2018
Leaders of Pinoleville Pomo Nation can be sued for alleged fraud
A gaming developer claims it invested nearly $5.4 million in a casino that never got off the ground.
Posted: October 8, 2018
Wilton Rancheria moves forward with gaming management agreement
The Wilton Rancheria is working with a subsidiary of Boyd Gaming on a long-awaited casino in California.
Posted: September 13, 2018
Chickasaw Nation lands first-ever casino partnership with NFL team
The WinStar World Casino and Resort is the official casino of the Dallas Cowboys.
Posted: September 7, 2018
Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe lands big partner for gaming project
Though plans remain in development, the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe is serious about Indian gaming.
Posted: August 22, 2018
Seminole Tribe looks to offer sports betting at new Hard Rock facility
The Seminole Tribe might soon offer sports betting at its new Hard Rock casino in New Jersey.
Posted: July 12, 2018
Enterprise Rancheria eyes 'Hard Rock Sacramento' after tribal homelands victory
The iconic Hard Rock brand could soon be coming to California's capital city thanks to a partnership between tribal nations.
Posted: July 2, 2018
'Justice has finally prevailed': Shingle Springs Band vindicated in gaming case
It took a decade but the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians is welcoming the end of a long-running lawsuit.
Posted: June 28, 2018
Shingle Springs Band prevails in long-running gaming contract dispute
A decade-old dispute between the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and a former gaming partner is finally over.
Posted: June 25, 2018
Jamul Indian Village completes takeover and announces new name for casino
The Jamul Indian Village is now managing its gaming facility in southern California after parting ways with a prominent partner.
Posted: May 30, 2018
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes hire new general contractor to finish casino expansion
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are working to complete a $35 million casino expansion after running into a snag with the original contractor.
Posted: May 14, 2018
Mohegan Tribe gains sole ownership of $5 billion gaming project in Korea
With tensions thawing in the Korean Peninsula, the Mohegan Tribe is making moves of its own.
Posted: May 9, 2018
Buena Vista Rancheria hits another milestone after win in homelands case
The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians is on track to a brighter future after securing victory in a long-running tribal homelands case.
Posted: April 16, 2018
Poarch Creeks expand gaming enterprise with $1.3 billion acquisition
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians continues to expand its gaming empire, this time with a $1.3 billion deal in Pennsylvania.
Posted: March 8, 2018
Jamul Indian Village parts ways with developer of $460 million casino
The Jamul Indian Village will be rebranding its casino in southern California after parting ways with the developer of the $460 million facility.
Posted: March 5, 2018
Gun Lake Tribe marks major milestone with management of casino
The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, is now in full control of its casino in Michigan.
Posted: February 8, 2018
Shakopee Tribe won't be sued by promoter of failed casino venue
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community won't be facing a lawsuit in connection with a failed entertainment venue at its casino in Minnesota.
Posted: February 6, 2018
Pueblo of Laguna fails to reach deal for Louisiana commercial casino
The Pueblo of Laguna won't be buying a commercial casino in Louisiana due to regulatory issues.
Posted: February 5, 2018
Stillaguamish Tribe puts casino name on arena in $3.4 million naming rights deal
The Stillaguamish Tribe announced a 10-year, $3.8 million naming rights deal for an arena in Everett, Washington.
Posted: December 14, 2017
Former Shinnecock Nation official sentenced for cybercrime that derailed casino plan
A former Shinnecock Nation gaming official was sentenced to probation for stealing emails from a fellow tribal citizen.
Posted: December 13, 2017
Ponca Tribe returns to Indian gaming industry with Chickasaw Nation as partner
The Ponca Tribe is rejoining the Indian gaming industry with the help of an experienced partner in Oklahoma.
Posted: November 20, 2017
Menominee Nation promotes casino with naming rights to new arena in Wisconsin
The Menominee Nation has acquired the naming rights to a new minor league basketball arena in Wisconsin.
Posted: October 24, 2017
Poarch Band of Creek Indians acquires two gaming properties on Caribbean islands
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians continues to expand its gaming empire beyond the tribe's homelands in Alabama.
Posted: October 24, 2017
Iowa Tribe announces 'Monsterous' deal linked to long-delayed poker website
The Iowa Tribe continues to make big promises as it prepares to offer real money play on its long-delayed poker website.
Posted: October 12, 2017
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes sue former partners for failed online gaming site
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are suing their former partners over a failed online poker website.
Posted: October 2, 2017
Iowa Tribe promises to launch long-delayed online poker site sometime in fall
PokerTribe.Com has repeatedly missed deadlines to launch but the Iowa Tribe believes operations are imminent.
Posted: September 25, 2017
Shingle Springs Band wins reversal of $30 million judgment in gaming dispute
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians doesn't owe $30 million to a former gaming partner, an appeals court in California ruled.
Posted: September 18, 2017
Lytton Band in deal to acquire property adjacent to gaming facility for $13 million
The Lytton Band of Pomo Indians plans to pay $13 million for a property that will be used as a parking lot for its Class II facility in California.
Posted: September 8, 2017
Chukchansi Tribe secures dismissal of lawsuit seeking $21 million from casino
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of violating a contract with a gaming firm.
Posted: August 9, 2017
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes see property once used as casino lot go up for sale
A property in Oklahoma that was once used as a casino parking lot has gone up for sale but the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes can't buy it.
Posted: July 31, 2017
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reportedly owes $347 million to casino firm
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is eager to restart work on its casino in Massachusetts and so is a key partner.
Posted: July 7, 2017
Yavapai-Apache Nation wins $48.9M court judgment against La Posta Band
The Yavapai-Apache Nation has once again prevailed in a long-running gaming dispute with the La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians.
Posted: June 30, 2017
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes lose access to parking lot at casino
The owner of the lot next to the Lucky Star Casino in Clinton, Oklahoma, barricaded his property after the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes stopped paying him to lease the land.
Posted: June 5, 2017
Seminole Tribe working hard to rid new casino of Donald Trump's influence
It's going to cost a lot of money to make sure no one connects the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City to the president.
Posted: May 26, 2017
Iowa Tribe misses deadline again to launch internet poker project
Meanwhile, the National Indian Gaming Commission appears to be looking into the company that is behind the effort.
Posted: May 23, 2017
Seminole Tribe paid just $50M for casino Donald Trump built for $1.2B
As the future president's gaming empire faltered, the tribe's blossomed.
Posted: May 9, 2017
Poarch Band of Creek Indians moves ahead with Mississippi casino
The tribe continues to expand its gaming empire beyond its homeland in Alabama.
Posted: April 7, 2017
Seminole Tribe finalizes purchase of failed Trump casino in New Jersey
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will reopen in the summer of 2018 after a $375 million upgrade project.
Posted: April 6, 2017
Seminole Tribe settles dispute as retail area at casino shuts down
The Seminole Paradise at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, is being replaced as part of an expansion of the facility.
Posted: March 31, 2017
Chukchansi Tribe fires back at gaming firm seeking $21M in court
The California tribe called the lawsuit 'unfounded and baseless' and an attempt at extortion.
Posted: March 27, 2017
Chukchansi Tribe sued for $21M by gaming development company
The tribe reopened its casino in California after a lengthy shutdown.
Posted: March 22, 2017
Chippewa Cree Tribe told to pay $25M to casino development firm
Child support payments and general assistance payments have been cut after a Montana court issued a judgement against the tribe.
Posted: March 16, 2017
Seminole Tribe putting Hard Rock name on failed Trump casino
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will open in New Jersey after a $300 million investment.
Posted: March 3, 2017
Prairie Island Indian Community puts casino name on new project
The Treasure Island Center in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, will include office and retail space.
Posted: February 27, 2017
Trump team gets more time for brief in Supreme Court tribal casino case
The new president once tried to partner with the Cowlitz Tribe for a casino that's now before the nation's highest court.
Posted: January 31, 2017
Penobscot Nation develops plan to bottle vodka for tribal casinos
Chief Kirk Francis wouldn't confirm details of the operation, which has generated some controversy on the Maine reservation.
Posted: January 6, 2017
Kaw Nation joins with frontmen of KISS for casino expansion project
The frontment of the legendary rock band are opening their first Rock & Brews casino with the tribe.
Posted: January 4, 2017
Iowa Tribe acquires majority stake in internet gaming company
The Oklahoma tribe is still hoping to launch a real-money gambling website despite repeated delays
Posted: December 15, 2016
Former gaming official from Shinnecock Nation enters guilty plea
A cybercrime that effectively derailed the New York tribe's casino efforts is finally coming to light.
Posted: November 1, 2016
Donald Trump avoided paying taxes on hundreds of millions in casino debt
The Republican presidential nominee racked up $1.3 billion in debt in connection with his failed gaming empire.
Posted: November 1, 2016
Jamul Indian Village refinances $460M in casino related debt
The tribe is using $274 million to repay its partner in the new Hollywood Casino Jamul.
Posted: October 24, 2016
Twenty-Nine Palms Band disputes 'Donald Trump, You're Fired' story
The California tribe was once partners with Donald Trump but their relationship ended early.
Posted: October 21, 2016
Twenty-Nine Palms Band wore 'Donald Trump, you're fired' shirts
Tribal members became concerned about their deal with the mogul and surprised him at a meeting with the t-shirts.
Posted: October 18, 2016
APTN links Donald Trump's 1993 smear to rebuff by California tribe
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's racial attacks on Indian Country go back decades.
Posted: October 12, 2016
Jamul Indian Village ready to open doors to long-awaited casino
The Hollywood Casino Jamul will be the closest tribal gaming facility to downtown San Diego, California.
Posted: October 5, 2016
Supreme Court opens new term with tribal immunity on the docket
Only one Indian law case is on the docket so far, a big change from last year's explosive session.
Posted: October 4, 2016
Seminole Tribe accuses state of bad faith in gaming compact talks
A long-awaited trial opened in federal court in Florida as the tribe's Hard Rock International marked a major milestone.
Posted: October 3, 2016
Donald Trump hired firm to lobby for tribal casino deal in Florida
Seven Arrows was paid to push for a deal with the Seminole Tribe but also was reimbursed for a potentially illegal trip to Cuba, Newsweek reports.
Posted: September 29, 2016
Laguna Pueblo signs deal to acquire commercial casino in Louisiana
The New Mexico tribe is making its first foray into commercial gaming with a deal worth $134.5 million.
Posted: August 22, 2016
Cherokee Nation contributes $1M for gaming petition in Arkansas
Backers of the petition are asking voters to approve three casinos, one of which would be operated by the Oklahoma tribe.
Posted: August 16, 2016
Donald Trump tried to partner with Agua Caliente Band on casino
The real estate mogul tiibal headquarters in California just a few months before he launched his infamous attack on Indian gaming.
Posted: July 26, 2016
Mohegan Tribe interested in stalled casino project in Las Vegas
The tribe would need to make a significant investment to complete the unfinished Fontainebleau resort.
Posted: July 18, 2016
Patrick Lambert: Eastern Cherokees in talks for outlet mall and more at casino
An outlet mall, a convention center and new hotel at the Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in North Carolina are under discussion.
Posted: July 5, 2016
Big Sandy Rancheria remains optimistic on plan for second casino
The project has been in the works for more than a decade and would be much larger than the tribe's existing facility.
Posted: June 28, 2016
Poarch Creeks in deal to acquire commercial casino in Louisiana
The tribe continues to expand its gaming empire beyond Alabama.
Posted: June 27, 2016
Cherokee Nation enters deal to run commercial casino in Arkansas
The Oklahoma tribe is hoping to expand its gaming empire into Arkansas.
Posted: June 23, 2016
Eastern Cherokees urged to bring more retail options to casino
The North Carolina tribe has been in talks with one of the largest outlet mall developers in the United States.
Posted: June 15, 2016
Washoe Tribe and Poarch Band celebrate opening of unique casino
The Wa She Shu Casino was built with the help of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
Posted: May 31, 2016
Settlement opens door to tribal casino at popular Oklahoma lake
Lake Texoma lies within Choctaw Nation and Chickasaw Nation territory but state officials aren't saying whether they are interested in the casino.
Posted: May 23, 2016
Cowlitz Tribe hosted Donald Trump to discuss his interest in casino
The casino mogul often brags of his business prowess but he failed to seal a deal with the the Washington tribe in the early 2000s.
Posted: May 9, 2016
Nambe Pueblo pays off remaining funds owed to gaming developer
The New Mexico tribe agreed to pay $500,000 to Full House Resorts after a casino project never came to fruition.
Posted: May 5, 2016
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe enters gaming agreement with Mohegan Tribe
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority will provide gaming, hospitality and entertainment consulting services to the Paragon Casino Resort.
Posted: April 28, 2016
Seneca Nation in early discussions for off-reservation casino plan
A developer said the tribe wants to finance a casino and performing arts center in Rochester, New York.
Posted: April 15, 2016
Lakota Country Times: Oglala Sioux district eyes 'micro-gaming'
For many districts on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation the time for creating their own sustainable economies has arrived.
Posted: April 1, 2016
Twenty-Nine Palms Band ended Donald Trump casino deal for $6M
The tribe signed a management contract with the Republican presidential candidate but ended it after just three years.
Posted: March 21, 2016
Washoe Tribe set to open casino with Poarch Creeks in summer
The casino will be located next to the Wa She Shu Travel Plaza, which just opened last month in Gardnerville, Nevada.
Posted: March 17, 2016
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe leaves casino operation to big firm
The Genting Group, a well-known player in the Indian gaming industry, will run the First Light Resort and Casino under a management contract.
Posted: March 16, 2016
Jamul Indian Village still waiting for decision on gaming contract
The tribe plans to open a $390 million on its reservation in southern California in July with or without a federally-approved management contract.
Posted: March 14, 2016
White Earth Nation saw fortunes change after winning casino case
A gaming developer was ordered to pay $18.5 million by the tribe's court, a decision that was recognized in the state court system.
Posted: February 2, 2016
2 Cast and crew of Smoke Signals reunites for 20th anniversary
3 Tule River Tribe takes major step forward with casino relocation plan
4 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reopens casino after storm
5 Tribe said to be interested in pursuing a casino in Georgia
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