The Karuk Tribe of California hopes to break ground on its casino by summer of 2014, The Siskiyou Daily News reported

Tribes across the nation are looking to jump into the Internet gaming business.

The Navajo Nation opened its largest casino earlier this year but the facility appears to be having a tough time bringing in customers.

The Karuk Tribe and California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a Class III gaming compact on Thursday.

Voters in California will have their say on an off-reservation casino for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians.

Six tribes continue to engage in Class III gaming compact negotiations with the state of Michigan.

Tribal interests have contributed nearly $3 million to a ballot initiative against an off-reservation casino for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians.

Six tribes are in Class III gaming compact negotiations with the state of Michigan.

KJZZ talks to Jonathan B. Taylor of the Taylor Policy Group about the $2 billion tribal gaming industry in Arizona.

Class III gaming compacts between six tribes and the state of Michigan expire on November 30.

The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians is blaming 'wealthy gaming tribes' for opposition to its off-reservation casino in California.

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, is sharing $8.79 million in gaming revenues in Michigan.

The Gila River Indian Community of Arizona shared $161,970 in gaming revenue with local groups.

A referendum that seeks to stop the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians from opening an off-reservation has qualified for the ballot in California.

Columnist reports on the decision in Pueblo of Santa Ana v. Nash, which affects tribal court jurisdiction over casino claims.

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians in Oregon are considering a Class II facility.

After a decade of litigation, the court determined that the Oregon Legislature authorized the governor to enter into gaming agreements.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) will hold a ceremony today to sign a Class III gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts launched its casino bid shortly after winning federal recognition in May 2007.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has won final approval of its Class III gaming compact in the Massachusetts Legislature.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe continues to see progress on its casino in Massachusetts.

Tribes with casinos contributed $23.9 million in the last quarter, the Arizona Department of Gaming reported on Wednesday.

The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin remains confident that its off-reservation casino won't be rejected by the state.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) hasn't set a firm deadline for a decision on the Menominee Nation off-reservation casino.

An Oklahoma couple who sued the Peoria Tribe for allegedly over-serving alcohol to a casino patron will take their case to the Supreme Court if necessary, their attorney said.

The Navajo Nation is looking to open more gaming facilities in New Mexico.

The Peoria Tribe can't be sued in state court for allegedly over-serving alcohol to a casino patron, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled.

The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California has cleared every federal and state hurdle in its quest for an off-reservation casino but the project faces one last test.

The Seminole Tribe shared more than $237 million in gaming revenues with the state of Florida, an increase from expected projections.

The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California has cleared another hurdle in its bid for an off-reservation casino.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is still waiting for action on its Class III gaming compact with the state of Massachusetts.

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is once again sharing gaming revenues with communities in New York but one county is weighing litigation.

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians has a lot of work ahead on its plan for an off-reservation casino.

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians shared more than $7 million in gaming revenues with local communities in Michigan.

As expected, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts won the first vote on its Class III gaming compact.

The Massachusetts House is expected to vote favorably on a Class III gaming compact for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

Communities in western New York received $34.5 million in gaming revenues thanks to the Seneca Nation.

The shutdown of the federal government has halted work on the casino land-into-trust application submitted by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts House is due to vote on a Class III gaming compact for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe on Wednesday.

The Seminole Tribe is expected to share $233 million in gaming revenues with the state of Florida in the coming year.

Four non-Indian casinos will generate $430 million a year, according to the New York State Division of the Budget.

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Wednesday in an off-reservation gaming case involving the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan.

A draft of the Florida Gaming Study indicates how a Class III gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe offers benefits to the state.

Opponents of an off-reservation casino for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians in California say they have collected more than enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot.

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma submitted a revised Class III gaming compact to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in response to concerns raised by the agency.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe remained confident of its gaming plan after just one non-Indian developer submitted a bid for a potential commercial casino in southeastern Massachusetts.

With the U.S. Supreme Court due to consider Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, Bryan Newland takes a closer look at the Class III gaming compacts in Michigan.

The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma is seeking to expand its casino into Kansas by utilizing an exception in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Tribal interests are donating big to a campaign to block an off-reservation casino for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians in California.

The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma is looking to enter into a Class III gaming compact with the state of Kansas.

A non-Indian racetrack in Oklahoma has entered preliminary discussions with three tribes about ending live races at the facility.

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is set to release revenue sharing figures later this month and local governments are already clamoring for a cut.

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut faces just one competitor for a commercial casino in western Massachusetts.

A Massachusetts lawmaker says the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe won't be able to open a casino even if the state approves a Class III gaming compact.

Government watchdogs and casino opponents in New York are questioning the way a non-Indian gaming referendum is being presented on the November ballot.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts cleared the first vote on its long-delayed on its Class III gaming compact.

Two tribes are facing crucial votes today in their plans for gaming in Massachusetts.

The Fort Independence Indian Community of California released details of its upcoming casino.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts is finally seeing some movement on its Class III gaming compact.

The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation of North Dakota will be adding gaming to its casino yacht next year

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved a unique Class III gaming compact between the Wiyot Tribe and the state of California.

North Carolina lawmakers who are opposing a potential Catawba Nation casino accepted campaign contributions from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

The Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians has won approval of its Class III gaming compact in the California Legislature.

The Coquille Tribe of Oregon continues to face opposition to a proposed off-reservation casino.

The tribe announced a restructuring of about $524 million in gaming debt and bought out its management contract.

The Ho-Chunk Nation won't support the Menominee Nation off-reservation casino even as it pursues a similar plan in Wisconsin.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) is demanding a bigger share of Indian gaming revenues without offering anything in return, tribal leaders said. Tribes that signed compacts in 1993 agreed to share 8 percent with the state and 2 percent with...

The Seneca Nation is promising a developer up to $8 million for an off-reservation casino in Rochester, New York. The tribe announced an agreement with developer David Flaum. The deal includes a $3 million development fee, plus a success fee...

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe could share revenues from Keno games in Connecticut, The Norwich Bulletin reports. The state budget anticipates 12.5 percent of Keno revenue going to the tribes, the paper said. Negotiations are ongoing....

A non-profit that receives gaming revenues from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan apparently won't be changing the way it distributes funds. The Pokagon Fund has received $16 million from the tribe since 2007. But the city council...

The Catawba Nation of South Carolina is exploring a casino in North Carolina, The Charlotte Observer reported, but a spokesperson for the tribe denied the claim.

The Confederate Tribes of Siletz Indians shared nearly $364,000 in gaming funds with charities in Oregon. The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund awarded grants to 39 organizations. The checks were presented at the Chinook Winds Casino Resort on August 2....

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan has shared more than $16 million in gaming revenues with its non-profit foundation since 2007. But a change in the way the Pokagon Fund distributes money to governments in Harbor County is...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will still face competition from a non-Indian slot machine parlor in southeastern Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission. said the proposed slot parlor...

Red Hawk Casino. Photo Courtesy Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians of California could see an upgrade in its credit rating thanks to a new Class III gaming compact and a restructuring of...

The Seneca Nation shared $349 million in gaming revenues with the state of New York, with three communities receiving big checks in long-awaited funds. The tribe withheld more than $550 million as part of a dispute over exclusivity provisions in...

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) won't delay an off-reservation Class III gaming compact for the Enterprise Rancheria, a spokesperson said. Brown negotiated the compact and agreed to the casino under...

Artist's rendering of the Graton Resort and Casino. Image from Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. A judge in California dismissed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria from opening a casino. The tribe was not a...

The tribe agreed to share 20 percent of revenues from Internet games with the state of Oklahoma.

Tribes with casinos contributed $25.1 million in the last quarter, the Arizona Department of Gaming reported on Wednesday.

The Seneca Nation will host New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) today to mark the end of a gaming revenue dispute.

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is once again sharing gaming revenues with communities in New York.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina is still looking to hire more table game dealers at its casino. The tribe already hired 500 dealers at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort. Table games were authorized by a...

A federal judge will hold a hearing next month in a gaming dispute involving the Oneida Nation, the Cayuga Nation and the state of New York. The Oneida Nation and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) reached an agreement in which the...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts has spent $303,015 on lobbying in the first six months of the year, Boston Magazine reports. The spending was the...

Red Hawk Casino. Photo Courtesy Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians of California welcomed federal approval of its Class III gaming compact. The compact reduces the revenue sharing rate at the Red Hawk...

Red Hawk Casino. Photo Courtesy Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians The Bureau of Indian Affairs has allowed a new Class III gaming compact for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians in California to go into effect. The compact...

Officials in Shawano County, Wisconsin, are considering whether to develop standards for the use of tribal gaming revenues. The county receives about $82,000 a year from the Ho-Chunk Nation, The Shawano Leader reports. Right now, the money goes into a...

Red Hawk Casino. Photo Courtesy Red Hawk Casino. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians in California plans to end its gaming agreement with Lakes Entertainment. The tribe will pay $57.1 million to Lakes by the end of the year...

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) introduced H.R.2666, the Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013, on Thursday. The bill authorizes tribes and states to offer online poker games under their own laws. It ensures that tribes with existing poker operations can go...

The Barona Band of Mission Indians and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation shared $1.7 million in gaming revenues with communities in San Diego County, California. Recipients included law enforcement agencies, social service agencies and fire departments. The Indian...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is seeking $4.2 million in attorney's fees after winning a lawsuit against its proposed off-reservation casino. The state of Arizona, the...

A non-Indian racetrack has dropped "casino" from its name as a result of an agreement between the state of New York and the Seneca Nation. Batavia Downs Casino will be known as Batavia Downs Gaming. The facility has to stop...

The Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians discussed its off-reservation casino with the office of Gov. Jerry Brown (D).

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts hasn't seen much movement on two key aspects of its casino plan. The tribe's Class III gaming compact remains stalled...

The Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians presented its Class III gaming compact to the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee on Wednesday. The compact authorizes up to 750 slot machines, although a facility with a smaller number of machines is expected. The...

A Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians can now be sent to the Bureau of Indian Affairs after gaining final approval in California. The compact authorizes an off-reservation casino, a first in the state....

Workers last month prepared yacht for entertainment and gaming venture. Photo courtesy Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation of North Dakota debuted its casino yacht just in time for the July 4 holiday. The 149-passenger...

The California Senate voted 22-11 on Thursday to ratify a Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians. The deal authorizes an off-reservation casino, a first in California. Tribes with existing gaming facilities opposed the compact,...

A report that was prepared by the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee examines the regulation of gaming, including Indian gaming. The report said the New Mexico Gambling Control Board performed 29 tribal casino audits in fiscal year 2012. That's...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona has won yet another decision its quest to build an off-reservation casino. Judge David Campbell said the Class III gaming compact...

After weeks of delays, the Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians in California is due for a vote this week, Capitol Weekly reports. The compact authorizes an off-reservation casino for the tribe at a...

The New York Legislature extended its session an additional day in order to vote on a bill that puts a non-Indian gaming referendum on the November ballot. The proposal authorizes four casinos, including two in the Catskills region, according to...

Seneca Nation President Barry Snyder Sr. and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announce gaming agreement in Niagara Falls. June 13, 2013. Photo Governor's Office An end to a gaming dispute between the Seneca Nation and the state of New...

Leaders of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community are meeting today to discuss an off-reservation casino that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) rejected.

State lawmaker calls for rejection of gaming and land agreement between the Oneida Nation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D): Cuomo's deal would only entrench the injustice done to taxpayers of New York and empower the Casino Oneidas and...

Seneca Nation President Barry Snyder Sr. and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announce gaming agreement in Niagara Falls. June 13, 2013. Photo Governor's Office Why did it take the Seneca Nation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) so...

Briefing continues in an off-reservation gaming dispute between the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the state of Michigan.

Seneca Nation President Barry Snyder Sr. and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announce gaming agreement in Niagara Falls. June 13, 2013. Photo Governor's Office New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has until Thursday to push his non-Indian gaming...

Workers prepare yacht for entertainment and gaming venture. Photo courtesy Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation of North Dakota will launch a casino on a yacht later this year. The tribe plans to set...

The Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians in California is getting into the tribal gaming industry. The tribe signed a Class III gaming compact with Gov. Jerry Brown (D) to build its first casino on the reservation. The deal authorizes up...

The Seneca Nation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced a settlement to their Class III gaming compact dispute.

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona awaits another ruling in a lawsuit that challenges its proposed off-reservation casino. The state of Arizona, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian...

The Cayuga Nation went to court on Wednesday to challenge a gaming agreement between the Oneida Nation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). Cuomo promised the Oneida Nation a 10-county region of exclusivity in the agreement. The Cayuga Nation's...

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. The Enterprise Rancheria in California could start work on its off-reservation casino early next year, a spokesperson said. The tribe cleared a major hurdle when the Bureau of Indian...

The Seneca Nation is reportedly near a settlement over its Class III gaming compact. President Barry Snyder Sr. traveled to the state capitol on Wednesday to meet with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), The Albany Times Union reported. At...

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, has shared more than $34 million in gaming revenues with the state and local governments in Michigan. The tribe began making the payments since the opening of...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) puts pressure on Seneca Nation to resolve gaming dispute: After months of talking, Governor Cuomo has finally released his proposal for expanding casino gambling, with hundreds of pages of legal sections. The governor is...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) introduced legislation to authorize three commercial casinos in the state. The bill opens Seneca Nation territory to non-Indian development. The Class III gaming compact guarantees exclusivity but the tribe is withholding about $600 million...

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, is sharing $8.4 million in gaming revenues in Michigan. Under its Class III gaming compact, the tribe shares between 8 percent and 12 percent of electronic gaming...

Seneca Nation leaders went to the New York State Capitol on Tuesday to lobby lawmakers on gaming issues. The tribe is in arbitration with the state over exclusivity provisions in its Class III gaming compact. The talks aren't completed but...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. A federal judge is weighing arguments in one of the last remaining issues in the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation casino lawsuit. On May 7, Judge David Campbell...

The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan distributed nearly $2.8 million in gaming revenues at a press conference on Thursday. Under its Class III gaming compact, the tribe shares 2 percent of slot machine revenues with the community. This spring, the...

Politicians in Connecticut are looking at Keno games as a way to boost the state budget, an idea that tribal leaders criticized when it was proposed three years ago. Under their Class III gaming compacts, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation...

Red Hawk Casino. Photo Courtesy Red Hawk Casino. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians in California has won state approval for its new Class III gaming compact. The tribe signed the deal with Gov. Jerry Brown (D) last November....

The Yakama Nation of Washington shared $777,371 in gaming revenues with the community at its annual Yakama Cares event today. The tribe sets aside 2 percent of Class III gaming revenues for its Community Impact Fund. This year, $411,296...

The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan shared nearly $2.8 million in gaming revenues with the local community. Under its Class III gaming compact, the tribe shares 2 percent of slot machine revenues with local governments. This spring, the payment for...

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is placing $30 million in gaming revenues in escrow as part of an agreement with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). The tribe agreed to pay $30 million right away to settle a dispute over...

Newspaper says gaming agreement between St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) leaves some issues unresolved: The agreement announced Tuesday between New York state and the St. Regis Mohawk tribe over sharing revenue from its casino...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said gaming talks with the Seneca Nation are going "nowhere." The tribe has withheld an estimated $600 million from the state due to a dispute over exclusivity provisions in the Class III gaming compact....

The Cayuga Nation is objecting to a gaming agreement between Oneida Nation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). Cuomo promised the Oneida Nation a 10-county region of exclusivity. The Cayuga Nation's land base falls within that region. "The Governor’s...

Newspaper praises New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) for making the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and the Oneida Nation "pay their bills" with gaming agreements: Issues with New York’s tribes, including collection of taxes on cigarettes and payments on gaming...

The Seneca Nation is standing alone in its Class III gaming compact dispute with the state of New York. The tribe has withheld an estimated $600 million in gaming revenues from the state due to a dispute over exclusivity provisions...

The Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee in San Diego County, California, distributed $1.7 million in grants. As part of the Class III gaming compact, the Barona Band of Mission Indians and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation contribute...

A final vote on a Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians in California has been put off until next week, The Sacramento Bee reports. The state Senate was due to vote on the compact...

Newspaper calls on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and the Seneca Nation to grow up and resolve their Class III gaming compact dispute: On the very day the Oneida deal was announced, Cuomo felt the need to twist the...

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe agreed to pay $30 million to the state of New York to end a Class III gaming compact dispute. The tribe stopped sharing revenues in 2010 after accusing the state of violating exclusivity provisions in...

A Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians in California could get a final vote on Friday, The Sacramento Bee reports. The compact has been controversial, with opposition coming from tribes with existing gaming facilities....

The Oneida Nation didn't feel threatened by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who has pushed for an expansion of non-Indian gaming, tribal Representative Ray Halbritter said. The tribe negotiated a new Class III gaming compact that includes revenue sharing...

Red Hawk Casino. Photo Courtesy Red Hawk Casino. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians is closer to a new Class III gaming compact for its casino in California. The tribe signed a new deal with Gov. Jerry Brown (D)...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe called on Massachusetts lawmakers to approve its Class III gaming compact. The deal requires the tribe to share 21 percent of revenues...

The Oneida Nation has reached a new Class III gaming compact with the state of New York, according to news reports. The tribe has agreed to share 25 percent of slot machine revenues with the state. In exchange, the compact...

The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is defending the legality of its electronic poker games. The tribe installed the games at Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, a Class II facility in DeJope. A February 2009 opinion from the National Indian Gaming Commission confirmed...

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina are seeing an increase in their casino per capita payment. The tribe makes two payments every year. This first payment will be $4,023, up 6 percent from the first...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe updated the public on plans for a casino in Taunton, Massachusetts. The $500 million First Light Resort and Casino will feature...

The state of Wisconsin is once again asking a federal judge to stop the Ho-Chunk Nation from operating electronic poker games at one of the tribe's casinos. The tribe installed the games at Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, a Class II facility...

The tribe shared $187,875 with local schools and governments.

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. Opponents of the Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation are asking for a trial even though they lost a major ruling in their lawsuit against the tribe. On May...

A Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians gets its final hearing in the California Senate today. The compact authorizes an off-reservation casino on a 305-acre site in Madera County. It passed the Assembly earlier...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe remains confident of its casino plan, Chairman Cedric Cromwell said. The tribe faces non-Indian competition for a casino in the southeastern part...

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) opposes an off-reservation casino for the Coquille Tribe even as he acknowledges the state has no role in Class II gaming. Kitzhaber claims the tribe is limited to one casino under its Class III gaming...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announces non-Indian gaming expansion plans. May 9, 2013. Photo Governor's Flickr. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) threatened tribes with an expansion of non-Indian gaming unless they shared revenues from their casinos. The...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) said he was hopeful for approval of a Class III gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Patrick signed the deal...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Lawmakers in Massachusetts will finally take up a Class III gaming compact for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The tribe signed the deal with Gov. Deval Patrick...

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. The Enterprise Rancheria of California is in a holding pattern on its off-reservation casino. The tribe has gained federal and state approval for the casino. But a Class III gaming...

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation has won another round in a gaming battle with the state of Arizona and two competing gaming tribes. Judge David Campbell ruled that...

Tribal gaming revenues fell 1 percent in the last quarter, according to the Arizona Department of Gaming. Tribes shared nearly $24.1 million with the state. That's slightly lower than the $24.3 million they shared in the same quarter last year....

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Attorney Dennis J. Whittlesey on the status of gaming for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts: The Mashpee Wampanoag casino project planned for the town...

The California Assembly ratified a Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians on Thursday but only with the minimum number of votes. The compact authorizes an off-reservation casino on a 305-acre site in Madera County....

St. Lawrence County in New York plans to file a lawsuit in hopes of securing $3 million in gaming revenues from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. The tribe agreed to share revenues with the state under its Class III gaming...

A Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians is facing opposition from tribes that operate casinos hundreds of miles away. The North Fork Rancheria plans to open an casino on a 305-acre site near the...

Writer calls on California lawmakers to approve a Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians: Enter the North Fork Tribe. In the 1960’s the tribe was terminated as a result of an act of Congress....

Employees of the casino owned by the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians in California are trying to unionize. Union supporters signed up 149 Casino Pauma employees for Unite Here Local 30. That represents more than half of the employees at...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Indian Country Today interviews Cedric Cromwell, the chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, about losing regional exclusivity for casino in southeastern Massachusetts: The tribe is...

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in Michigan tried for a second casino in 2003 but opposition killed the plan before it got off the ground. This time around, the tribe is making a much more favorable impression...

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in Michigan will present plans for a second casino at a public meeting tonight. The tribal-state Class III gaming compact authorizes two casinos but local approval is needed. The meeting tonight in...

The California Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization will hold a hearing next Wednesday, April 24, on a Class III gaming compact for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians. The tribe received federal and state approval to open an off-reservation...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe criticized the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday for opening up the southeastern region to non-Indian bidders. H.3702, the Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act,...

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...

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...

[YouTube: Compact-Anniversary-Oneida Nation and New York] The Oneida Nation is celebrating 20 years of Class III gaming. The tribe signed a compact with then-governor Mario Cuomo on April 16, 1993. The landmark agreement, the first of its kind in...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians drew hundreds to its casino for the World Series of Poker Circuit Event. The Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort hosted the 12-day tournament for the first time. It came after the tribe signed a...

Oneida Nation Representative Ray Halbritter on the economic benefits of Indian gaming: Upstate New York's economic story over the last few decades is reflective of what has been happening throughout America's heartland. As a former ironworker during this era of...

The Seneca Nation isn't threatened by talk of non-Indian gaming of New York, a tribal council leader said. The tribe has withheld an estimated $600 million in gaming revenues from the state due to a dispute over exclusivity provisions in...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe won't back down from plans to build a casino in southeastern Massachusetts, Chairman Cedric Cromwell said on Monday. The tribe started the...

Rendering of the proposed Enterprise Rancheria casino. Photo Enterprise Rancheria. Tribes in California are stepping up lobbying efforts on two off-reservation casinos, The Sacramento Bee reports. The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians and the Enterprise Rancheria won approval from...

The Universal Entertainment Group was paid even as the tribe was involved in a leadership dispute that nearly resulted in the freezing of $6.4 million in its bank accounts.

A bill was introduce to ratify a Class III gaming compact between the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians and the state of California. The tribe received federal and state approval to open an off-reservation casino. The 350-acre gaming site...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts is still waiting for state lawmakers to approve its Class III gaming compact. The tribe negotiated a new compact with...

A bill that was introduced in the Texas Legislature authorizes casinos for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe, the Tigua Tribe and the Kickapoo Tribe. Senate Joint Resolution 6 creates a gaming commission that will award licenses for up to 21 gaming facilities...

A new Class III gaming compact with the state of Oklahoma addresses Internet gaming.

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission should give the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe more time to pursue its casino bid, Gov. Deval Patrick (D) said on Friday. The...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is hosting the World Series of Poker Circuit Event. The tournament kicked off yesterday at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort. It runs through April 15 and is expect to attract hundreds of players...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is pressuring the Seneca Nation to resolve a Class III gaming compact dispute. The state and the tribe are in arbitration over exclusivity provisions in the compact. The tribe says the state has allowed...

The Fire Rock Casino in Church Rock, New Mexico. A Class III gaming compact for the Navajo Nation was written to discourage Internet gaming in New Mexico: A proposed new gambling compact between the Navajo Nation and the state...

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians are taking a second shot at a second casino in Michigan. The tribal-state Class III gaming compact authorizes two casinos. But local approval is needed and the village council in Mackinaw City...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe included a second site in its Class III gaming compact with the state of Massachusetts. But Chairman Cedric Cromwell said the...

Gaming mitigation funds are slowly drying up in California, The Santa Maria Sun reports. According to the California Department of Finance, gaming mitigation funds were $30 million in 2010. The amount dropped to $9.2 million for 2011 and 2012, the...

The Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge in California. Photo © Gary Todoroff. The Wiyot Tribe of California has agreed to hold off on a casino on its reservation under a Class III gaming compact with the state. The tribe...

Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Officials in the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, are seeking a casino update from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in light of recent developments. The city agreed...

A group called Stop the North Fork Compact Coalition is trying to block a casino for the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians. The tribe won state and federal approval for a $350 million off-reservation casino. Opponents are trying to...

Rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe defended its casino plan at a public meeting before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday. The tribe has filed a land-into-trust application...

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a Class III gaming compact with the Wiyot Tribe on Thursday. The tribe agreed not to open a casino on its reservation. So the compact calls for the tribe to receive 3.5 percent of...

Rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe signed a new Class III gaming compact with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) on Wednesday and now it's up to state lawmakers...

The Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians of California doesn't have to follow a Class III gaming compact that included a high revenue sharing rate, a federal judge ruled on Monday. The Pauma Band signed a compact in 1999 that authorized...

Rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Gov. Deval Patrick (D) finalized a new Class III gaming compact that includes a high revenue-sharing rate. The agreement requires the...

The Fire Rock Casino in Church Rock, New Mexico. A new Class III gaming compact for the Navajo Nation never came up for a final vote in the New Mexico Legislature. The Committee on Compacts approved the deal last...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will hold a special council meeting tomorrow to consider a Class III gaming compact with the state of Massachusetts. The tribe's first compact was rejected by the Bureau of Indian Affairs due to a high revenue-sharing...

The Fire Rock Casino in Church Rock, New Mexico. Lawmakers in New Mexico are seeking more time to review a new Class III gaming compact with the Navajo Nation. The Committee on Compacts voted 11-4 on Tuesday to advance...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is close to a new Class III gaming compact with the state of Massachusetts. The first compact was rejected by the Bureau of Indian Affairs due to a high revenue-sharing rate. A new deal is expected...

Rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will meet March 21 to discuss progress on a tribal casino in the southeastern region of the state. H.3702, the state's gaming...

FIre Rock Casino in Church Rock, New Mexico. Photo Courtesy Fire Rock Casino. With just a few days left in the legislative session, lawmakers in New Mexico are close to ratifying a new Class III gaming compact with the...

Dave Palermo reports on the the next four years of Indian gaming under President Barack Obama and Assistant Secretary Kevn Washburn, the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Holding the line on revenue sharing in tribal-state casino compacts and...

Tribal casinos in New Mexico saw slot machine revenues grow by 6.4 percent in 2012, The Albuquerque Journal reports. Net win from slot machines at tribal casinos was $759.6 million, according to the New Mexico Gaming Control Board. Of that...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians won't drop plans for an off-reservation casino in Michigan despite a judge's ruling barring them from moving forward without the approval of all of the state's tribes. A provision in the Class...

The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe is threatening to stop sharing gaming revenues if the Menominee Nation off-reservation casino gets approved. The Class III gaming compact requires the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe to share a portion of revenues with the state...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians can't pursue an off-reservation casino without securing the approval of all of Michigan's tribes, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. A provision in the Class III gaming compact requires an agreement among...

The Florida House Select Committee on Gaming is asking the Seminole Tribe to disclose its gaming revenues. The tribe submits audits to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. And the Class III gaming compact requires the tribe to share...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the state of Massachusetts met with the Bureau of Indian Affairs last week to discuss their Class III gaming compact. The BIA rejected the compact that was negotiated last year due to an excessive revenue...

The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin says its Class III gaming compact includes authorization for a fourth casino. The compact doesn't set a limit on the location of the casino. So the tribe isn't worried about criteria set by Gov. Scott...

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission wants input into the Class III gaming compact being negotiated by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Gov. Deval Patrick (D). Patrick told reporters on Tuesday that a deal is imminent. The commission hasn't been included in...

The Fort Independence Indian Community signed a Class III gaming compact with California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Thursday. The tribe will be able to offer up to 800 slot machines under the agreement. The deal also sets a...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is close to a new Class III gaming compact with the state of Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick (D) said on Tuesday. The two parties have been working on a new deal. Their first compact was rejected...

The state of New York is providing $2.5 million to the city of Salamanca to make up for the loss in Seneca Nation gaming revenues. The tribe has withheld $572 million from the state in a dispute over exclusivity provisions...

The Navajo Nation and the state of New Mexico have reached a new Class III gaming compact. The current deal expires in 2015. The new compact runs through 2037 and would require the tribe to share up to 10.75 percent...

Compact arbitration talks between the Seneca Nation and the state of New York are expected to wrap up by mid-year, according to a local official. Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster isn't participating in the talks. But he said he's been...

California tribes that contribute gaming revenues directly to the state's general fund shared $369 million in 2011-2012, The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. A handful of tribes negotiated Class III gaming compacts with governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) that required them to put...

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi in Michigan shared more than $20.2 million in gaming revenues on Friday. The tribe shared nearly $15.3 million with the state of Michigan. Another $4.9 million went to local communities. The tribe has...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe must clear some more hurdles in its quest for a casino in southeastern Massachusetts. As a newly recognized tribe, the Mashpees qualify for an exception in Section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Assistant Secretary...

In a first for a California tribe, the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians has won federal approval of its Class III gaming compact. In August 2010, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) negotiated...

The mayor of Rochester, New York, said he's open to a Seneca Nation off-reservation casino as long as it's not in the downtown area. The tribe has long expressed an interest in Rochester and has asked for a casino there...

The Seneca Nation is asking the state of New York to approve another off-reservation casino, The Buffalo News reports. The tribe operates off-reservation casinos in Buffalo and in Niagara Falls. The third would be located in in Rochester, the paper...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is proposing a non-Indian casino in Niagara Falls, where the Seneca Nation operates a gaming facility. The tribe's Class III gaming compact promises a zone of exclusivity. But Cuomo believes “ending the Indian monopoly...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) wants to authorize three casinos in upstate New York but the Class III gaming compact with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe could complicate matters. Cuomo hasn't said where the casinos would be located. But...

Florida State Sen. Garrett Richter (R), the chairman of the Senate Gaming Committee, doesn't expect a comprehensive gaming bill until 2014. The first step is a study of the gaming industry. That's expected to be completed later this year. Richter...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe faces competition from a proposed slot machine parlor near its gaming site in southeastern Massachusetts. The tribe wants to open a casino in Taunton. That's less than 15 miles from Raynham Park, whose owner submitted a...

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission accepted 11 casino applications by a 5pm deadline on Tuesday, raising $4.4 million in the process. The commission will use the money to conduct background checks on the applicants. The information will be used to help...

The Florida Senate Gaming Committee plans to authorize a study of the impacts of gaming. The study is expected to take two years. It will help determine whether lawmakers want to expand non-Indian gaming or negotiate a new Class III...

The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria of California is making progress on its casino even as an opposition group hopes to block the project in court. Stop the Casino 101 Coalition is suing Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in state court....

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said his plan for three casinos won't violate existing Class III gaming compacts. In his State of the State address, Cuomo called for three casinos in upstate New York. When asked by reporters why...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) called for an expansion of non-Indian gaming in his State of the State address on Wednesday. Cuomo said gaming can stimulate the economy in upstate New York. He plans to push for three casinos...

All five tribes in North Dakota signed new Class III gaming compacts with Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) on Thursday. The deals run for 10 years with an option to renew for another 10 years. Two additional tribes will also be...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts has three months to make progress on its casino plan. The tribe negotiated a Class III gaming compact last year but the Bureau of Indian Affairs rejected it due to an extremely high revenue...