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Nottawaseppi Huron Band moves casino forward (12/18)

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi is moving forward with its $270 million FireKeepers Casino in Emmett Township, Michigan. The tribe won approval of its gaming management contract with Full House Resorts. "We are...

Aerosmith singer questioned in Seminole casino fight (12/11)

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler was questioned by Seminole tribal police after his girlfriend was allegedly involved in a fight at the tribe's casino on Saturday, according to the Page Six gossip column of The...

Man wins $450K at Northern Arapaho casino (12/07)

A Wyoming man won $454,716 at the casino owned by the Northern Arapaho Tribe. The jackpot was the largest ever at the Wind River Casino. The man started out with a $2 bet on...

Michigan tribes see better future with casinos (12/06)

Three Michigan tribes are expecting no less than an "explosion" now that they are getting into the gaming industry. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians opened the Four Winds Casino in August. The tribe plans...

Keetoowah man elected vice president of OIGA (11/21)

Joe Bunch, a member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, has been elected vice president of the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association. Bunch is the chairman of the tribe's gaming commission and has...

Cocopah Tribe still looking for casino manager (11/15)

The Cocopah Tribe of Arizona is still looking for a general manager at its Cocopah Casino. The position has been vacated twice this year. Jay Hill left on July 31 after Nemecio Corona left in...

Tulalip Tribes use gaming to diversify economy (11/14)

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington got into the gaming business with a bingo hall in 1982. Now the tribe is diversifying its economy with other types of development. The tribe's main economic engine is...

Child taken from Cheyenne-Arapaho casino lot (10/23)

A 3-year-old Oklahoma girl was found safe early Monday morning after the pickup truck she was in was taken from the casino owned by the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes. Alyssa Lopez was left in the pickup...

Arizona tribes try to reach younger gamblers (10/19)

People over the age of 45 still make up the majority of casino gamblers, according to Harrah's Entertainment, but tribes in Arizona are trying to lure a younger crowd. That means installing games with themes...

Oklahoma turns into a major gaming state (10/15)

Gaming has become a $2.2 billion business in Oklahoma, according to the North American Gaming Almanac. The figure includes revenue from tribal and non-tribal facilities, as well as the state lottery. It puts Oklahoma in...

Churches oppose Passamaquoddy racino (10/02)

The Christian Civic League of Maine is forming a political action committee to oppose the Passamaquoddy Tribe's proposal for a racino. The committee, named "Gambling with the way life should be," will raise money to...

Methodist church group studies Indian gaming (09/25)

The United Methodist Board of Church and Society has formed a group to study Indian gaming and tribal sovereignty. The special study group met in Washington, D.C., last week to discuss the church's stance...

Oklahoma tribes generate nearly $2B in revenues (09/10)

Oklahoma tribes took in nearly $2 billion at their casinos in 2006, The Oklahoman reports. That's up 22.7 percent from the year before. And with 92 casinos already in operation, more are on the way....

Choctaw Nation eyes Texas market with casino (08/27)

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is transforming its $60 million casino in Durant into a resort that it hopes will attract more gamblers from Texas. The 108,844-square-foot facility was completed in 2006. The tribe...

Seattle Weekly: Mayor's son falls to casino scam (08/23)

"On a recent July evening, gamblers at the Nooksack River Casino heard an odd thing: A casino employee begging for somebody to win. The game was "Whirlwind of Cash." It's a plastic tube filled...

Pokagon Band reports large crowds at casino (08/08)

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians has seen about 20,000 visitors a day at its new casino. The Four Winds Casino opened in New Buffalo, Michigan, last Thursday. The tribe said it paid out over...

From Australia: Indian gaming benefits tribes (07/16)

"All over the US, Indian tribes are running casinos, funding their tribal governments and turning what was once a country of puritan non-gamblers into a nation of punters. Native American tribes have the same roles...

First Nations gaming profits increase 21 percent (07/05)

First Nations casinos in Saskatchewan took in a record profit of $48.8 million in the past year, the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority reported. The four casinos made a 21 percent increase in profit. Their...

Jodi Rave: Montana tribes at bottom of gaming scale (07/02)

"Tribes across the country have transformed once-depressed reservation economies into economic gold mines since the gaming act became law. Indian gaming revenue has exploded from $206 million in 1988 to $25.5 billion in 2006,...

Indian gaming revenues up 11 percent to $25.5B (06/28)

Alan Meister of the Analysis Group is releasing his annual Indian Gaming Industry Report today. Meister says tribal casinos took in $25.5 billion in 2006, an 11 percent increase from 2005. While the growth rate...

Quechan protesters arrested at planned casino site (06/13)

Members of the Quechan Nation were arrested on Tuesday for protesting at the tribe's planned casino site in Imperial County, California. Priscilla Prettybird and the protesters set up a ceremonial sweat lodge at the...

Peoria Tribe plans to expand casino near Kansas (06/08)

The Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma is expanding the Buffalo Run Casino. The tribe is adding an indoor concert stage and a hotel with conference and meeting rooms. The facility will be called the Buffalo Run...

Mohegan Tribe sees big success in Pennsylvania (06/07)

The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut is doing better than expected with its slot machine facility in Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, gamblers have spent nearly $1 billion since the Mohegan Sun...

Prairie Band takes complete control of casino (05/23)

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas has a new name and logo for its casino. The tribe opened the Harrah’s Prairie Band Casino under a management contract with Harrah's, a top gaming compact. But...

Churches find friends at Seminole Tribe's casino (05/21)

Despite their opposition to gambling, two Baptist churches in Florida have found open arms at the Seminole Tribe's casino. The churches are the closest to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. They want...

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe opens 'virtual' casino (05/17)

The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan has installed "virtual" gaming machines at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort. The machines offer an entirely electronic experience. Players can play roulette and poker with virtual dealers....

Morongo Band willing to spend $20M on compact blitz (04/26)

The Morongo Band of Mission Indians is prepared to spend up to $20 million on a public relations blitz to support new gaming compacts. The tribe launched a seven-figure television ad campaign earlier this week....

Eastern Band increases per capita payments (04/25)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians made $122 million in per capita payments last year, thanks to an increase in profits at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel. The casino is managed by Harrah’s, which...

Opposition mounts to Gila River casino expansion (04/17)

The Gila River Indian Community of Arizona is facing opposition to its plan to expand and relocate a casino. The tribe plans to move the Lone Butte Casino closer to Chandler. The new facility will...

Navajo Nation moves forward with gaming plans (04/17)

Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. hopes to jump start casino development on the reservation with the appointment of the tribe's first gaming executive. Shirley appointed Robert Winter, a New Jersey lawyer, to head...

First Nations casinos benefit many in Saskatchewan (04/02)

First Nations casinos in Saskatchewan are putting Natives to work and distributing profits in communities across Canada. The first casinos went up 1996. They now turn a profit of $40 million, a part of...

Ernie Stevens re-elected at NIGA's annual meeting (04/02)

Ernie Stevens Jr., a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, won re-election as chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association. Stevens will serve his fourth two-year term as head of the largest tribal...

World Series of Poker rounds at Chippewa Cree casino (03/23)

The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Montana is hosting a qualifying event for the World Series of Poker. As many as 500 players are expected at the Northern Winz Casino for the tournament. The winner...

Seminole Tribe finds new Anna Nicole evidence (03/09)

The Seminole Tribe of Florida discovered new evidence in the death of former model Anna Nicole Smith, causing a delay in the release of the autopsy report. The tribe turned over the evidence to...

Seneca Nation cites $1.2B impact on economy (02/23)

A report commissioned by the Seneca Nation of New York cites the tribe's $1.2 billion impact on the local and state economy. The report highlights the tribe's gaming operation, which contributed $68 million to the...

Indian inventors create electronic poker table (02/20)

Two Indian inventors have created an electronic poker table they say brings fun and sociability to the popular card game. Darrell Campbell, a member of the Prairie Island Community of Minnesota, and Lynn Dee Rapp,...

Another death at Seminole casino unresolved (02/19)

Three weeks before Anna Nicole Smith died at the Seminole Tribe's casino in Hollywood, Florida, another man mysteriously passed away in his hotel room. The family of Mark Grosso, who was 32, say they have...

Column: Seminole Tribe moves on from Anna Nicole (02/15)

"The day Anna Nicole Smith's corpse was wheeled from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, tribe members were setting up for their annual powwow. The 36th gathering, which began last Thursday, is a celebration...

Seminole Tribe investigates death at casino (02/14)

The Seminole Tribe is in charge of the investigation into Anna Nicole Smith's death at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Smith collapsed in her hotel room at the casino and...

White House contender shifts stance on gaming (02/12)

When he was running for U.S. Senate in 1994, Mitt Romney said he would support a casino sought by the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachussets. But more than a decade later, Romney has changed...

Anna Nicole Smith dead after stay at Seminole casino (02/08)

Former model Anna Nicole Smith died today after she collapsed at the Seminole Tribe's casino resort in Hollywood, Florida. She was 39. Smith was staying at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino...

Oklahoma ranks fourth in tribal gaming revenues (02/05)

Oklahoma tribes took in $1.5 billion in gaming revenues in 2005, according to the Casino City Press Indian Gaming Industry Report. The state ranked fourth in the nation in terms of casino revenues. Earnings...

Blackfeet Nation terminates manager of new casino (02/05)

The Blackfeet Nation of Montana has fired the manager of its casino only three months after grand opening. Gary Green was brought in to run the Glacier Peaks Casino. With a background in tribal gaming,...

Travel: Washington tribes lure reluctant gambler (02/02)

"Before recently, the closest I'd ever come to a casino experience was hanging out with my dad in the smoky back rooms of pool halls in Kentucky when I was kid. He and his...

Study cites impact of Minnesota tribal gaming (01/24)

Tribal casinos contribute $285 million to rural economies, a new study from the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association shows. Researchers from the University of Minnesota looked at the impact of tribal casinos on their communities. They...

Newt Gingrich takes $1M from gaming executive (01/23)

Newt Gingrich, the former conservative House speaker, has accepted $1 million from a Vegas gaming executive, the largest single donation to his new political group. Gingrich started American Solutions for Winning the Future last fall....

Arizona tribes share gaming revenues with charities (01/19)

Arizona tribes are using their gaming revenues to help charities and non-profits across the state. The tribes reported $1.8 billion in gross gaming revenue in the last fiscal year. They contributed $91.7 million to state...

Gaming almanac details growth of tribal industry (01/10)

The North American Gaming Almanac being published today by Casino City documents the expansion of the $23 billion tribal casino industry. Tribal casinos are becoming more and more popular, said an analyst. But other forms...

Tulalip Tribes launch casino marketing campaign (01/03)

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington launched a new casino marketing campaign in hopes of increasing business and excitement about a new hotel. The tribe operates a casino and a bingo hall. Both are successful,...