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October 27, 2009

Fond du Lac Band wants $75.5M in casino funds

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has filed a counter-claim in a lawsuit over a revenue-sharing agreement with the city of Duluth, Minnesota. The tribe has been sharing 19 percent of gross slot machine revenues...

October 22, 2009

Kevin Abourezk: Omaha Tribe sued by contractor

"An Omaha contractor is suing the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska for failing to pay for work the contractor did on the tribe's Iowa casino and other facilities. StoreVisions, a partner of Vision Church Builders of Omaha, filed a civil complaint...

October 21, 2009

Appeals court to hear off-reservation casino case

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in an off-reservation gaming case on November 3. The St. Croix Chippewa Tribe and the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians want to build a casino in Beloit....

October 20, 2009

Nooksack Tribe sued over casino loan payment

The Nooksack Tribe of Washington is seeking to restructure its debt amid a lawsuit over a $26 million in casino loans. The tribe owes Marshall Bank of Minnesota for construction and equipment at the Nooksack Northwood Casino, which opened...

October 19, 2009

Editorial: A bad bet on gaming in North Carolina

"Federal law requires states, including this one, to negotiate the terms of gambling with Indian tribes. Federal law requires that tribes be licensed to run operations like those found elsewhere within a state. For more than two decades, governors, state...

October 16, 2009

Tohono O'odham Nation waits on casino answer

The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is playing the waiting game on its proposed off-reservation casino. The tribe asked the Bureau of Indian Affairs to place 46 acres in trust. The regional BIA office recommended approval of the land-into-trust application...

October 15, 2009

Court debates Eastern Cherokee gaming rights

The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard arguments in a case that affects the gaming rights of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. At the time the tribe signed a Class III gaming compact with the state, video...

October 9, 2009

Court tosses case against Oneida casino

Boxing champion Joe Frazier can't sue the Oneida Nation of New York in federal court, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals said on Thursday. Smokin’ Joe said the Turning Stone Resort and Casino used his image without his permission to...

October 8, 2009

Coquille casino affected by city's lawsuit

The Coquille Tribe of Oregon could lose services at the Mill Casino in a dispute with the city of North Bend. The tribe entered into an agreement with the city for police, fire and sewer services at the casino. The...

October 7, 2009

Big Sandy Band wins 1,650 slot machines

The Big Sandy Rancheria Band of Western Mono Indians received the largest number of slot machine licenses in the California Gambling Control Commission draw on Monday. The tribe was awarded 1,650 licenses. With 350 slots already in play at the...

October 6, 2009

California tribes to add 3,548 slot machines

The California Gambling Control Commission awarded 3,548 slot machine licenses to 11 tribes on Monday. The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, the Big Sandy Band of Western Mono Indians, the Colusa Indian Community, the San Pasqual Band of Mission...

October 5, 2009

California tribes in line for more slot machines

The California Gambling Control Commission is issuing licenses for slot machines as part of a tribal-compact lawsuit. A federal judge ordered the agency to issue up to 10,549 new licenses. But it appears only a small portion will be awarded...

October 2, 2009

Court orders new trial in Pauma gaming case

An appeals court in California threw out a jury verdict and ordered a new trial in a case between the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians and Harrah's Entertainment. The tribe was negotiating a casino deal with Caesars Entertainment when Harrah's...

California agency to issue more slot licenses

The California Gambling Control Commission has been ordered to issue licenses for up to 10,549 slot machines as part of a tribal compact lawsuit. Tribes will have to pay $1,250 for each slot license. The San Pasqual Band of Mission...

October 1, 2009

Oregon group drops tribal casino smoking bid

The American Lung Association of Oregon has dropped an effort to force tribal casinos to ban smoking. An attorney wrote Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) on behalf of the group last month to push for the ban. But the group says...

September 30, 2009

WPR: St. Croix Band hopes for off-reservation

"The St. Croix Band of Chippewa Indians is hopeful that the White House will change federal gaming policy, as it relates to off-reservation casinos. Some actions by Obama Administration officials are fueling talk that change is indeed coming. The St....

September 29, 2009

Tribe gets court date in off-reservation lawsuit

The St. Croix Chippewa Tribe of Wisconsin will go to court on November 13 in its off-reservation gaming case. The tribe, along with the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, hopes to build a casino in Beloit. The...

September 24, 2009

Pauma Band sues to invalidate gaming compact

The Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians is accusing California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) of tricking the tribe into signing a gaming compact. The 2004 agreement allowed the tribe to operate more slot machines in exchange for sharing more revenues with...

Tribe awaits date in off-reservation gaming suit

Update: Oral arguments have been set for November 13. The St. Croix Chippewa Tribe of Wisconsin is waiting for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to schedule a hearing in an off-reservation gaming case. The St. Croix Tribe, along with...

September 16, 2009

North Dakota tribe pays $6.1M in casino case

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota was ordered to pay $6.1 million, plus interest, attorney fees and other costs, for breaking a contract with a casino developer. The tribe entered into an agreement with Dale Little Soldier...

September 15, 2009

Case tests state liquor law at Mohegan casino

A case before the Connecticut Appellate Court could subject the Mohegan Tribe to certain state liquor laws. Emily Vanstaen-Holland and her mother, Susan Holland, sued the tribe after Emily was struck by a man who was drinking at Mohegan Sun....

September 9, 2009

First Nation seeks bigger share of casino profits

The Rama Mnjikaning First Nation of Ontario is in court to seek a bigger share of revenues from Casino Rama. The band says it is entitled to 35 percent of net profits. That would cut into the share of revenues...

August 31, 2009

California tribes battle state over slot machines

Four tribes in California have won court decisions that allow them to offer more slot machines at their casinos but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is refusing to comply. The Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians, the San Pasqual Band of Mission...

August 27, 2009

Kickapoo Tribe contests former casino manager

The Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former employee at the Golden Eagle Casino. The tribe is raising a sovereign immunity defense to the lawsuit by Robert Nanomantube. The tribe...

Connecticut tribes pay $25M in gaming dispute

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe agreed to pay the state of Connecticut $25 million to settle a gaming dispute. The tribes offered a gaming promotion that allowed patrons to exchange coupons or credits for slot machine...

August 21, 2009

Gun Lake Tribe marks another win in casino bid

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, says the dismissal of another lawsuit clears any remaining doubts about its casino plans. The lawsuit questioned whether the tribe could follow the land-into-trust process because it...

August 18, 2009

Fond du Lac Band cuts city's casino payout

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians will no longer make annual casino payments to the city of Duluth, Minnesota. The tribe has been sharing 19 percent of gross slot machine revenues from the Fond-du-Luth Casino...

August 7, 2009

Judge sets hearing on Fort Sill Apache gaming

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma and the National Indian Gaming Commission will be headed to court on August 21. At issue is the fate of the Apache Homelands Entertainment Center in New Mexico. The tribe has been offering...

Mashantucket Tribe pays $2.9M in casino case

The Mashantucket Tribal Nation of Connecticut agreed to pay $2.9 million to a man who was injured at Foxwoods Resort Casino in November 2006. Richard Murch, 68, was celebrating his 45th wedding anniversary at Foxwoods when he lost his leg...

August 5, 2009

Tigua Tribe to hold press conference on casino

The Tigua Tribe of Texas plans to hold a press conference on Friday to discuss its plans for the Speaking Rock Casino in El Paso. The tribe is reviewing a federal judge's decision that said electronic games at the...