http://www.indianz.com Indianz.Com - Your Internet Resource for Native Amercan, American Indian, Alaska Native and Canadian Aboriginal/First Nations News. en-us Indianz.Com 2012-02-09T17:43:23-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024521.asp "One of the issues discussed in my new essay on the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is the lobbying by groups of American Indians seeking official tribal status. The BIA has the power to confer tribal status, and it does... Opinion 2012-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024520.asp The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma broke ground last month on a $20 million casino. The 33,800-square-foot Salt Creek Casino will feature about 500 electronic games, table games and a restaurant. It's the tribe's 18th gaming facility in the state. “We... Openings and Closings 2012-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024519.asp The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma hopes to convince South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) to agree to an off-reservation casino. Haley has expressed doubts about signing a Class III gaming compact with the tribe and supporting... Casino Stalker 2012-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024518.asp The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, is celebrating the first anniversary of its casino. The Gun Lake Casino opened to the public on February 10. The facility has proven to be... Openings and Closings 2012-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024517.asp Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed a lawsuit in federal court in hopes of stopping the Kialegee Tribal Town from building a casino. The complaint names King Tiger Hobia, tribal council members, a development group and the tribe itself as... 2012-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024516.asp "At a minimum, a lawsuit by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt against the Kialegee Tribal Town, over its right to build a casino near the Creek Expressway in Broken Arrow, frames the federal issues and gets them before a legal... 2012-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024515.asp The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing this afternoon on Internet gaming. The committee will discuss a recent opinion from the Department of Justice that could impact tribal rights. The witness list follows: Panel # 1 The Honorable... Regulation 2012-02-09 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024514.asp It looks like Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), who led the Congressional investigation into Jack Abramoff, has found a new target. McCain is asking the National Indian Gaming Commission to explain how a firm owned by a non-Indian attorney received a... California 2012-02-07 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024513.asp "The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians is helping Suttons Bay Public Schools close a budget gap. The tribe awarded the district $180,000 yesterday in revenue sharing from its casino operations. All that money will go toward eliminating... Compacts 2012-02-07 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024512.asp The city council in Las Cruces, New Mexico, voted to support the Jemez Pueblo off-reservation casino. The tribe wants build a casino near Anthony, about 300 miles from the reservation. The site is not far from Las Cruces. The Bush... Casino Stalker 2012-02-07 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024511.asp The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe of Washington is set to open its new casino in April. The tribe built a new home for the Point Casino. The 52,000 square-foot facility includes more gaming space, twice as many table games, a... Openings and Closings 2012-02-07 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024510.asp The city of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, is being urged to provide services to the Kialegee Tribal Town's casino. City Manager David Wooden says the city lacks jurisdiction over the gaming site. But he said the city can have a say... Casino Stalker 2012-02-07 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024509.asp New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has included $129 million in gaming revenues in the state's budget this year even though he hasn't resolved a compact dispute with two tribes. The Seneca Nation and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe have... New York 2012-02-07 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024508.asp "The decision by two state lawmakers on Friday to concede defeat, at least for now, of legislation that would further expand casino gambling in Florida is good for the state's family-friendly image and residents who value their hard-earned money. Florida... Opinion 2012-02-07 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024507.asp "We agree with a law professor who opined upon hearing that an established Indian Tribe was seeking permission to open a casino in Lansing that the whole specter could create a backlash against Indian gaming extending to Washington. Certainly another... Opinion 2012-02-07 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024506.asp "The clock is ticking on the eight-month head start granted the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to complete a plan for a casino in southeastern Massachusetts. Under the new casino law, if the tribe can acquire land and reach an agreement with... Opinion 2012-02-07 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024505.asp A bill to authorize three non-Indian casinos in Florida was withdrawn on Friday. The bill faced significant opposition from the Seminole Tribe and other groups. If enacted, it would have violated the exclusivity provisions of the tribe's Class III... Legislation 2012-02-06 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024504.asp Members of the Shinnecock Nation of New York voted 101-10 to approve a gaming agreement. The tribe and Gateway Casino Resorts plan to build three casinos on Long Island. So far, one site -- at the Belmont Park Raceway --... New York 2012-02-06 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024503.asp Several hundred people participated in a "prayer walk" against the Kialegee Tribal Town casino in Oklahoma. Participants walked to an Indian allotment where the tribe is building the Red Clay Casino. They were asked to pray "For the good of... Casino Stalker 2012-02-06 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024502.asp "This year marks 10 years since Arizona tribes signed new gaming compacts with the state of Arizona. These compacts provide an avenue for tribes to share gaming revenues with all Arizonans. As of September 2011, tribes have contributed more than... 2012-02-06 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024501.asp "Perhaps it's a coincidence that the Catawba Indian Nation renewed its efforts to force our state to authorize high-stakes gambling just as the Cherokees started trying to build political support for a casino in Jasper County. But there's much the... Opinion 2012-02-06 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024500.asp "Any expansion of the state’s gambling — either online or the introduction of new games, such as keno — has been rejected by lawmakers and the governor in the coming legislative session, at least for this year. We have long... Connecticut 2012-02-06 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024499.asp "Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has a well earned reputation for being quick on his feet and conveying his passion for an issue. Who doesn’t recall his stint as America’s “angry mayor,” appearing on countless national news shows to represent America’s... Casino Stalker 2012-02-06 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024498.asp Just last month, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (D) was eager to tackle Internet gaming but he now says it's "highly unlikely" that the issue will be debated this year. Malloy jumped into the debate after the Department of Justice... Connecticut 2012-02-03 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2012/024497.asp The Ho-Chunk Nation is still working on an off-reservation gaming agreement in Beloit, Wisconsin. The tribe and the city announced plans for the casino last month. The deal could be finalized this month. The tribe has agreed to share 2... Casino Stalker 2012-02-03