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Kansas loses federal case against Downstream Casino Resort expansion

June 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Kansas

Gaming opponents in Kansas were dealt a major blow on Tuesday after a federal appeals court ruled in favor of an attempt by the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma to expand its casino operations onto neighboring ancestra...

Mashpee Wampanoag’s Taunton casino project faces further setback

Alex Lanter

June 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

In a statement issued by representatives of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe on Tuesday, the tribe announced that its revised application for taking land in Mashpee and Taunton into federal trust has been withdrawn...

Shuttered Nooksack Northwood Casino begins token exchange

Adam Morgan

June 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino closures, Washington

After being forced to close last week due to alleged violations of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the Nooksack Northwood Casino in northern Washington has reportedly begun exchanging customers’ unused slot t...

Washington tribe reaches tentative agreement on new gaming compact

Adam Morgan

June 9, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Licenses, Washington

In Washington, the Jamestown S’Kallam Tribe has reached a tentative agreement on a new Class III gaming compact that could eventually see the Clallam County tribe given permission to open a new casino. The f...

Federal opinion on proposed Connecticut casino remains unchanged

Adam Morgan

May 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

The federal government’s stance on a proposal from the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to open a commercial casino in northern Connecticut has reportedly not changed de...

MGM Resorts International hits back in row over third Connecticut casino

Adam Morgan

May 11, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

American casino operator MGM Resorts International has reportedly responded to last week’s digital attack ad from MMCT Venture by circulating a letter penned by senior United States Senator John McCain that exp...

Oregon tribe celebrates 25th birthday of Seven Feathers Casino Resort

Adam Morgan

May 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Oregon

In Oregon, the Cow Creek Band Of Umpqua Tribe Of Indians is reportedly celebrating the 25th birthday of its Seven Feathers Casino Resort along with its efforts that transformed a once small bingo hall into a gi...

Federal appeals court unanimously rules against New Mexico tribe

Adam Morgan

April 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Arizona, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Last week saw a federal appeals court rule against the Pojoaque Pueblo by upholding an earlier decision that will require the casino-operating tribe to negotiate a new gaming compact with the administration of ...

Connecticut tribes pledge to maintain state slot revenue payments

Adam Morgan

April 11, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

In an effort to gain legislative approval to build Connecticut’s third casino, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation have pledged to continue making slot revenue payments...

Connecticut Attorney General advises against passing casino legislation

Adam Morgan

March 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

Passing enabling legislation to authorize the building of a tribal casino in East Windsor could reportedly leave Connecticut open to lawsuits and jeopardize the eastern state’s current revenue-sharing agreement...

MGM Resorts International increases Connecticut criticism

Adam Morgan

March 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Connecticut

In Connecticut, the long-running effort by MGM Resorts International to stop the passage of proposed legislation that would allow the state to open a third tribal casino took another turn yesterday after the fi...

Sault Tribe says long-delayed casino project sees progress

Marie Kelley

January 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Michigan

In Michigan, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has been trying to create a gaming venue off reservation lands. The project has been slow going, seemingly encountering delay after delay. Now, accord...

California city seeks update on proposed casino

Adam Morgan

January 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, California

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Officials in Kern County, California, are reportedly scheduled to meet on Wednesday to further discuss a proposal from the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe to build a new $29 million casino at a site near the Naval Air ...

Former members of California tribe indicted by federal authorities

Adam Morgan

January 12, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, California, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In northern California, a federal grand jury has reportedly indicted three former members of the Paskenta Band Of Nomlaki Indians on charges that they had used tribal funds for their own personal expenses. A...

Wisconsin tribe seeks reassurance ahead of Donald Trump inauguration

Adam Morgan

January 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Wisconsin

Ahead of the inauguration later this month of Donald Trump as the 45th President Of The United States, the Ho-Chunk Nation Of Wisconsin has reportedly met with federal officials to ensure that its plans for a c...