Tagged indian gaming regulatory act

Federal judge shuts down California tribe’s planned online bingo venture

December 20, 2016

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

In California, a federal judge has decreed that the Iipay Nation Of Santa Ysabel violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 by attempting to launch a real-money online bingo site tw...

Sault St. Marie Tribe says Lansing casino project still has legs

K Morrison

December 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Michigan

Plans for the Kewadin Lansing Casino in Michigan remain in limbo but the Sault St. Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians say there is still hope for the almost four-year-old casino proposal, according to the Lans...

Martha’s Vineyard tribe gets its day in court

Adam Morgan

December 8, 2016

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

In Massachusetts, the federally-recognized Wampanoag Tribe Of Gay Head (Aquinnah) was in federal court earlier this week pressing its case for the rights to operate a Class II gaming facility on its Martha’s Vi...

Redding Rancheria Tribe ready to move forward with new casino plans

Sadonna Price

December 8, 2016

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

After submitting a land-into-trust application the Redding Rancheria of California are ready to move forward with their plans to create a new gaming venue at a larger section of land. The tribe submitted the ap...

California tribe files second land-into-trust application

Adam Morgan

November 29, 2016

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

In California, the Redding Rancheria has filed a second land-into-trust application with the Bureau Of Indian Affairs as part of its long-running efforts to relocate its Win-River Resort And Casino to a much la...

Federal court date looming; Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe elects new chair

K Morrison

November 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

On the eve of the fast-approaching federal court date to argue the right to operate a Class II gaming facility on its Martha’s Vineyard reservation in Massachusetts, the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe recently electe...

Seminole Tribe of Florida can keep blackjack at casinos

K Morrison

November 10, 2016

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

The federally recognized Seminole Tribe of Florida has won the right to keep offering blackjack at its Florida casinos. After a five-year exclusivity clause in the 2010 compact between the Seminole Tribe and...

Court date set for Martha’s Vineyard tribe hoping to open a casino

Adam Morgan

October 27, 2016

Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, the federally-recognized Wampanoag Tribe Of Gay Head (Aquinnah) is set to head to federal appeals court in December in order to again argue for its right to operate a Class II gaming facility ...

Naskila Gaming continues apace in spite of threatened shutdown

Adam Morgan

October 26, 2016

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

Despite facing opposition from state officials that could still see it forced to close its Naskila Gaming facility near the city of Livingston, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Of Texas has revealed that it welcomed...

California court rules against United Auburn Indian Community

Adam Morgan

October 15, 2016

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

In California, a state appeals court has ruled against the United Auburn Indian Community in an action that was designed to stop the rival Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe Of Enterprise Rancheria from opening its plann...

Seminole Tribe Of Florida takes “exclusivity” fight to federal court

Adam Morgan

October 4, 2016

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

The Seminole Tribe Of Florida is in federal court this week arguing that it should be able to keep the sole right to offer “banked” card games such as blackjack at most of its casinos in the southern state. ...

Tribal casino project of California begins turf war between neighboring counties

Sadonna Price

September 20, 2016

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

The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians have proposed a casino project in the Vallejo area of California that has created a turf war of sorts between counties in the area. Officials of Napa County seem to have d...

Texas tribe launches charm offensive in the face of threatened closure

Adam Morgan

September 20, 2016

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

In the face of an ongoing challenge to the legality of its Naskila Gaming venue in Texas, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Of Texas has launched a charm offensive designed to generate more local support for its Clas...

Members of KBIC approve new plans for casino projects in Michigan’s U.P.

K Morrison

September 1, 2016

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

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) has approved a ballot proposal to spend up to $40 million on new casino development projects at the Ojibwa Casino in Marquette and the Baraga location. The proposal w...

Department of Interior approves Class III games for Enterprise Rancheria’s Fire Mountain

K Morrison

August 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, California, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

After recently announcing that it would be temporarily suspending construction of its $186 million Fire Mountain Casino, it appears as though the Enterprise Rancheria of California will be restarting its effort...