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Northern Michigan tribal casino to re-open following coronavirus shuttering

May 4, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Michigan

In northern Michigan and the Island Resort and Casino has reportedly announced that it will be re-opening from Wednesday after being shuttered for almost seven weeks due to fears over the ongoing coronavirus pa...

Connecticut tribes at odds with Governor over future sportsbetting landscape

Adam Morgan

March 5, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Connecticut, Online Gambling News, Sports betting

The two casino-operating tribes in Connecticut are reportedly at odds with the eastern state’s Governor, Ned Lamont (pictured), over just who should get to operate any future sportsbetting services. Accordin...

NIGC figures herald a good year for the American tribal gaming industry

Adam Morgan

September 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Economy/Finance

The 501 tribal gaming operations in the United States reportedly had a great 2018 after seeing their aggregated gross gaming revenues for the twelve-month period increase by a little over 4% year-on-year to top...

US Tribal casinos earn best revenue year yet in 2018

Marie Kelley

September 16, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Economy/Finance

The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) has released the 2018 casino revenue totals for tribal casinos in the United States. The year was a record-setting one for the 520 tribal casinos in the nation as $3...

Coharie Tribe member claims National Indian Gaming Commission chairman position

Marie Kelley

August 2, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Employment & Careers, North Carolina

The National Indian Gaming Commission is an independent federal agency that is responsible for regulating over 500 gaming organizations that are operated in the United States by close to 250 tribes. The group i...

California casino-operating tribe being taken to court over loan default claims

Adam Morgan

July 22, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, California, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

American banking and insurance giant, Wells Fargo and Company, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against California’s Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians amid allegations that the casino-operating tribe is at...

Sequoyah Simermeyer nominated to serve as new Chairman for the NIGC

Adam Morgan

June 27, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Gaming Industry News

President of the United States, Donald Trump, has officially nominated Sequoyah Simermeyer (pictured) to oversee the multi-billion-dollar tribal gaming industry as Chairman for the United States Department of t...

St. Croix Chippewa Indian Tribe of Wisconsin accused of embezzling $1.5M from casino

K Morrison

April 22, 2019

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

According to federal regulators, tribal leaders of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin pocketed a minimum of $1.5 million in casino funds or used the revenues to cover expenses for trips to Las Vegas an...

Newly-opened Prairie Flower Casino facing legal challenges

Adam Morgan

March 4, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Iowa

Some four months after premiering its $10 million Prairie Flower Casino in western Iowa and the federally-recognized, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, is now reportedly facing a legal fight to keep the facility open. ...

Oneida Nation casinos partner with Caesars Entertainment for sports betting

Marie Kelley

January 3, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New York

The Oneida Nation is preparing to offer sports betting via their casino venues, including the Turning Stone Resort and Casino, after announcing a partnership with Caesars Entertainment Corp. The partnership was...

Ponca Tribe opens Prairie Flower Casino in Iowa; lawsuit pending

K Morrison

November 2, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino openings, Iowa

In Iowa, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska celebrated the opening of the new Prairie Flower Casino on Thursday in the small town of Carter Lake, marking a milestone for the federally recognized tribe which claims a m...

Ponca Tribe announces opening plans and name of Carter Lake casino

K Morrison

August 28, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino project updates, Iowa

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska announced Monday that the first phase of the gaming facility currently under construction on their sovereign land in Carter Lake, Iowa is projected to open in late October 2018. A...

American tribal gaming industry records successful 2017

Adam Morgan

June 27, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Economy/Finance

In the United States, the National Indian Gaming Commission has announced that 2017 saw the nation’s 494 aboriginal-run gambling venues chalk up a 3.9% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues ...

Proposal for new Iowa tribal casino given the green light

Adam Morgan

November 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Iowa

After over a decade of legal struggles, the federally-recognized Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has now reportedly been given permission to build and operate a tribal casino on land it owns in the small Iowa city of C...

Northern California tribe wins long-running court case

Adam Morgan

September 19, 2017

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

In California, the federally-recognized Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians has reportedly avoided financial disaster after a state appeals court ruled that it does not owe almost $50 million to a former busi...