Arizona

Arizona’s Q2 tribal gaming revenue increases, contributes $25.8 million toward state’s operating costs

August 2, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Casino News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Arizona, Economy/Finance

For the fourth consecutive quarter, Arizona’s tribal gaming revenue, received from fifteen tribes operating twenty-three casinos, has increased over the same time period compared to the year before. The Ariz...

Judge denies Arizona’s maneuver in O’odham casino case

Lars Jones

July 28, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Arizona, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Tohono O’odham Nation will not need to comply with an “overly burdensome” request from the Arizona Attorney General's office to produce documents in the tribe's current case against the state. U.S. District...

Arizona denied; Campbell to hear Tohono O’Odham Nation suit

Lars Jones

July 3, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Arizona, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The tribe behind a casino project in the Phoenix, Arizona suburb of Glendale has added another minor coup to their long line of legal victories over the state and rival tribes. The Tohono O’odham Nation is near...

Gamblers challenge tribal casinos sovereign immunity

Renee Kingsley

July 2, 2015

Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Arizona, Connecticut, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Indian Tribes in the United States derive a significant amount of their revenue from tribal casinos that are governed by tribal law and enjoy sovereign immunity as they are located on reservation land. These tr...

Navajo Nation Council votes 18-0 to oppose Glendale casino

Lars Jones

June 15, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Arizona

U.S. House Bill 308 and Senate Bill 152 would bar the Tohono O'odham Nation from building a casino on their trust land in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. Last week Navajo lawmakers voted 18-0 to support the bil...

Government Accountability Office report highlights corruption concerns at Indian casinos

Renee Kingsley

June 5, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Gaming Industry News, Arizona, Crime

The Indian gaming industry in the United States is estimated to be around $28 billion in 2015 and will continue to grow as a number of tribes continue to open new casinos and expand existing ones on their reser...

Tribe vows to fight for their right to open casino

Lars Jones

April 23, 2015

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

In the midst of ongoing lawsuits, litigation and warnings from the state of Arizona, the Tohono O'odham Nation will not stop construction of their off-reservation Glendale casino project. Tribal Chairman Ned No...

Tohono O’odham Nation’s Phoenix casino moves forward–lawsuit possible

Sam Mitchell

April 21, 2015

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

A dispute between the Tohono O’odham Nation and the Arizona Department of Gaming could throw a new wrinkle into plans to build and open Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Resort. Arizona Department of Gaming dir...

US House panel forwards bill to stop new casino near Phoenix

Jenn G

March 26, 2015

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

The House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 308 by a voice vote on Wednesday. Without naming any tribes specifically, if passed by both houses and signed by the president, or slipped into another bill a...