California

Casino News

July 11, 2015 1

Last week special agents with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Drug Enforcement Administration, assisted by other federal and...

9th Circuit refuses to re-hear Big Lagoon case

July 10, 2015 0

Big Lagoon Rancheria of California was able to convince an en banc panel of all 11 justices of the 9th...

Soboba Casino is getting a huge upgrade

Sam Mitchell

July 6, 2015 1

Soboba Casino started operating in 1995; now 20 years later the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians is looking to upgrade...

Chukchansi, Tex McDonald sentenced and released

July 4, 2015 0

After spending nine months behind bars, former tribal chairman Tex McDonald has pleaded guilty to a charge of false imprisonment...

Hollywood Casino Jamul tops off; Last steel beam in place

July 3, 2015 1

Jamul Indian Village and partner, Penn National Gaming announced that last week they had placed the final steel beam atop...

Billionaire Steve Wynn ordered to pay $422,389 in legal fees & costs

Renee Kingsley

U.S.A.

June 25, 2015 0

Casino tycoon and billionaire Steve Wynn is no stranger to lawsuits or controversy as Wynn Resorts and Steve Wynn have...

Tribe to break ground on casino in Yuba County

Gaming Law & Legislation

June 20, 2015 4

The Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians plans to begin construction of a scaled down off-reservation Class II gaming facility within...

Jim Evans takes California Gaming Control chair: Updated

June 15, 2015 0

On June 12, 2015 California Governor Jerry Brown appointed his Chief Deputy Press Secretary, Jim Evans to head up the...

Ukiah tribe decides to cut down on marijuana farm plans

Renee Kingsley

U.S.A.

June 10, 2015 0

The Pinoleville Pomo Nation runs its business operations from Ukiah, California and derives most of its revenue from its casino...

9th Circuit court backs Big Lagoon Rancheria in gaming site dispute

Renee Kingsley

June 5, 2015 6

The state of California had earlier challenged a decision made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1994 over forming...

Missing couple found in California, husband dead–last seen at San Diego casino

Sadonna Price

May 25, 2015 0

Cecil “Paul” Knutson and his wife Dianna Bedwell went missing after a Mother’s Day visit to enjoy casino gambling and...

4 firefighters fall through roof while fighting Cudahy casino fire

Sam Mitchell