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New Cherokee Casino Roland soft opening May 19

May 14, 2015

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

The final flourishes are being added to the new Cherokee Casino Roland. The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is replacing their first casino which opened as a bingo hall in 1990. Grand opening celebrations are slate...

Ex-Creek Nation leader sentenced to 33 months in federal prison

Renee Kingsley

May 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Financial Fraud, Oklahoma

Many of the aboriginal or Native Indian Tribes in the United States make a significant amount of their revenue from their tribal based casinos. The casinos that operate on reservation land come under a differen...

Guilty verdict given to former CEO of Legends Sports

Sam Mitchell

May 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Money Laundering, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Sports betting, Oklahoma

The case started in April 2013, when the US Department of Justice indicted 34 people including Luke King, former CEO of Legends Sports. King has now been found guilty on the charges of illegal gambling. The US ...

Kansas officials file injunction to temporarily stop Downstream Casino expansion

Marie Kelley

April 21, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Oklahoma

Just last Thursday the Board of Cherokee County Commissioners along with the Attorney General of Kansas, Derek Schmidt, filed a preliminary injunction towards the Quapaw Tribe. The injunction was filed in feder...

Eastern Shawnee’s Bordertown Casino and Arena has soft opening today

Marie Kelley

April 2, 2015

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

The formerly closed Bordertown Casino and Arena reopens today at 11 am after the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma tries a soft re-opening of the property. The gaming facility is located at 129 W. Oneida Street...

Oklahoma asks Supreme Court to hear Kialegee tribal casino case

Sam Mitchell

March 30, 2015

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

The State of Oklahoma has filed a suit against the Kialegee Tribe for starting construction of their Red Clay Casino on Indian Reservation land near Broken Arrow. The casino construction is halted until the Su...

Cherokee Nation to spend $6.9 Million to renovate Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa

Lars Jones

March 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Oklahoma

The Cherokee Nation tribe built the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in Catoosa, Oklahoma back in 2004 for an estimated $80 million. The operation was a success and the tribe decided to expand the facility in...

New group opposes Shawnee casino near Guymon

Marie Kelley

March 25, 2015

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

The Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma is now facing opposition to their plan to create a new casino outside the city limits of Guymon, Oklahoma. Residents in the area that are opposed to the casino have created a group...

Bordertown Casino and Arena to Re-Open April 2nd

Marie Kelley

March 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino openings, Missouri, Oklahoma

On April 2nd, the Bordertown Casino and Arena in Oklahoma will reopen after a unique makeover into a western and rodeo style theme. The casino is located near the border of Missouri border. The owners, the Eas...

Tribal members create petition to oust Chief

Lars Jones

March 19, 2015

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

Recent reports have revealed that Muscogee (Creek) Nation Tribal Chief George Tiger may not have acted in the best interests of his tribe when he signed an agreement permitting the construction of a Kialegee ca...

Creek Nation Chief George Tiger refuses to step down amid controversy

Lars Jones

March 17, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Oklahoma

George Tiger was elected chief of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma in November 2011 and took on the responsibility of protecting and developing the tribe. The chief received a lot of media attention recently tha...

Kansas to fight Oklahoma casino expansion across state line

Marie Kelley

March 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Kansas, Oklahoma

The National Indian Gaming Commission recently approved the Downstream Casino of Quapaw Oklahoma to expand into Kansas, a decision that that Kansas officials are not happy with. A motion has been filed to see t...