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BIA, DEA raid major tribal pot operations in Modoc County

July 11, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Canada, California, Crime

Last week special agents with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Drug Enforcement Administration, assisted by other federal and state agencies and the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office, raided a large marijuana g...

9th Circuit refuses to re-hear Big Lagoon case

Lars Jones

July 10, 2015

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

Big Lagoon Rancheria of California was able to convince an en banc panel of all 11 justices of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that California erred in challenging the status of their land, placed in trust by ...

Montana Tribes renovating gaming facility, replacing another

Sam Mitchell

July 6, 2015

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

The Kootenai and Confederated Salish Tribes are upgrading their gambling location in Montana. The tribes announced in the first week of July 2015 that they will spend $4.6 million to upgrade the KwaTaqNuk Resor...

Florida Gov. mum on negotiating with Seminole Tribe; Blackjack Dispute

Sadonna Price

July 6, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Florida

Over a week ago, the Seminole Tribe of Florida tried to get the state governor back on board with blackjack gaming, but the tribe has yet to garner a response. Governor Rick Scott has yet to state if he will be...

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe moving forward with plans for Martha’s Vineyard casino

Lars Jones

July 5, 2015

Casino proposals, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Update: 7-06-2015 The following is an updated and corrected version of a story we ran yesterday. The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe has said they plan to continue with the re-purposing of an unfinished communit...

Chukchansi, Tex McDonald sentenced and released

Lars Jones

July 4, 2015

Casino News, Tribal Gaming, California, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

After spending nine months behind bars, former tribal chairman Tex McDonald has pleaded guilty to a charge of false imprisonment and was released Friday with credit for time served. McDonald was head of a ri...

Hollywood Casino Jamul tops off; Last steel beam in place

Lars Jones

July 3, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, California

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Jamul Indian Village and partner, Penn National Gaming announced that last week they had placed the final steel beam atop the much anticipated Hollywood Casino Jamul, about 20 miles east of San Diego. The $360 ...

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

Lars Jones

July 3, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Arizona, Casino project updates, 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...

New Mexico convinces more tribes to sign new gambling contracts

Renee Kingsley

July 3, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Taxation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Mexico

The Pojoaque Pueblo tribe has filed a lawsuit against the state of New Mexico and has refused to enter into a new gambling contract which the tribe feels is unfair as it seeks to impose higher gambling taxes wh...

Pojoaque Pueblo casinos allowed to remain operational for now

Sadonna Price

July 2, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, New Mexico

An ongoing lawsuit has placed the Pojoaque Pueblo casinos in New Mexico in jeopardy of closing. The two casinos owned by the tribe are operated in the area north of Santa Fe and a gaming compact with the tribe ...

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...

Mohegan Sun prepares concept agreement for proposed South Korea casino

Renee Kingsley

July 2, 2015

U.S.A., Casino proposals, Tribal Gaming, Gaming Industry News, Asian Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, South Korea

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority in the United States had announced in April 2015 that it wanted to venture into international territory and set up a casino in South Korea. The tribal gaming authority also c...

Connecticut gambling landscape seems to be written in stone

Sam Mitchell

June 30, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Connecticut

On June 29th 2015, it was reported that a new rule by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs would kill the chance of another casino in Connecticut being built by an Indian tribe that has been federally recognize...

Craps, roulette and keno also allowed at S. Dakota tribal casinos Wednesday

Lars Jones

June 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, South Dakota

Last November South Dakota voters passed Constitutional Amendment Q by a margin of 14% with even higher approval numbers coming out of the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Sioux reservations. The amendment authorizes all...

Ālon Las Vegas details leaked; Strip property moving forward

Lars Jones

June 26, 2015

Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

Details have been leaked about the much anticipated Ālon Las Vegas casino resort to be built on the Las Vegas Strip. The project is being headed up by Australian James Packer and former Wynn Resorts president A...

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BIA, DEA raid major tribal pot operations in Modoc County

9th Circuit refuses to re-hear Big Lagoon case

Montana Tribes renovating gaming facility, replacing another

Florida Gov. mum on negotiating with Seminole Tribe; Blackjack Dispute

Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe moving forward with plans for Martha’s Vineyard casino

Chukchansi, Tex McDonald sentenced and released

Hollywood Casino Jamul tops off; Last steel beam in place

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

New Mexico convinces more tribes to sign new gambling contracts

Pojoaque Pueblo casinos allowed to remain operational for now

Gamblers challenge tribal casinos sovereign immunity

Mohegan Sun prepares concept agreement for proposed South Korea casino

Connecticut gambling landscape seems to be written in stone

Craps, roulette and keno also allowed at S. Dakota tribal casinos Wednesday

Ālon Las Vegas details leaked; Strip property moving forward

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