Feds and Senecas seek to remove casino case from Skretny
(NEW YORK) -- The issue of continued gambling at the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino got even more complicated today, when both the United States and the Seneca Nation of Indians filed legal papers asking to have the case transferred to the National Indian Gaming Commission.
Casino: Feds, Senecas seek court transfer
(NEW YORK) -- The federal government has filed a motion in U.S. District Court asking that a lawsuit filed by a group led by the Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County be transferred to the National Indian Gaming Commission for further review.
U.S. Asks Judge To Allow Feds To Decide On Casino
(NEW YORK) -- The United States filed a motion Wednesday in U.S. Federal District Court asking Judge William H. Skretny to transfer the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino case to the National Indian Gaming Commission for further consideration.
Texas files response in Indian gaming case
(TEXAS) -- The state of Texas is urging the U.S. Supreme Court against hearing a case that tests a long-contested provision of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Twenty years after IGRA's passage in 1988, tribes have created a $28 billion industry in their communities.
Casinos' expansions may be ebbing
(CALIFORNIA) -- An era of spectacular growth may be waning for area casinos as a rocky economy convinces more gamblers to stand pat. A maxim that the gambling industry is "recession-proof" now is being questioned following the announcement this week that the Pechanga Resort & Casino, the region's largest casino, would cut 400 employees in coming weeks.
eBay slot machine: Bidding for big buck
(CALIFORNIA) -- Television commercials for the online auction site eBay encourage users to "shop victoriously." A new slot machine with the eBay logo also encourages users to be victorious - but in winning jackpots.
Cache Creek tribe assisting Richmond tribe with financing
(CALIFORNIA) -- After losing Harrah's as its financial backer last year, an American Indian tribe that hopes to build a casino resort complex at the former Point Molate Naval Base has found a new partner - the tribe that runs the popular Cache Creek casino resort in Yolo County.
Casino law would call for voters' OK
(CALIFORNIA) -- Assemblyman Jared Huffman, an opponent of the Indian casino planned in Rohnert Park, plans to introduce legislation intended to make it tougher for such projects to be built without local approval.
Tribe renews pact with sheriff
(CALIFORNIA) -- They are just words on a stack of paper. The growing trust, respect and shift in perception of the goings-on at American Indian reservations weren't evident in the ink.
Thunder Valley expansion kicks off
(CALIFORNIA) -- The landscape between Lincoln and Roseville changed five years ago when Thunder Valley Casino sprung up on Industrial Avenue next to Highway 65. It's about to change some more. A 24-story hotel, a performing arts center and a new parking structure are among new features coming to the casino in the next two years.
Pechanga to Give 400 Pink Slips
(CALIFORNIA) -- Pechanga Resort & Casino said July 22 that it plans to lay off as many as 400 employees, citing the flagging economy.
COLUMN: Time to Oil Down
(CALIFORNIA) -- OPEC is drilling a hole through Indian gaming! When costly crude helps pump the life out of the casino biz, when we can no longer count on our Golden State gamblers to support the state treasury in the manner to which the governor promised we'd become accustomed -- it's time for the governor to relinquish his failed role as Debtinator and strap it on as Terminator.
Counties to lobby for land trust reform
(NEW YORK) -- Before the Madison County Supervisors' Native American Affairs Committee went into a closed-door executive session Tuesday, several membesr gave an account of their recent trip to the National Association of Counties Conference in Kansas City, Mo.
NIGHTLIFE: A casino caper
(NEW YORK) -- This intrepid reporter recently spent all day at the three Niagara Falls casinos — the Seneca Niagara Casino in New York and the Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino in Ontario — with the vague idea of immersing myself in the world for as long as possible.
Tribe plans second casino
(ARIZONA) -- The Navajo Nation’s first casino is just now getting off the ground in Churchrock, and a second gaming facility isn’t far behind.
Casino fund wish list is out
(ARIZONA) -- Casa Grande and community organizations are requesting almost a million dollars in grants from Indian-run gambling operations.
Foxwoods Dealer Unionization Battle Moves Closer to Legal Showdown
(CONNECTICUT) -- The refusal by Connecticut-based Foxwoods Casino operators the Mashantucket Pequot tribe to negotiate with elected labor union representatives for their poker and other table-games dealers has now seen the filing of a formal complaint by the National Labor Relations Board against the tribe.
Land Of The Rising Sun
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- Outside of Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, there was lots of talk about tribal counsel. Jeff Probst wasn't around and no one was getting voted off the Survivor island
Tribal leaders meeting on casino future
(WASHINGTON) -- The Colville Tribal Enterprise Corporation (CTEC) Board of Directors met with the Colville Business Council early this week at tribal headquarters to discuss the plan for the new Omak casino project.
OP/ED: Crist must keep playing
(FLORIDA) -- The Florida Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Seminole Tribe of Florida can't conduct high-stakes blackjack and baccarat games at its Hard Rock Casino near Hollywood. Legislative leaders have said that they won't give the tribe permission. Gambling rivals have sued to block the games at Hard Rock.
35 hurt when car hits tour bus near casino
(IOWA) -- Thirty-five people were injured Wednesday when a westbound WindStar bus heading to the Meskwaki Casino from Cedar Rapids and an eastbound car collided just east of the casino on U.S. Highway 30.
Bus crash near Meskwaki results in multiple injuries
(IOWA) -- Thirty-five people on a tour bus headed to the Meskwaki Casino near Tama were injured Wednesday morning in a crash. The injured were transported to Marshalltown Hospital, but names and conditions were not available.
Indian tribes take issue with IRS interpretations
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Indian tribal governments are urging Congress to enact legislation that would prohibit the IRS from interpreting the tax law in a way that limits the tax-exempt debt that Indian tribes can issue, claiming that such limitations put the tribes at a competitive disadvantage to state and local government, according to a report in public finance newsletter, The Bond Buyer.
Four Winds Casino Resort Celebrates Its First Anniversary
(MICHIGAN) -- Four Winds Casino Resort will celebrate its first anniversary on August 2, 2008. Since opening its doors one year ago, Four Winds Casino Resort has established itself as a premier destination resort for Midwest tourism.
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