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Casino project still on track, gaming head says
(ARIZONA) -- The construction of the Navajo Nation's first casino is back on track after a reported delay that could have pushed the opening date back one month and incurred financial penalties against the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise.
Casino debate could resurface in Senate
(MASACHUSETTS) -- The Massachusetts House dealt casino gambling a stinging defeat two months ago, but the fight is not over in the state Senate.
Cloverdale council opposes casino
(CALIFORNIA) -- Cloverdale City Council members on Wednesday essentially said "no dice" to a casino in their town. On a 4-0 vote, council members passed a resolution opposing the Cloverdale Rancheria's plans to build a Las Vegas-style casino at the southern end of town, next to Highway 101.
EDITORIAL: Premature casino compact may backfire on tribe
(CALIFORNIA) -- Proponents of the ill-advised Highway 99 Indian casino in Madera County may have overplayed their hand when they cut an early deal with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on a revenue-sharing agreement with the state.
EID-Indian treaty likely
(CALIFORNIA) -- Around water for Red Hawk Casino, war appears headed for peace between the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and the El Dorado Irrigation District.
River Rock Casino revenues slip
(CALIFORNIA) -- River Rock Casino reported $33.2 million in net revenue for the first quarter of 2008, down about $1 million from last year, casino officials said Thursday.
Seneca Gaming’s revenues jump, but interest costs cut into profits
(NEW YORK) -- Weak economic conditions have not dampened business at the Seneca Gaming Corp.’s three Buffalo area casino and hotel complexes.
Shinnecocks See Casino as Boon to County
(NEW YORK) -- Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman said this week that he did not think casino gambling would be coming to the county anytime soon and never to his district if he had any say in the matter.
Halbritter: Safeguard for future generations
(NEW YORK) -- For four centuries, American Indians have lived with the knowledge that whatever we have, others will try to take it away or at least turn it to their own advantage. For much of that time, our people have been virtually powerless to stop the usurpation of our economies and cultures.
Senecas plan N.F. expansion
(NEW YORK) -- Seneca Gaming Corp. is drafting a development plan for Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls that includes construction of an 8,000-seat entertainment venue, expansion of the casino and at least one more hotel.
7th Street Casino provides first revenue to Wyandotte County
(KANSAS) -- The 7th Street Casino on Thursday made its first quarterly payment, in the amount of $152,416.24, to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan.
KCK casino makes first payment to city
(KANSAS) -- Gamblers are apparently embracing the new Wyandotte Nation-owned casino here, which made its first revenue-sharing payment to city officials this week.
Casino Slots Revenue Continues To Slide
(CONNECTICUT) -- ”Recession-proof” - a label once tailor-made for the casino industry - has lost its relevance at casinos in Connecticut and across the country.
At MGM Grand, you can bet there will be good eating
(CONNECTICUT) -- Crossing over the threshold into Craftsteak, it becomes apparent with its dark wood, leather and steel that the restaurant is an oasis of sorts from the glitzy gaming floor.
For Conn. casinos, bigger isn’t just better, it’s necessary
(CONNECTICUT) -- In the beginning was the trailer. It was white with eggshell-blue trim, donated in 1976 by the State of Connecticut, along with some castoff office furniture, to the Pequot Indians, an impoverished, nearly defunct tribe.
Union, State Reach Agreement On Protest
(CONNECTICUT) -- The United Auto Workers says it has brokered a deal with the state that it will allow members to protest outside this weekend's grand opening of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods.
Union goes to court seeking permit to protest
(CONNECTICUT) -- The United Auto Workers is seeking a federal injunction that would allow the union to protest outside this weekend's grand opening of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods.
Casinos fuel land recovery
(MINNESOTA) -- Her face black with soot, Victoria Ranua strides across a Minnesota hillside, painting it with fire. What begins as a low thin strip of yellow, ignited by her torch, leaps behind her at once into a huge hedge of dancing flames, racing across dry prairie grasses.
First Nation approves plan for casino near Portage la Prairie
(MANITOBA) -- Members of the Long Plain First Nation have voted overwhelmingly in favour of building a casino on reserve property near Portage la Prairie, Man.
County, tribe unite in plans to develop Grand Mound
(WASHINGTON) -- The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation wants to work with Thurston County officials and residents on a joint vision for Grand Mound, leaders said Wednesday.
Chippewa tribe to build hotel, travel plaza in Standish
(MICHIGAN) -- Five months after opening, Saganing Eagles Landing Casino will spawn at least three new ventures in Standish in coming months, including an 80-bed hotel, tribal planners say.
Closed-door meeting today will attempt to defuse tension at Soboba Indian Reservation
(CALIFORNIA) -- A closed-door meeting is scheduled for today to attempt to defuse tension at the Soboba Indian Reservation, where two men and a woman suspected of targeting law enforcement personnel were killed this month in two shootouts with sheriff's deputies.
Commission can enforce rule regarding tribal smoke shops
(OKLAHOMA) -- A Mayes County judge has lifted a stay on an Oklahoma Tax Commission rule that limits the number of low-tax cigarettes wholesalers can sell to tribally licensed stores in counties along Oklahoma's borders with other states.
Growth Strategies For Service Require Changes At Native American Bank, N.A.
(COLORADO) -- “In the best interest of our customers, our regulators, and the bank, the Board of Directors of Native American Bank, N.A. (NABNA), has announced the hiring of Donald H. McLean as interim President and C.E.O.” said Elouise Cobell, Co-Chair of NABNA’s Board of Directors.
Witnesses: BIA stifles tribal self-government
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Indian tribes want to move toward more self-governance, but red tape and foot-dragging by federal agencies continuously throws a wrench in their attempts, tribal leaders testified Tuesday.
States to enforce molester law on tribal land
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- A little-noticed provision in a 2006 federal sex-offender law is rankling American Indian tribes in six states because it would give state law enforcers unprecedented authority to monitor child molesters living on tribal land.
OP/ED: Obama Upholds Rights of Cherokees, All Native American Tribes
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) has stated his opposition to H.R. 2824, an attempt by his fellow Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA) to sever government-to-government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma because of an on-going dispute between the tribe and the "Cherokee Freedmen."
Sen. Clinton promises support for Ellsworth, DUSEL, Native American health initiatives
(SOUTH DAKOTA) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged Thursday to fight any future efforts to close Ellsworth Air Force Base, much as her husband did while he was president more than a decade ago.
Tribal trial ties whalers to federal sentence terms
(WASHINGTON) -- Five men who killed a gray whale on Sept. 8 received deferred prosecution Wednesday from the Makah Tribal Court. All five must abide for a year by conditions that will be set June 30 in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, where they either have pleaded guilty or have been found guilty of federal misdemeanors.
'The nail in the coffin'
(MAINE) -- Donna Loring, the Penobscot Indian Nation's representative in the Maine state Legislature, will continue her work there with the tribe's support, despite the nation having cut its ties to the state in the aftermath of a legislative session that saw every effort to squash the attempt to improve the lives of the Wabanaki people.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects case by El Dorado Hills homeowner
(CALIFORNIA) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to tribal immunity in a case involving an El Dorado Hills homeowner.
My Sister's House honors tribal chairman
(CALIFORNIA) -- A host of community, business and philanthropic leaders, as well as local officials came together to honor the heroes of My Sister's House at their annual Heroes of Hope dinner on Monday at the Masonic Temple.
Newcomb: Spirit-breaking: Mission horrors
(CALIFORNIA) -- In 1769, Catholic priest Junipero Serra founded the Catholic mission system in California. In 1775, the Franciscan and Dominican orders in California made a joint statement characterizing their mission.
BIA objects to Crow land plan
(MONTANA) -- The Bureau of Indian Affairs on Thursday objected to details of a proposed $380 million loan program that would let the Crow tribe buy up and consolidate land on its Montana reservation.
Tribe donates money to tornado victims
(OKLAHOMA) -- The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe is donating $5,000 to the victims at Picher, Okla., and $5,000 to the tornado victims north of Seneca.
Soboba to sue county sheriff after latest killings by deputies
(CALIFORNIA) -- The chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians said the tribe is planning to sue the Riverside County Sheriff's Department after a deadly gun battle in which deputies shot and killed a tribal man and a woman on the reservation May 12.
Already, CityCenter’s scale, complexity unparalleled
(LAS VEGAS) -- For all the stories I’ve written about CityCenter, the largest construction project in the country, nothing could have prepared me for the experience of standing in the middle of it this week.
Online gambling still illegal
(WASHINGTON) -- Playing poker for money online will remain illegal in Washington state, a King County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday morning.
City gets go-ahead for Vegas style casino
(UK) -- THE House of Lords has given the final go ahead for Southampton to licence a Las Vegas style casino.
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