http://www.indianz.com Indianz.Com - Your Internet Resource for Native Amercan, American Indian, Alaska Native and Canadian Aboriginal/First Nations News. en-us Indianz.Com 2010-03-18T11:58:34-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018846.asp The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine reached a tentative agreement with two gaming companies over a initiative on the November ballot. The proposal would authorize slot machines and table games for tribes in Washington County, a resort casino for Black Bear... Legislation 2010-03-18 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018840.asp The Tohono O'odham Nation slammed the Arizona House is for approving HB2297, a bill that seeks to prevent the tribe from pursuing an off-reservation casino. The tribe called the bill illegal because it allows the city of Glendale to annex... Casino Stalker 2010-03-18 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018833.asp The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut plans to add table games to its gaming facility in Pennsylvania by June or July. The state Gaming Control Board unanimously approved the games for the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The board imposed... Connecticut 2010-03-17 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018832.asp Tonya Roop, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, has risen through the ranks to become the general manager for two of the tribe's casino. Roop started working for the tribe 17 years ago. That's when the casino... PR 2010-03-17 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018831.asp The mayor of Richmond, California, says the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians will bring "more crime, robbery, drugs, domestic violence, prostitution and of course, gambling addictions" to the city with an off-reservation casino. Mayor Gayle McLaughlin has long opposed the... 2010-03-17 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018829.asp The Seneca Nation is waiting for the economy to improve before building a permanent off-reservation casino in Buffalo, New York, tribal leaders said. The tribe halted work on the $333 million Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino last year. There's no... Openings and Closings 2010-03-17 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018824.asp A lawsuit that was filed in North Carolina state court says the governor lacks the authority to negotiate a Class III gaming compact with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The tribe's original compact was negotiated in 1994 but a... Compacts 2010-03-17 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018811.asp A board that will distribute gaming revenues from the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians is weighing four suggested plans. One plan was submitted by the tribe. The tribe's representative on the board said it was meant to benefit schools... Compacts 2010-03-16 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018810.asp A California man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for stealing more than $7 million from tribal casinos and non-Indian gaming facilities across the nation. Phuong Quoc Truong, who once worked at a tribal casino, led what authorities... Regulation 2010-03-16 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018804.asp The Arizona House is expected to vote tomorrow on HB2297, a bill that seeks to prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from developing an off-reservation casino. The bill allows municipalities to annex fee land owned by tribes "if the landowner has... Casino Stalker 2010-03-16 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018803.asp The Seneca Nation of New York unveiled a $9 million expansion of its off-reservation casino in downtown Buffalo. The tribe added 5,300 square-feet to the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino. There will be nearly double the number of slot machines at... Openings and Closings 2010-03-16 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018799.asp Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes saw a drop in their slot machine revenues for the month of February. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods, reported $51.6 million in slot revenues. That's... Connecticut 2010-03-16 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018798.asp The Nooksack Tribe of Washington reached a settlement over a $26 million casino debt. The tribe owed Marshall Bank of Minnesota for construction and equipment at the Nooksack Northwood Casino. The bank, which has since been shut down, said... Litigation 2010-03-16 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018790.asp "It's been five years since Broward County voters approved slot machines at four pari-mutuel sites, ushering in a new era of gambling in South Florida. The three Broward racetracks that have since opened casinos — Gulfstream Park, Mardi Gras (formerly... Opinion 2010-03-15 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018787.asp "American Indian casinos are big business in the United States, with an estimated 280,000 people employed across more than 400 sites. That huge workforce is largely unorganized. Only a few such casinos recognize union contracts. Among them is North America's... Connecticut 2010-03-15 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018786.asp The casino owned by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians of California has had a rocky start. The Red Hawk Casino opened in December 2008. Since then, the tribe has eliminated about 14 percent of the workforce and... California 2010-03-15 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018784.asp Four people were arrested in connection with a shooting at the Jackson Rancheria Casino in northern California. A teen was shot in the neck and another person was shot in the face early Sunday morning. Authorities said the incident was... California 2010-03-15 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018773.asp The city of Glendale, Arizona, annexed some of the land that the Tohono O'odham Nation wants to use for an off-reservation casino, a judge ruled on Thursday. The tribe plans to build the $550 million West Valley Resort on a... 2010-03-12 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018764.asp The White Earth Band of Ojibwe Indians of Minnesota continues to impose a wage freeze for employees of the Shooting Star Casino. Chairwoman Erma Vizenor implemented the freeze over a year ago. In her State of the Tribe address,... Regulation 2010-03-11 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018761.asp Melanie Benjamin, the former chief executive of Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota, has been charged in connection with improperly using more than $52,000 in casino "comp" privileges. Benjamin illegally obtained a high-roller card and used it for meals,... Regulation 2010-03-11 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018756.asp The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians reached an agreement to pay the city of Temecula, California, at least $52 million over 21 years to address the impacts of its gaming facility. The tribe will share at least $42 million in... California 2010-03-11 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018754.asp "American Indian casinos bring more than the negative economic effects and social problems of all gambling casinos. They rely upon people who, for the most part, cannot afford to lose their money and many who become addicted to slot machines... 2010-03-11 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018752.asp The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians passed a resolution to look for a sites for a new Class II gaming facility and secure financing for development. The tribe plans to build the facility in Cherokee County, North Carolina. The tribe... Openings and Closings 2010-03-11 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018738.asp A board that will determine how to share gaming revenues from the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan met on Monday. The tribe's Class III gaming compact calls for 2 percent of slot machine profits from FireKeepers Casino... Compacts 2010-03-10 http://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2010/018737.asp Correction: Daniel Little is not a member of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. He is hte manager of national governmental affairs for the tribe. The National Indian Gaming Commission could soon have a third member. President Barack Obama named... NIGC 2010-03-10