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TRIBAL GAMING

Slow It Down, Says NIGA

Slow It Down, Says NIGA

by Staff

Fri, Aug 21, 2009

The National Indian Gaming Association is asking President Barack Obama to appoint a new chairman to the National Indian Gaming Commission to replace Phil Hogen (l.) and to stop the NIGC from making revisions to gaming regulations until such an appointment is made.

Site Approved; Signal Given by EchoHawk

by Staff

Fri, Aug 21, 2009

The Department of Indian Affairs designated 147 acres in Michigan a reservation for the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, clearing the way for construction of a proposed $200 million casino that will be managed by Station Casinos.

Countdown for Seminoles, Crist

by Staff

Fri, Aug 21, 2009

Florida governor and Indian tribe play beat-the-clock as deadline nears for a high-stakes gaming compact

‘Listening’ Conference to be Convened by Justice

‘Listening’ Conference to be Convened by Justice

by Staff

Fri, Aug 21, 2009

The U.S. Justice Department announces meetings in which tribal leaders will be able to have their say to top-level officials, including Attorney General Eric Holder (l.).

Oklahoma Tribe Could Buy Racino

Oklahoma Tribe Could Buy Racino

by Staff

Fri, Aug 21, 2009

The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma could become the new owner of Remington Park, the state’s largest racetrack, if a federal bankruptcy court approves its purchase from Magna Entertainment Corp.

Crowd Supports California Casino

by Staff

Fri, Aug 21, 2009

Most of the 200 or so people who attended an informational meeting last week about a proposed $1.5 billion casino resort development at an old Navy fueling depot, Point Molate, seem to like the idea. Especially the fact that it would create 17,000 jobs.

California Casino Holds Topping Off Ceremony

by Staff

Fri, Aug 21, 2009

At 15-stories, the hotel that is being built by the United Auburn Indians to expand their Thunder Valley casino isn’t as big as they had intended at first, but the tribe was still celebrating the topping off of the building last week.

Tribe Stops Paying Minnesota Town

Tribe Stops Paying Minnesota Town

by Staff

Fri, Aug 21, 2009

The Fond du Lac band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Minnesota, has decided that the agreement under which it has paid $80 million to the city of Duluth over the last two decades was never in force after all. So it has decided to stop paying.