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July 15, 2008White Earth Band fights for casino trust statusThe White Earth Band of Ojibwe hopes a dispute over the trust status of its casino will turn out in the tribe's favor. The tribe bought the land for the Shooting Star Casino with funds authorized by an act of...July 1, 2008Judge promises ruling in Seneca Nation caseA federal judge plans to issue a ruling by July 8 in a lawsuit that questions the legality of the Seneca Nation's off-reservation casino in Buffalo, New York. In January 2007, Judge William M. Skretny ruled that the National...May 29, 2008BIA to publish final EIS for Cowlitz casinoThe Bureau of Indian Affairs is publishing the final environmental impact statement for the casino sought by the Cowlitz Tribe of Washington. The tribe wants 152 acres in Clark County places in trust. The land will be used for a...May 22, 2008New Mexico governor cheers NIGC opinion on casinoNew Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) claimed victory on Wednesday in a casino fight with the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. In a press release, Richardson said an opinion from the National Indian Gaming Commission supports his view that...May 21, 2008Section 20 rules won't apply to Oneida NationThe Interior Department has agreed to acquire about 13,000 acres in trust for the Oneida Nation of New York -- including the tribe's Turning Stone Resort and Casino. The decision raises some questions: Is the acquisition considered gaming? If...April 30, 2008Gaming opponents seek delay on Gun Lake casinoA group called the Michigan Gambling Opposition plans to seek a stay of a federal appeals court decision that allows the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians to open a casino. MichGO filed a lawsuit to stop the Bureau of...March 3, 2008Fort Sill Apache Tribe cites land settlement for casinoThe Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma has trust land in New Mexico but can it be used for gaming? That's the question everyone is trying to answer. Chairman Jeff Houser says a March 2007 court settlement [PDF] allows the...February 12, 2008Little River Band proposes off-reservation casinoThe Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is proposing an off-reservation casino in Muskegon, Michigan. The $100 million project would be twice the size of the Little River Casino on the reservation. It would feature 2,200 slot machines, nearly 1,000...February 11, 2008NIGC asks Fort Sill Apache Tribe about New Mexico siteThe National Indian Gaming Commission is asking the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma to justify its off-reservation gaming site in New Mexico. The NIGC wants to know whether the 30-acre site meets the definition of "Indian lands" under...February 6, 2008City concerned about Soboba Band casino plansOfficials in San Jacinto, California, are raising concerns about the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians' plan to acquire land for a casino and hotel. The city wants the Bureau of Indian Affairs to address "potential environmental and social impacts" of...January 30, 2008Sen. Bingaman questions Fort Sill Apache casinoSen. Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico) is asking the Bush administration to explain why the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma is building a casino in southern New Mexico. Bingaman said the tribe agreed not to use the land for...January 24, 2008Shawnee Tribe proposes Oklahoma City casinoThe Shawnee Tribe announced plans for a $400 million casino and entertainment complex in Oklahoma City. Preliminary plans call for a casino, hotel, shopping center, performance hall and movie theater complex on 104 acres near a major interstate. The...January 22, 2008BIA to hold hearings on Warm Springs casinoThe Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold public hearings on the off-reservation casino sought by the Warm Springs Tribes of Oregon. The tribes plan a $389 million resort in Cascade Locks. The 60-acre gaming site is about 69 miles...County to sue DOI over Quapaw Tribe's casinoThe Cherokee County Commission in Kansas plans to sue the Bush administration for allowing the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma to build a casino. The commission questions whether the land the $200 million Downstream Casino Resort is using for the project...January 18, 2008BIA sets hearings on Mashpee Wampanoag casinoThe Bureau of Indian Affairs has scheduled two public hearing next month on the Mashpee Wampanaog Tribe's proposed casino in Massachusetts. The newly recognized tribe filed a land-into-trust application for 539 acres in the town of Middleboro and 140...Ponca Tribe's gaming approval stirs debate in IowaState officials and gaming executives in Iowa are worried that the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska could open a casino in the state. The tribe has trust land in Carter Lake, near the Nebraska border. The National Indian Gaming Commission...January 9, 2008NIGC to rule on Prairie Band land in IllinoisThe National Indian Gaming Commission will be deciding on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's plans for a gaming facility in Illinois. The tribe is currently based in Kansas. The tribe purchased land in Shabbona, Illinois, saying it was part of...January 8, 2008Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe confident of casino bidThe Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts remains confident of its proposed casino despite a new Bureau of Indian Affairs policy on off-reservation gaming. The tribe filed a land-into-trust application for 539 acres in the town of Middleboro. The gaming site...January 7, 2008Opinion: No off-reservation Choctaw casino"In looking back over the news stories that affected residents of South Mississippi in 2007, we must include the resounding victory won by opponents to the proposed Choctaw casino in Jackson County. By a margin of 60/40 the citizens have...January 4, 2008St. Regis Mohawk Tribe responds to BIA rejectionThe St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York today said Indian Country is getting "screwed" by the Bush administration on off-reservation gaming. Tribal chiefs slammed the Bureau of Indian Affairs for rejecting their land-into-trust application for an off-reservation casino. The...December 19, 2007Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation reaches Illinois dealThe Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas has reached an agreement for Class II gaming on ancestral land in Illinois. The tribe reached the agreement with the DeKalb County Board. The MidWeek News publishes details of the deal, which limits...December 18, 2007BIA releases Mashpee casino land agreementThe Bureau of Indian Affairs released documents related to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's proposed casino in Middleboro, Massachusetts. The documents included a 24-page option agreement for 200 acres. The $1.765 million purchase was not previously made public, according to The...Soboba Band seeks land in trust for casino projectThe Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians is planning a casino on hotel on 290 acres it wants to have placed in trust. The tribe is proposing a 90,000-square-foot casino, a 300-room hotel a 2,200-space parking garage; restaurants, shops, a...November 23, 2007Shawnee Tribe seeks exception for casino siteThe Shawnee Tribe apparently plans to seek an exception under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to open a casino in Oklahoma City. The Shawnees could qualify for an exception in Section 20 of IGRA that applies to newly recognized or...November 21, 2007Racetrack won't cooperate with Shawnee TribeA racetrack in Oklahoma City says it doesn't see a future doing business with the Shawnee Tribe. The Remington Park Racing Casino says it would lose revenues if the tribe opened a nearby casino. But the tribe says it...November 20, 2007Shawnee Tribe seeks casino in Oklahoma CityThe Shawnee Tribe is seeking to open a casino in Oklahoma City, The Oklahoman reports The landless tribe has a contract to purchase 104 acres for $4.5 million. Plans call for a casino, hotel, a tribal headquarters and other development....November 16, 2007Mechoopda Tribe moving forward with casinoThe Mechoopda Tribe of California is moving forward with plans for a casino near Chico. The tribe has a management contract with Station Casinos. The National Indian Gaming Commission on October 25 issued a finding of no significant impact on...November 15, 2007Reality Check: Land-into-trustIf you weren't aware: A slide from Aurene Martin's presentation today. "I think it's going to get worse before it gets better," she said....August 31, 2007D.C. Circuit to hear Gun Lake land-into-trust caseThe D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on October 19 on the Gun Lake Tribe's land-into-trust case. The tribe, also known as the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, wants 147 acres placed in trust for an initial...August 30, 2007NIGC: 'No comment' on losing Soo Tribe casino caseThe National Indian Gaming Commission isn't talking after losing a case that allows the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe to open a $41 million casino in Michigan. The NIGC stopped the tribe from opening the Kewadin Shores Casino a year ago.... |
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