Category: Tribal gaming
California Tribes Sue Cardrooms Over ‘Illegal House-Banked’ Games
A lawsuit filed by a coalition of California tribal operators accuses the cardroom industry of offering illegal gambling in violation of the state constitution and the California Penal Code. A dealer deals blackjack at the Garden Casino in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., with the rotating banker position to his left. The card room is one of…
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Taunton Welcome Center Will Include Gaming Machines, Tribe Says
A welcome center planned for Taunton will include gaming machines, the tribe behind the project recently revealed. A sign at the entrance to land owned by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Southeastern Massachusetts. The tribe is planning to build a welcome center in Taunton that will feature gaming machines. (Image: AP) Earlier this month, the…
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Catawba Nation’s Former Two Kings Casino Development Partner Sues Tribe
The Catawba Indian Nation’s former partner on its $700 million Two Kings Casino development in North Carolina’s Kings Mountain has sued the tribe over trespassing and property damage claims. Construction on the Catawba Nation’s permanent Two Kings Casino in North Carolina is underway. The temporary gaming facility that has operated since July 2021 is seen…
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Sonoma County Tribal Casino Indefinitely Delayed by Federal Court Ruling
A tribal casino planned for California’s Sonoma County has been indefinitely delayed by a federal judge. The Koi Nation’s proposed Shiloh casino and resort in California’s Sonoma County. The tribal casino has been put on hold after a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against the US government. (Image: Koi Nation) Last week, a…
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Massachusetts Tribe Says Taunton Casino News Coming in Early 2025
A federally recognized Native American tribe in Massachusetts that’s been trying to build a casino resort in Taunton for over a decade says it will unveil a major update to the project early next year. The First Light Resort & Casino construction site is seen in 2016. Massachusetts’ Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe plans to provide an…
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Washington State’s Mississippi-Style Gambling Boat Sails into Sunset After 25 Years
It’s the end of an era for the Emerald Queen, the Mississippi-style paddlewheel riverboat that was, for a quarter of a century, a familiar sight in the port of Tacoma, Wash. The elegant 300-foot former gambling palace was towed away to Seattle Thursday. The Emerald Queen brought a little “New Orleans French Quarter” to Washington…
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Massachusetts Tribe to Build Welcome Center Where Casino Plan Remains
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts has announced plans to construct a welcome center on its sovereign land in Taunton. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts will build a welcome center in Taunton. The facility to promote its plans to construct a casino resort called First Light. (Image: AP) One of two federally recognized tribes…
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Graton Rancheria Sues DOI to Block Koi Nation Casino
California’s Graton Rancheria tribe (FIGR) has filed a lawsuit that seeks to torpedo the Koi Nation’s efforts to build a casino in Sonoma County in the heart of the state’s wine country. An artist’s rendering of the proposed casino in Sonoma County. The Graton Rancheria claim the Koi Nation has no ancestral ties to the…
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Odds Good North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum Will Lead U.S. Interior Department
Last Friday, President-elect Donald Trump confirmed that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) will lead the United States Department of Interior (DOI) under his 47th presidential administration. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is expected to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in next year. Burgum has the support…
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Coquille Tribe’s Medford Casino Takes Giant Leap Forward Despite Widespread Opposition
The Coquille Tribe’s dreams of building a casino in the city of Medford, Ore. have moved one significant step closer after the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) issued a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) in support of the plan. Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland has been a champion of indigenous causes, but tribes who opposed…
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