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April 14, 2011

Cherokee Nation repairs part of casino roof that collapsed

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has started repairs at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, where a roof collapsed in a winter storm in February. The roof collapsed over a 40,000 square-foot, stand-alone structure at the facility. The building...

April 13, 2011

Pokagon Band announces earlier opening for gaming facility

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan will be opening its second gaming facility earlier than expected. Just last month, the tribe said the casino would open in October. But now that's been pushed up to August 1. "It...

April 6, 2011

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe asks members to consider gaming plan

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York is asking members to consider a $75 million expansion project. The tribe wants to move the Mohawk Bingo Palace to the site of the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino. The project would also include...

April 1, 2011

Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake expects approval of compact

The Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake of California expects the Bureau of Indian Affairs will approve its new Class III gaming compact. The tribe started work on the $28 million Running Creek Casino after signing a compact in 2010....

Agua Caliente Band makes another round of lay-offs at casin

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of California has made another round of lay-offs at one of its casinos. The tribe cut an unspecified number of employees at the Spa Resort Casino. This is the third time since October...

March 30, 2011

Coeur d'Alene Tribe set for debut of latest casino expansion

The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho is getting ready to unveil the latest expansion of its casino. The tribe spent $85 million to add 98 hotel rooms, more casino space, two restaurants and a spa to the Coeur d’Alene Casino....

Bay Mills Indian Community closes its off-reservation casino

The Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan shut down its off-reservation casino on Tuesday after a federal judge said it was operating illegally. The tribe opened the casino in Vanderbilt last November. It drew immediate controversy because the tribe acknowledged...

March 28, 2011

Winnebago Tribe, Omaha Tribe work to improve Iowa facilities

The Winnebago Tribe and the Omaha Tribe are working to improve their gaming facilities in Iowa. The Winnebago Tribe recently completed a $3 million renovation of the WinnaVegas Casino, which opened 19 years ago. A 78-room hotel is scheduled to...

March 25, 2011

Hannahville Community expands convention center at casino

The Hannahville Indian Community of Michigan is completing an expansion of the convention center at its casino. The Island Convention Center at the Island Resort & Casino will boast 17,400 square-feet of space when finished. It will allow the tribe...

March 23, 2011

Navajo Nation delegate worried about old bridge to new casino

The Navajo Nation opened its second casino in Hogback, New Mexico, last October and early reports suggest the facility is doing well. But Navajo Nation Council Delegate LoRenzo Bates, who represents the area, is worried about one thing. The only...

March 22, 2011

Gun Lake Tribe hires 200 more workers to meet casino demand

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, is hiring 200 additional employees at its casino in Michigan. The Gun Lake Casino has only been open a month. But business has been so good that...

Navajo Nation breaks ground on first gaming facility in Arizona

The Navajo Nation broke ground on its first gamin facility in Arizona. The $150 million Twin Arrows Casino and Resort will be located off a major interstate near Flagstaff. The facility is expected to open by mid-June 2012. The facility...

March 21, 2011

Pokagon Band on schedule to open second casino by October

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan is on track to open its second gaming facility by October 1. The facility is located near Hartford Township. That's about 50 miles from New Buffalo, where the tribe operates the Four...

March 18, 2011

Yakama Nation plans to add 200 jobs with gaming expansion

The Yakama Nation of Washington unveiled plans for a $90 million expansion of the Yakama Nation Legends Casino. The tribe will add 200-room hotel, 200-seat bingo hall, convention and banquet hall, parking garage, restaurant, meeting rooms, swimming pool, spa to...

Mississippi Choctaws donate $50K, police cars to casino town

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians donated $50,000, two police cars and five handguns to the town of Sandersville, where the tribe's new casino is located. The town asked the tribe for assistance in dealing with the Bok Homa Casino,...

March 17, 2011

Tribes in Washington and Oregon plan major casino expansion

The Yakama Nation of Washington and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon are planning to expand their casinos. The Yakama Nation plans to spend $90 million to upgrade the Yakama Nation Legends Casino. Details are being...

March 16, 2011

Lawsuits challenge city approval of Seminole casino expansion

An attorney has filed two lawsuits against the city of Coconut Creek, Florida, for approving a casino expansion for the Seminole Tribe. The tribe plans to add a retail center and parking garage to the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The...

March 10, 2011

Yakama Nation approves bid to spend $90M on casino expansion

Members of the Yakama Nation of Washington approved a $90 million expansion of the tribe's casino. The tribe plans to add a 200-room hotel, a restaurant, a spa and swimming pool, a 5,400 square-foot banquet room, and a childcare center...

Rosebud Sioux Tribe plans casino renovation with Shakopee loan

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is planning to spend $5.8 million to remodel its casino. The tribe will redo the gaming floor, kitchen, bar, restaurant area and exterior entrance at the Rosebud Casino, Hotel, and Fuel Plaza. Plans...

March 8, 2011

Rosebud Sioux Tribe to use Shakopee Tribe loan for casino work

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has secured funding to make upgrades to its casino. The tribe will redo the entire gaming floor at the Rosebud Casino, Hotel, and Fuel Plaza. The tribe is also installing a new surveillance...

March 2, 2011

Nottawaseppi Huron Band looks to compete with hotel at casino

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan says the addition of a hotel to its casino will help the tribe stay competitive and draw more patrons. FireKeepers Casino opened in August 2009. Revenues have been greater than...

March 23 hearing set in Bay Mills off-reservation casino dispute

A federal judge will hold a hearing on March 23 in the Bay Mills Indian Community off-reservation casino lawsuit. The tribe opened the casino last November. The facility is located on land that has not been taken into trust but...

March 1, 2011

Nottawaseppi Huron Band announces expansion plan for casino

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan announced an expansion of its casino. The tribe will add a 242-room hotel with an indoor pool, exercise facility, restaurant, and business center to the FireKeepers Casino. There'll also be a...

February 28, 2011

Umatilla Tribes expect to finish $45M casino expansion this fall

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation in Oregon are spending $45 million to upgrade the Wildhorse Resort & Casino. The tribe is adding 24,000 square-feet to the gaming floor and 202 rooms to the hotel. The expansion will bring the...

Navajo Nation hosts ground breaking for casino in New Mexico

The Navajo Nation broke ground on a $66 million casino in New Mexico on Friday. The 85,000-square-foot Northern Edge Navajo Casino is located in Upper Fruitland, near Farmington. It's expected to open in January 2012. "We've got casinos to build,...

February 25, 2011

Native Sun News: Santee Sioux Tribe marks 15 years of casino

The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. Guests honored for “Standing with the Nation” were L to R: Saunie Kay Wilson, Rick Thomas, Karen Red Owl, Diane LaPointe, Attorney Conly...

Warm Springs Tribes wait for answer on off-reservation casino

The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon hopes to receive an answer on its off-reservation casino later this spring. But even if the Bureau of Indian Affairs finalizes the environmental impact statement, it will be awhile before...

February 23, 2011

Fond du Lac Band buys building with eyes on casino expansion

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has purchased an old hotel in hopes of expanding its casino in downtown Duluth, Minnesota. Chairwoman Karen Diver said the tribe wants to improve the Fond-du-Luth Casino. But plans won't...

February 17, 2011

Gun Lake Tribe puts 700 people to work at first gaming facility

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, has hired 700 people to work at its new casino. The $157 million Gun Lake Casino opened to the public a week ago today. Employees...

February 14, 2011

Gun Lake Tribe reports large crowds at opening of new facility

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, saw massive crowds for the opening weekend of its new casino. Turnout was so large that police had to shut down access points to the...