The Wendell A. Chino Humanitarian Award – National Indian Gaming Association’s most prestigious honor – is usually given to a tribal leader whose actions have improved the lives of American Indian peoples. For the first time in the 14-year life…
April 9, 2012
Quapaw Tribe Honored with Wendell Chino Humanitarian Award
April 4, 2012
On Class II Gaming Regulations
The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) recently published discussion drafts of a set of regulations for Class II. These are the first set of regulations for Class II put forth by Chairwoman Stevens and are the result of a strenuous…
April 1, 2012
Keep Your NEPA Out of My Gaming Management Contract
One area of vital importance to many Indian tribes is the relationship of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”) to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). The National Indian Gaming Commission (“NIGC”) requires Indian tribes entering into management contracts for…
March 30, 2012
Mashantucket Court Ruling Reaffirms Non-taxable Status of Reservations
In an important legal win for Indian country, a federal judge has reaffirmed that states and their subdivisions cannot tax property on Indian land regardless of who owns it. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation won its long running lawsuit against…
March 28, 2012
Seneca Nation Unveils Re-Designed $130 Million Buffalo Creek Casino
The Seneca Nation of Indians has announced plans to move ahead with a re-designed $130 million casino in Buffalo’s waterfront district after a three-year pause on the project because of the economic recession.
The new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino will be built on 9.5 acres of the Nation’s sovereign territory, replacing an existing temporary building that has offered slots-only gaming since 2007. The new gaming facility is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2013 and is expected to provide approximately 600 construction-period jobs. Once completed, the new casino will provide 500 direct jobs, including inside jobs and others related to the operation, with a multiplier effect that will create another 500 jobs over time, Seneca officials said. The new casino will be a vital presence in the city’s old industrial waterfront area, which is in the process of revitalization.
February 16, 2012
Proposed IGRA Amendment Would ‘Sanction’ Extortion of Tribes
Rep. John Sullivan (R-Oklahoma) has introduced an anti-Indian casino bill that gaming experts say would give local governments the power to shake down Indian nations for money. H.R. 4033, introduced on Feb. 15, would amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act…
January 1, 2012
2011’s Memorable Quotes: Good and Bad Part 3
Every year Indian country is filled with leaders, politicians, broadcasters and talking heads provide memorable quotes for anyone listening to catch. Some ignorant, some out of touch, and some commendable. Indian Country Today Media Network has compiled a list of…
December 20, 2011
Feinstein Directs Interior to Review Gaming Decisions for Two Rancherias
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has directed the Interior Department to revisit its decision to approve land into trust for gaming facilities for two California rancherias: the Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians in Yuba County and the North Fork Rancheria of Mono…
December 1, 2011
Tribes, Kibbutzim, and Iron Cages
Both Indian tribes and Israeli kibbutzim, plural for kibbutz, have engaged in alternative ways of economic production and organization. Both groups have declined to wholly accept the individualistic, personal wealth accumulation, and unequal distributions of wealth that characterizes national and…
November 23, 2011
A Seat at the Internet Gaming Table
Indian gaming experts say there’s no need to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in order to give the National Indian Gaming Commission a regulatory role in any Internet gaming enterprises established by tribal governments. The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory…
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