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Agua Caliente Casinos plans a $60 million renovation of all 340 guest rooms at its Rancho Mirage resort, part of a broader master planning effort that includes additional development at the property and in downtown Palm Springs, according to the tribal gaming operator.
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Maine is expanding the economic toolkit available to the state’s tribal governments after Gov. Janet Mills announced she will allow a bill authorizing the Wabanaki Nations to operate regulated online gambling statewide to become law.
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The Pascua Yaqui Tribe's Casino Del Sol will pay more than $60 million over 20 years for naming rights to the University of Arizona's football stadium, the largest such deal in Big 12 Conference history.
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The Indian Gaming Association announced that Vice Chairman David Z. Bean has assumed the role of chairman following the sudden passing of longtime leader Ernie Stevens Jr. on Sept. 26.
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A federal judge ruled that the Department of the Interior violated the due process rights of the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians when it rescinded the tribe’s gaming eligibility for a proposed casino in Vallejo, Calif. — a decision both sides are calling a win.
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A federal reversal on tribal jurisdiction over Alaska Native allotments has cast uncertainty over two high-profile tribal gaming projects, including a planned gambling hall on Douglas Island and an operating facility near Anchorage.
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A federal judge has ordered the reversal of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s approval of a land-into-trust application for the Koi Nation of Northern California, halting plans for a $600 million casino-resort near Windsor.
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The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas plans to relocate its existing Naskila Gaming casino to a new property on its reservation and expand the enterprise into a casino resort.
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Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr. — who led the Indian Gaming Association for more than 20 years and helped oversee unprecedented growth in tribal gaming — died suddenly on Friday, Sept. 26. Stevens, a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and chairman of the Indian Gaming Association board, was 66.
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Legislation that would outlaw online sweepstakes casinos in California is now on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, following unanimous approval in both chambers of the Legislature.