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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — FireKeepers Casino Hotel, the gaming enterprise of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi, has tapped longtime tribal gaming human resources executive Frank Tecumseh as its new CEO.
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Tribes with gaming enterprises have been watching closely as sports betting has proliferated in a patchwork of states across the country.
On the one hand, many of them see sports betting — particularly via mobile technologies — as a competitive threat to their existing operations, especially given the complexities of sovereignty and the slow-moving evolution of how the foundational Indian Gaming Regulatory Act has been applied to regulate tribe’s activities in the new market.
Yet savvy tribes also understand the opportunities inherent in offering new amenities to existing customers and growing their customer base in perhaps one of the most significant ways since the dawn of tribal gaming.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Tribally owned Mohegan, formally known as Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) this month. The arrangement covers both digital and retail betting brands.
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California voters rebuffed a pair of ballot proposals in the November election that would have legalized sports betting and defined how it would be offered in the state, but even those losses marked progress on the issue for tribal operators.
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The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria in northern California has signed a new gaming compact with the state that increases the number of slot machines it can operate and expands its support for limited and non-gaming tribes.
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Tribes in the state of Washington have warded off a legal bid by Kirkland, Wash.-based Maverick Gaming LLC to challenge sports betting exclusivity in the state — at least for now.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Seminole Tribe of Florida-owned Hard Rock International received regulatory approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission for its acquisition of The Mirage Hotel & Casino from MGM Resorts International.
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The Poarch Band of Creek Indians could have its attempt to enter the Florida gaming industry stymied by the state’s Gaming Control Commission, pending the results of a Monday meeting.
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The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation will add a $95 million hotel tower at its New Town, N.D.-based 4 Bears Casino and Lodge.
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Tribal exclusivity became a central question between two proposed sports betting measures in California leading up to Tuesday’s elections.