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TULSA, Okla. — When an unprecedented winter storm bringing freezing temperatures rolled through the Midwest earlier this week, Cherokee Nation Businesses answered the call from energy companies to conserve power to protect against cut-offs.
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SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — After two decades of struggle with the state of New York and Long Island’s wealthy Hamptons community, Shinnecock Nation is moving forward with plans to open a casino.
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MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation is partnering with a hospitality investment firm to redevelop a historic casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and the State of Indian have reached a long-sought Class III gaming compact.
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and Chairman Matthew Wesaw of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi issued the joint statement Thursday announcing the deal, which they began negotiating in August 2019.
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AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. — The Spokane Tribe Casino is getting bigger to better serve guests.
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ELIZABETH, Ind. — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians signed a definitive agreement to acquire a southern Indiana casino from Caesars Entertainment Inc. for $250 million.
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IGNACIO, Colo. — The Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s Sky Ute Casino created a partnership with iGaming and technology providers to launch a sportsbook focused on the U.S. esports market.
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MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has inked a deal with digital sports entertainment and gaming firm DraftKings Inc. to eventually offer its mobile sportsbook application in Connecticut.
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In late November the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians closed the doors of its Little River Casino Resort for two weeks, a reactionary move to the ongoing spread of COVID-19, which is spiking in the tribe’s northern Michigan community.
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UPDATE: After this report was published, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians opted to close its five Kewadin Casinos for three weeks. The story has been updated.
Most tribal gaming operations in Michigan will remain open with some modifications even as the state imposes a new round of restrictions on commercial casinos and other sectors in a move aimed at curbing spiking cases of COVID-19.