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The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has amended its gaming compact with the state of Kansas, a move that will enable the tribe to begin receiving sports wagers on their lands.
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A special prosecutor last week charged a former tribal attorney with embezzling $513,000 in funds from an Arkansas casino owned by the Quapaw Nation.
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JUNEAU—The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska said yesterday it plans to launch bingo operations next week in Juneau, Alaska.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.