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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.
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NORFOLK, Va. — The Pamunkey Indian Tribe of Virginia won approval by a landslide in a referendum on its proposed downtown casino project.
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FORT McDOWELL, Ariz. — The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation has opened the new We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort about 30 miles northeast of Phoenix, Ariz.
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FRUITPORT TWP., Mich. — The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians has reached a critical milestone in the more than a decade long process to develop a $180 million casino in West Michigan.
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Two tribes in Idaho and California were forced to close their casinos in recent weeks because of external cyber threats that targeted their computer systems.
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NORFOLK, Va. — The Pamunkey Indian Tribe expects gaming revenues from its proposed Norfolk Resort & Casino could generate from $3.5 million to $4 million annually for the Virginia Indigenous People’s Trust Fund.
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RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — The partners behind the Ilani casino and resort are investing in a major expansion to the facility, including a new 14-story, 300-room hotel and additional gaming space.
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — FireKeepers Casino Hotel, the gaming enterprise of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi, has signed a three-year extension to sponsor a NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway.