Early Pioneers of Indian Gaming Had Same Goal: To Help Their People

Gale Courey Toensing
March 27, 2013
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the legislation that dramatically changed the economic landscape for tribal nations with ca...

Latest Gaming Industry Report: Indian Gaming Made Small Gains in 2011

Gale Courey Toensing
March 26, 2013
In the slowly recovering economy of 2011, Indian gaming grew enough to rise above its pre-recession level...

Mashpee Wampanoag, Massachusetts Signed New Improved Gaming Compact

Gale Courey Toensing
March 23, 2013
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Cedric Cromwell and Massachusetts Gov...
Joe Valandra

S.477: The Real Game Now Begins

I have been thinking about the “Indian Land problems” that continue to swirl around DC....

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March 11, 2013
Matthew Ricchiazzi

In Western NY, Wealthy Corporate Gaming Interests Conspire to Defraud Senecas

Jack Abramoff went to prison on that charge. So did an aide to Tom DeLay. They conspired to defraud Indian Tribes of honest services....

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February 20, 2013
Bryan Newland

A Retrospective on Federal Indian Policy During President Obama’s First Term

Sunday officially marks the conclusion of President Obama’s first term in office—as well as the beginning of his second term....

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January 19, 2013

Interior: Mashpee Trust Land Decision on Track for Early 2013

Gale Courey Toensing
January 14, 2013
The Department of the Interior plans to complete the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s application for trust land for gaming in January...

Sen. Inouye Was a Champion and Honorary Chief

Leonard Prescott
January 05, 2013
The following letter is from Leonard Prescott, the former Chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, and is a reflection on Sen...

Morongo’s Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway Tops 10,000

Gale Courey Toensing
November 20, 2012
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians has given out thousands of turkeys over the years, but this year’s donation tops them all – 10,000 Thanksgiving turkeys will be distributed in s...

Department of Interior Rejects Mashpee-State Gaming Compact

Gale Courey Toensing
October 16, 2012
The Department of Interior has rejected the casino compact between the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, saying it unfairly gives the state too much mo...

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