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Controversy in Oklahoma Over Broken Arrow

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Jan 6 2012
State officials in Oklahoma are working to halt the construction of a casino in Broken Arrow, a suburb of Tulsa.  The tribe behind the casino is the Kialegee Tribal Town.

The Kialegee are a federally recognized tribe with about 430 members, based in Wetumka, and historically part of the Muskogee Creek Confederacy.  Last spring, the tribe signed a gaming compact with Oklahoma.

A (Rare) Informed Editorial on Indian Gaming

Posted by Kathryn and Steve | Filed under:
Dec 1 2008
An editorial in Saturday’s St. Petersburg Times offers a well-informed perspective on the current stand-off in Florida between the Seminole Tribe and state officials.

After the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the governor exceeded his authority in negotiating (at long last) a compact with the Seminoles, the state has been stymied by how to enforce the court's decision. The governor negotiated table games with the tribe, and the court ruled that the games were beyond the governor's power to authorize.

More on Supreme Court Arguments in Narragansett Case

Posted by Kathryn and Steve | Filed under:
Nov 5 2008
For more on the historic Narragansett case, see these links:

AP coverage of the case.

Providence Journal article on which attorney actually argued the case.

The NYT McCain Article Has a Life of its Own

Posted by Kathryn and Steve | Filed under:
Oct 7 2008
The New York Times' investigative report on Senator McCain's ties to the gambling industry has been getting international attention since its publication last Sunday. The story was picked up by media outlets across the U.S., as well as by UPI and news outlets in the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Canada, Romania, Spain, Mexico, Turkey, and India, to name a few. It also has been the subject of blogs.

Violence and Gaming in Riverside County

Posted by Kathryn and Steve | Filed under:
Sep 10 2008
The New York Times reported on violence on the Soboba Band's reservation in southern California, fueled, according to the tribe, by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Since December 2007, five tribal members have been killed in shoot-outs with the Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's Department claims that crime has risen dramatically on the reservation since 2006, when the tribe cancelled its contract with the Sheriff's Department to provide law enforcement.

Abramoff Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Posted by Kathryn and Steve | Filed under:
Sep 8 2008
On Thursday, former lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to four years in prison for tax violations and corruption offenses.

Another Challenge to NIGC's Indian Lands Determination

Posted by Kathryn and Steve | Filed under:
Sep 2 2008
In Iowa, the state Attorney General has filed suit in federal court to stop the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska from operating gaming in Carter Lake, IA.