Foxwoods finishes its $99M expansion
(CONNECTICUT) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino's $99 million Rainmaker expansion added its final element this holiday weekend -- a valet parking area that would add 800 spaces to the casino. in Indian Gaming > News Double-dealing cost Tiguas casino, $4.2 million

(WASHINGTON, DC) -- As El Paso's Tigua Indians desperately tried to convince the Texas Legislature last year to let them reopen their casino, the tribe's highly paid Washington lobbyist worked behind their backs to keep Speaking Rock Casino closed. in Indian Gaming > Law & Politics Casino's future tied to voting reform bill / Legislators foil consultants' efforts

(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Attempts to reopen Speaking Rock Casino wound up intertwined with an overhaul of voting procedures in the wake of the 2000 presidential election debacle, documents released by Senate investigators show. in Indian Gaming > Law & Politics Game subsidiary buys property next to casino

(OKLAHOMA) -- A subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation's casino partner has bought 216 more acres near the state's largest American Indian gaming center. in Indian Gaming > News Study in works for casino / Environmental impact near Madera is under review.

(CALIFORNIA) -- Federal officials have launched an environmental study on a hotel/casino project proposed for 305 acres of mainly agricultural land along Highway 99 north of Madera. in Indian Gaming > Law & Politics 2 tribes can't get deal with county / Deadlocked, they opt for arbitration

(CALIFORNIA) -- Saying negotiations with the county are hopelessly deadlocked, two Indian tribes that want to build small, rural casinos have given up on reaching agreements and are exercising the arbitration options of their state gambling compacts. in Indian Gaming > Law & Politics Gambling issue refuses to go away / Despite election wins, the governor still faces fights over expansion.

(CALIFORNIA) -- There are times in his battles with elements of the state's gambling industry that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger must feel like he's back in one of his "Terminator" movies: He keeps knocking 'em down, and they keep snarling, "We'll be back." in Indian Gaming > Law & Politics Court fight could hamper gas tax collections on ND Indian reservations

(NORTH DAKOTA) -- Members of two of North Dakota's American Indian tribes say the state is illegally pocketing more than $2 million in fuel taxes annually from tribal members who buy gasoline on reservations. in Native News > Legal & Courts Indian band seeks to regain its birthright

(CALIFORNIA) -- The Winnemem Wintu call their village Kerekmet, and though the couple of dozen people who live there are as poor as the rundown collection of buildings and trailers suggests, they occupy hallowed ground. in Native News > Government & Politics Too many bars can bring problems, liquor commission says

(NEBRASKA) -- Too many bars and liquor stores in neighborhoods or small towns can mean major law enforcement headaches and extra social problems. Duh? in Native News > Crime & Justice American Indians spread passion for their culture

(NEW YORK) -- There is a prophecy among the native population that tells of a generation who would return to the Earth after a long period of loss and oppression, to restore the traditional ways of the American Indian. in Native News > History & Culture Study finds military waste near Indian reservations

(WASHINGTON) -- The last major campaigns by the U.S. Army against Indian tribes took place in the late 1800s. But the military is still dangerous to Indians in the West today, a new report found. in Native News > Environment Artist seeks preservation of native people / Luiseños: Paul Price leads a tour of the Audie Murphy ranch, which soon will be developed.

(CALIFORNIA) -- A cold, foggy mist rolled across the landscape, chilling bones but failing to dampen the spirits of a dozen hearty citizens who surrounded Canyon Lake artist/archaeologist Paul Price. in Native News > History & Culture Regulators seek to gain more control to help Navajo businesses

(ARIZONA) -- Claiming more regulation will help Navajo-owned commercial firms prosper over non-Navajo-owned companies on the reservation, the tribe's Business Regulatory Department is close to gaining more power. in Native News > Business & Finance Tribes reap no-bid deals / Preferential rules let Alaskan native-owned companies win contracts for security at Fort Bragg, other bases

(NORTH CAROLINA) -- After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. military was in a hurry and not just to hunt terrorists. The order went out to increase security at Fort Bragg and other bases by whatever means could be found. in Native News > Business & Finance Couple retrace history to preserve their heritage

(OKLAHOMA) -- If all goes as planned, hundreds of descendants of 72 Plains Indian prisoners of war will gather in May near the starting point of their ancestors' humiliation. in Native News > History & Culture U.S. grant to boost Indian academics

(WASHINGTON) -- Students at Tulalip Heritage High School, a predominantly American Indian high school in Tulalip, are expected to get new opportunities to earn college credits without leaving campus under a recently approved congressional spending bill. in Native News > Education Gaming Standards Association to Unveil New Serial Best of Breed Protocol

(LAS VEGAS) -- Today's gaming floor will meet the future's software thanks to a new transitional protocol from the Gaming Standards Association (GSA). The organization will soon unveil its new Serial Best of Breed (SBOB) protocol, which allows today's gaming devices to run tomorrow's more sophisticated software. in Gaming > Casinos I'll see that and raise ... Online poker gains acceptability -- and growth

(MAINE) -- On a dark and unusually warm October night last year, Jonathan Salois found himself at a smoke and cigar shop in Salem, N.H. in Gaming > Online Gaming Poker's Popularity Grows Among Teens

(CHICAGO) (AP) -- Now that his high school football season is over, Zak Coppinger has been playing poker every chance he can get. With his mom's blessing, he's turned the family dining room, complete with green walls and a chandelier, into a poker parlor for himself and his buddies. in Gaming > Casinos Caesars has plan for slots / It would build a $350 million complex on Columbus Blvd. in S. Philadelphia.

(PENNSYLVANIA) -- One of the world's largest gambling companies is proposing to build a $350 million slot parlor and entertainment complex on the Delaware River south of Penn's Landing. in Gaming > Casinos Harrah's uses science to lure gamblers

(INDIANA) -- Every morning, casino host Mark Salvador runs through a computer-generated list of gamblers from around the country looking for people who might be willing to bet more at the Harrah's casino here on the shores of Lake Michigan. in Gaming > Casinos - Gambling Addiction ? ? ? TV-fueled poker revival attracts Strip casinos

(LAS VEGAS) -- Caesars Palace will open its first poker room in at least 12 years in response to the burgeoning popularity of poker, while Bellagio and Bally's Las Vegas are considering expanding their poker areas. in Gaming > Casinos Flynn brings back slot bill

(MASSACHUSETTS) -- State Rep. David L. Flynn has refiled his slot machine bill for the 2005 session, saying licensing slots at Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park and three other racing venues "might be a good bet this year." in Gaming > Racinos Bayou slots benefit purses, breeders / Kentucky's horse industry threatened, horsemen say

(LOUISIANA) -- Louisiana's stallion ranks aren't first-rate by Kentucky standards, but the top four Bayou State studs have moved from the Bluegrass over the last three years. in Gaming > Racinos Problem Gambling or Gambling Addiction

UW-L, high schools dealing with poker craze
Lacrossetribune.com - WI,USA
... Here was binge drinking, a huge problem . ... It's everywhere.". Court spoke about gambling addiction at Logan High School last spring. ...

IRS investigating finances of ex-pastor
phillyburbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... Sullivan may have diverted parish funds to support a gambling addiction . Katherine Hartman, Sullivan's at-torney, has denied Sullivan has a gambling problem . ...

Poker's popularity with teens has some adults betting on addiction
Bremerton Sun - Bremerton,WA,USA
... glamorized on TV and in the media in a way that other addictions are not," says Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling . ...