Tribal gaming interests clocked a big win against the state of Oklahoma this week when a judge ruled that their compacts with the state must be automatically renewed. The tribes are also clocking a major win against the state's governor, who has been looking to take a greater cut of the tribe's gaming action. At…
The Sky Ute Casino Resort made history this week as the first tribal gaming concern to enter the US sports betting market. It's a huge achievement that, hopefully, will get a boost from the increasing number of professional sporting events for players to actually wager on. Located in Ignacio, Colorado, in the southern part of…
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a measure allowing regulated sports betting at tribal gaming operations within the state. The measure is a big win for the state's Native American-run casinos but it's also a bit bittersweet as there are virtually no professional or college sports to wager on and no one really knows when…
Tribal gaming is a segment of the American gambling market that doesn't always get a lot of attention. Aside from Foxwoods and a few other very large operations, most Indian casinos operate somewhat out of the public's view, despite being legal and licensed operations. But despite its low profile, tribal gaming has been going absolutely…
Tribal gaming interests in the United States have always had something of a fraught relationship with the US Government. After all, despite their status as independent entities, American Indian tribes have been under the thumb of the government in one way or another since the late 19th Century. Not surprisingly, that relationship has not always…
When the US Supreme Court put the decision to legalize sports betting in the hands of the States, it opened a Pandora's Box of legal and political challenges. States must now figure out everything from how to appease professional sports leagues to how tribal gaming interests fit into the picture. That's the issue they're currently…
The potential for legal, regulated sports betting in the United States is putting the US-facing gaming in a frenzy. Entities from big name casinos to the sports leagues (who once opposed sports betting) are all looking to get a piece of the sports betting pie. That group also includes tribal gaming interests. During the 2018…
A federal judge in California has ruled that the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, a California Indian tribe, violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) by offering online poker and bingo from its website. The small band, which is based outside of San Diego, launched the Desert Rose bingo site back in…
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians in Minnesota is launching a daily fantasy sports site that's ready to go for the upcoming NFL season. This marks the first time that a tribal gaming interest has dipped its toes in the US-facing daily fantasy sports market. The new site is called Grand Fantasy Sports and…
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma is delaying the launch of its PokerTribe.com site for at least two and a half months. News of the delay came on the same day the site was set to become the first regulated poker site in the US to be run by tribal gaming interests. According to a release…
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