Judge denies reconsideration, leaving earlier emergency relief denial intact Residents and CERA challenge federal recognition and land-into-trust approvals Ruling keeps Acorn Ridge Casino project moving toward spring opening A federal judge in Washington, DC, has dealt a heavy blow to a last-resort legal bid to stop the Ione Band of Miwok Indians from building a…

Gaming trade groups say sports event contracts are “indistinguishable” from legal sports betting They say the prediction markets industry is exploiting inaction by the CFTC The American Gaming Association (AGA) and the Indian Gaming Association (IGA) are urging Congress to take action on sports event contracts, which the trade groups say are “indistinguishable” from traditional…

Saracen Casino Resort CFO Jim Burns, 58, died after a golf cart overturned on him The accident occurred at country club near the Pine Bluff, Arkansas casino on January 8 Burns died the following morning He led the finances of the Quapaw Nation-owned casino since 2020 James M. Burns, the chief financial officer of Saracen…

Suspect pleads not guilty in Kickapoo Lucky Eagle shooting. Judge orders competency exam; sanity evaluation hearing set Feb. 2. Two killed, five injured; motive still unclear, officials say. The suspect in the fatal shooting of two people at the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino in southwest Texas pleaded not guilty Wednesday to multiple charges, including capital…

First Light Casino in Massachusetts has expanded its hours The casino is running midnight specials three days a week First Light, a Native casino in Taunton, Massachusetts, is seeking to become a late-night hangout by running specials after midnight. The exterior of the First Light Casino in Mashpee, Mass. The Massachusetts casino is enticing late-night…

A man’s December 20 death at a Washington tribal casino was ruled an accident The man fell several stories after breaking through a glass partition A man who fell to his death last month inside a Washington tribal casino did so by accident, local authorities say. Evan Potifara (center) is pictured with his family members….

A person died at the Emerald Queen Casino on Saturday night The incident remains under investigation Law enforcement says the person fell to their death inside the tribal casino One person is dead and another injured after what appears to be an accident occurred inside the Emerald Queen Casino in downtown Tacoma, Wash. A view…

Hoax threat prompts massive police response at Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Suspect arrested unarmed; charges may be state or federal Incident recalls deadly September shooting that killed two people A Dallas man is in custody after threatening a mass shooting at the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino, a venue still coming to terms with a deadly…

Casino says security head was fired for harassment, not whistleblowing Morin alleges retaliation after raising concerns about drugs on site Defense says complaints were investigated, credible, and warranted dismissal The former head of security at Manitoba’s South Beach Casino and Resort wasn’t fired because he blew the whistle on alleged illegal drugs at the property,…

First Light opened as scaled-down casino after years of legal turmoil Self-mocking ads highlight gap between megaresort dreams and reality Tribe pursues future financing despite Genting deal collapse The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s long quest to build a casino in Taunton, Mass., hasn’t exactly been fun. But a self-mocking advertisement for its recently launched First Light…