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A new bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate takes aim at prediction‑market platforms that lawmakers say are offering sports betting under another name.
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The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana plans to open an eight-story hotel tower at Coushatta Casino Resort in May, adding more than 300 rooms as the tribe expands what it describes as the state’s largest casino resort.
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A proposal by the Menominee Indian Tribe to bring a Hard Rock-branded casino to Kenosha, Wis. has moved closer to approval following a positive environmental assessment by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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Wisconsin lawmakers are advancing legislation that would allow tribes to offer statewide mobile sports betting through a “hub-and-spoke” model, despite online wagering otherwise being illegal under state law.
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The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is backing Connecticut's efforts to stop prediction market operators from offering what tribal officials call illegal sports betting that violates the tribe's exclusive gaming rights in the state.
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A fast-growing class of online prediction markets is colliding with tribal gaming sovereignty, raising alarms in Indian Country over what a recent Brookings Institution report by legal scholar Patrice Kunesh calls an “existential threat” to American Indian gaming.
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The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians plans to open a temporary “preview casino” in Vallejo as federal officials continue reviewing the tribe’s eligibility to conduct gaming on its trust land.
Minnesota Supreme Court decision allows Running Aces electronic table games despite tribal challenge
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A Minnesota casino operator will move forward with new electronic table games after the state’s high court left in place a ruling that sided against the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, which argued the expansion crossed into gaming activity reserved for tribes.
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Agua Caliente Casinos plans a $60 million renovation of all 340 guest rooms at its Rancho Mirage resort, part of a broader master planning effort that includes additional development at the property and in downtown Palm Springs, according to the tribal gaming operator.
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Maine is expanding the economic toolkit available to the state’s tribal governments after Gov. Janet Mills announced she will allow a bill authorizing the Wabanaki Nations to operate regulated online gambling statewide to become law.