Legal
May 27, 2022
CA Tribal Compacts Approved without Environmental Report
A California bill that seeks to ratify tribal gaming compacts and exempt the tribes from providing an environmental review was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom this week. ‘In Deference to Tribal Sovereignty SB 900, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Sen. Melissa Hurtado and co-sponsored by Assemblymembers Rep. Devon Mathis and Dem. Eduardo Garcia, […]
Industry
September 1, 2021
Sports Betting, iGaming Closer to Approval in Connecticut
Connecticut is on the verge of becoming the latest state in the US to introduce its own legal sports betting market. The puzzle is almost completely put together, with one key signature still needed. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has to approve newly-crafted tribal gaming compacts between Connecticut and its two tribes, the Mohegan […]
Business
August 9, 2021
Sport Betting in Florida Silently Clears a Major Hurdle, but Trouble Remains
In spite of multiple attempts to derail the effort, Florida’s legalized sports betting market is now only inches from the finish line. The federal government’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) had 45 days to approve the state’s gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida and has allowed that window to close with no response. […]
Legal
August 19, 2020
Worker Rights Introduced in New Californian Tribal Compact
With a new 25-year tribal compact signed between California and the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, the tribe will have to observe specific off-reservation impact policies and workers rights. California Signs New Compact with Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation California will try to influence workers rights policies within tribal casinos a new compact signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and […]
Legal
July 22, 2020
Oklahoma: Supreme Court Rejects Controversial State Compacts
The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday stating that the two gaming compacts which St.Gov. Kevin Stitt signed with the Comanche Nation and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, are invalid under Oklahoma law. Governor’s Tactics of ‘Divide & Conquer’ Backfired The 2 controversial compact deals were signed by the governor in April, in search of more […]
Legal
June 9, 2020
Oklahoma New Compacts Deemed Approved by DOI, Further Deepening the Rift
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the two new gaming compacts with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the Comanche Nation have been deemed approved by the US Department of the Interior (DOI), hailing the negotiation efforts that secured a more level playing field and modernized gaming market in the state. “I am extremely pleased to learn […]
Business
January 4, 2020
Gov. Stitt Brings in an Out-of-state Law Firm to Settle Tribal Dispute
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt brings in out-of-state law firm to try and negotiate a solution with Native American tribes over compacts extension. Gov. Stitt Hires Out-of-state Law Firm to Help in Tribal Dispute Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has hired an out-of-state law firm to address the rift between Native American tribal casino operators and the […]