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U.S. House debates bill to block Tohono O’odham casino in Glendale
The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a bill to block a proposed Tohono O’odham casino in Glendale, after an emotional debate Monday in which each side accused the other of setting a dangerous precedent.
Intense legal fight over proposed Glendale casino moves to 9th Circuit
The fight over whether a Southern Arizona tribe can build a massive casino near Glendale’s entertainment district moved to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday. The city is contesting a trial court’s decision to uphold the Department of Interior’s decision to create reservation land out of 54 acres of unincorporated land near 95th and Northern avenues. The Tohono O’odham tribe w[...]
Group files initiative to legalize Arizona casinos
A group calling itself Arizonans for Fair Gaming has filed an initiative that would allow gambling at private casinos and racetracks if it wins voter approval.
Glendale to petition high court over casino plan
The Glendale City Council will petition the Arizona Supreme Court to hear its appeal against a tribe that wants to build a casino near the city's sports and entertainment district.
Arizona sees rise in revenues from tribal casinos
Arizona has seen its revenue from tribal casinos rise for the third straight quarter.
Navajo breaks ground on first Arizona casino
The Navajo Nation broke ground Monday on a $150 million casino project along Interstate 40 east of Flagstaff.
Glendale-area casino now opposed by another tribe
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has come out in opposition to another tribe's proposed casino in the Glendale area.
House panel rejects swallowing gambling ‘poison-pill’
Arizona municipalities wouldn’t be able to run their own casinos if an Indian tribe follows through on its controversial plan to build one in the middle of the West Valley – and if a bill sponsored by Rep. Jack Harper becomes law.
Shades of Gray: Off-reservation gambling generally prohibited, but card rooms persist
With the opening of two grand, new casino facilities in the Valley of the Sun in the past year-and-a-half and hugely popular televised poker tournaments that create instant millionaires annually, the expansion and popularity of poker can’t be denied.
Brewer signs anti-casino bill
Gov. Jan Brewer on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at preventing the Tohono O’odham tribe from building a casino in Glendale.
Lawmakers pass anti-casino bill, but it’s not exactly a win for proponents
Lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at stopping the Tohono O’odham tribe from building a casino in Glendale. But the bill, which barely squeaked through in the Senate, lost its emergency provision. That means it would take effect 90 days after the session ends.
Ariz. House to consider bill to block new casino
Legislation intended to derail a Southern Arizona tribe's plan to build a Las Vegas-style casino-hotel in a Phoenix suburb is on a fast track in the Arizona Legislature's 2-week-old session, with the full House scheduled to consider it Tuesday.
