Our Voice: Cabazon Band Takes The Right Step On Air Quality (CA – Cabazon Band)
MyDesert.com (January 25, 2012) The landmark agreement between the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians and the South Coast Air Quality Management District holds great promise to protect the environment of the east valley.

Pechanga and Bally Shoot for World’s Largest Slot Machine Tournament (CA – Pechanga)
Indian Country Today (January 24, 2012) On February 11, Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula Valley, California and Bally Technologies will attempt to make the Guinness World Records by hosting the world’s largest slot machine tournament.

Online Poker Granted New Hearing on Capitol Hill (US – Online Gaming)
Card Player (January 24, 2012) Online poker talks in Congress will be revived during a Feb. 9 hearing to further ascertain how tribes will participate and be affected by the potential Internet gaming industry.

Editorial: Online Gambling Lucrative, But Not Best Thing For State (CT – Online Gaming)
News-Times (January 24, 2012) Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has done an excellent job taking on Connecticut's huge budget deficit and putting the state on the path to financial stability.

Nevada In Pole Position For Internet Poker (NV – Online Gaming)
Gambling Compliance (January 25, 2012) SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED December’s adoption of Internet poker regulations in Nevada completed a ten-year state process to take a leading regulatory role on interactive gaming, with a subsequent Department of Justice memo putting the Silver State in position to be first to roll out intrastate online play, writes Greg Gemignani of Lionel Sawyer & Collins in Las Vegas.

Lansing Mayor Tells Casino Opponents: 'Screw off!' (MI – Off Reservation Casino)
Morning Sun (January 24, 2012) Lansing’s mayor Tuesday told opponents of the casino proposed for his city to “screw off.”

Lawyers Say 'Unique Statute' In Federal Act Will Make Lansing Casino Possible (MI – Off Reservation Casino)
MLive.com (January 24, 2012) Backers of a proposed $245 million tribally-owned casino in Lansing say the casino will be legal under a special provision of the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act that applies only to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

Fallin Confirms Knowing About Casino (OK – Off Reservation Casino)
Fox 23 (January 24, 2012) Governor Mary Fallin confirmed her office received documents concerning the planned Kialagee Tribal Town’s casino in Broken Arrow.

Indian Tribe Sues SC Over Gaming (SC – Gambling Expansion)
Go Upstate (January 25, 2012) South Carolina's only federally recognized Indian tribe argues in a lawsuit that laws governing casino cruise ships off the state's coast also mean gaming should be allowed on the tribe's reservation.

Bloomberg Not Sure NY Gambling's A Good Bet (NY – Gambling Expansion)
NY Daily News (January 24, 2012) Mayor Bloomberg was overwhelmingly positive in his assessment of Gov. Cuomo’s budget during his testimony before state lawmakers Tuesday.

Speaker Not Optimistic About Casino Expansion This Year (IL – Gambling Expansion)
CBS Chicago (January 24, 2012) Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Tuesday that he’s not sure casino legislation will be going very far in Springfield this spring.

Online Gaming Could Help Pass Gambling Expansion In State (IL – Gambling Regulation)
News-Gazette (January 25, 2012) A Danville area lawmaker says online gaming could be brought to Illinois as part of negotiations to expand the number of casinos in the state and to help the horse racing industry.

Gambling Expansion: Still A Losing Political Bet For State (WA – Gambling Regulation)
News Tribune (January 25, 2012) One of the most irresponsible ideas kicking around the 2012 Legislature is the Republican proposal to pack local card rooms across the state with thousands of slot machines.

Bills Would Let NJ Avoid US Ban On Sports Betting (NJ – Sports Betting)
CBS News (January 23, 2012) With talk of New York Giants (who play in New Jersey) and the odds of them winning the Super Bowl in two weeks dominating the airwaves Monday, two New Jersey congressmen introduced separate bills that would let their state offer legal sports betting.

Officials Dispel Rumors Of Crime Spikes Near Racino (NY – Racino)
Queens Courier (January 24, 2012) While reported rumors surface about crime spikes near the Racino, officials hope to dispel the so-called fallacies.

Further Investigation Needed Of D.C. Lottery (DC – Lottery)
Washington Post (January 24, 2012) Here are some of the conclusions of D.C. Inspector General Charles J. Willoughby, who examined the city’s tortured history of lottery procurement and its furtive approval of online gambling.