Viejas Casino Names New General Manager, Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of Human Resources (CA - Viejas Casino)
Business Wire (August 11, 2010) -Viejas Casino has announced three new,
key executive appointments that add a combined 40-plus years of casino
management, marketing and human resources experience to the San Diego
County gaming and entertainment destination.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Gives Away Over $12.5 Million in Jackpots in July (CA – Thunder Valley Casino – Jackpot)
PR Newswire (August 11, 2010) The summer heated up in July at Thunder
 Valley Casino Resort with $12,514,702 in jackpot winnings dealt out.  
"July has been the month of the Jackpot for 2010," said C.J. Graham,
General Manager at Thunder Valley Casino Resort. "The additional
gaming space and poker room have helped make Thunder Valley Casino
Resort the place for people to relax and enjoy the atmosphere along
with winning prizes and cash."

Native Americans Resist Casino Pressure (US – CTBA – Casino Pressure)
Global Herald (August 11, 2010) As the UN celebrated the International
Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples  on Wednesday 11th August 2010,
the California Tribal Business Alliance was preparing to make a stand
against big money pressures on tribes in North America. The CTBA, claims
that off-reservation gaming schemes proposed in California have been
pushed by non-Indian developers who encourage California tribes to claim
territorial rights in more marketable locations outside their tradition
homelands.

Red Hawk Operator's Revenue, Profit Tumble (CA – Red Hawk Casino – Revenue)

Sacramento Business Journal (August 11, 2010) Casino developer
and operator Lakes Entertainment  reported a first-half loss
of $778,000 on revenue of$11.8 million, down from a $3.8
million profit on revenue of $14.3 million in the first half
of 2009. Minneapolis-based Lakes operates Red Hawk Casino
in Shingle Springs for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok
and Four Winds Casino Resort for the Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi in Michigan.

Latgawa Indian Tribe’s Claims Not Recognized By BIA (CA – Tribal Recognition)
Bend Bulletin (August 12, 2010) The office of the Latgawa Indian tribe in
Central Point is filled with what members call documentation of its
legitimacy — even down to a gold shield proclaiming its wearer the marshal
of the tribe’s justice court. Chiefs Grey Eagle, aka John Newkirk, and Red
Hawk, aka Rick Davis, say they’ve got patrol cars that roam 100 square miles
of their land in Southern Oregon, 12 helicopters on standby to fight wildfires
and the ability to issue valid Latgawa driver’s licenses and license plates.

New Approach May Lead to Passage of Bill for Online Poker (US – Online Gaming Legislation)
Poker Room Review (August 11, 2010) Running out of time in this session,
supporters of HR 2267, The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection,
and Enforcement Act, are looking at a new approach in order to get the bill
passed into law. Although the author, Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank
envisioned the legislation as a stand-alone bill, he is now considering
attaching it to another piece of legislation in order to get it passed during
the current session.

Funding For Black Farmers, Indians Stalls Again (US – Farming Legislation)
York Daily Record (August 11, 2010) Despite broad support, legislation to
finalize $4.6 billion in settlements with black farmers and American Indians
stalled in the Senate again Thursday amid partisan bickering. Lawmakers
from both parties say they support resolving the long-standing claims of
discrimination and mistreatment by federal agencies. But the funding has
been caught up for months in a fight over spending and deficits, with
Republicans and Democrats arguing over how to pay for them.

Las Vegas Sees Increased Competition From Out-of-State Casinos (NV – Casino Competition)
8 News Now (August 11, 2010) as Vegas is one of the world's premier gambling
destinations. But, competition is heating up as more states are turning to
the lure of easy money. "I'm out for six weeks on a driving tour of the United
States, and I don't think I could go through a state without seeing a casino,"
said Las Vegas visitor Jim Katena.

Cascade Locks Gets Nod As Ore. Tribal Casino Spot (OR – Land for Casino)
Indian Country Today (August 12, 2010) The Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs cleared a key hurdle in its decade-long effort to build an off-reservation
casino in the scenic Columbia River Gorge. The federal Bureau of Indian
Affairs released its final environmental impact statement Aug. 6, identifying
an industrial park in the Gorge town of Cascade Locks as its preferred site
for a casino.