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My father, Kenneth O'Donnell, was Robert Kennedys best friend, one of John F. Kennedys closest advisers, a high-ranking member of the Kennedys' so-called 'Irish Mafia,' an architect of Camelot. I [...]

Californian Indian tribes are using their increasing political power to ward off attempts to rid them of the source of their increasing wealth. Around 45 of California's 104 Indian tribes have become involved in gambling casinos. These bring the tribes an estimated $2 billion, and video slot machines are a major source of this income. Californian Attorney General Dan Lungren and Governor Pete Wilson have tried, for six years, to ban these machines, but the Indians are using their political connections, gained through combined tribal donations totalling $4 million, to fight the threat to their income.

The Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal which involved millions of dollars in lobbying fees and political contributions from Indian tribes with casinos has become a political millstone for the Indian gambling business in particular and tribal governments in general. This has drawn more scrutiny to Indian casinos and is driving talk in Congress of new restrictions on tribal gambling, which is the fastest-growing segment of the gaming industry.

Count on impressive maneuvering by political candidates and casino executives as political donations, gaming issues and campaigns intersect this fall. Even though both gubernatorial candidates--Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove and Republican [...]

This article discusses lobbyists working either for or against Native American casino interests in Washington D.C. The author maintains Indian tribes' spending on lobbyists has doubled in a year, and many tribes are becoming major campaign contributors all in an effort to gain political support for the casino industry.

THE STATE OF NEW Mexico and the Indian tribal governments of New Mexico are two governments which must find a way to coexist and cooperate for the benefit of their [...]

Michigan's horse racing industry is mobilizing to oppose the governor's recent executive order that abolishes the state racing office and transfers oversight to the board that regulates casinos. 'We believe [...]

CHICAGO - The Ohio legislature was poised yesterday to approve a new, two-year $52 billion budget that wipes out a $3.2 billion shortfall through more than $2 billion in cuts [...]

Gambling operators have reacted with dismay to Government plans to impose a statutory levy to fund the industry charity Responsibility in Gambling Trust. One industry source slammed the plans as […]

Representatives of 25 Detroit hotels are in the early stages of forming an association with the goal of creating a lobbying and advocacy force specifically for Detroit hotels. Called the [...]

The online gambling industry is gaining some momentum as it draws allies for its push to legalize Internet gambling in the United States. The Conference of the Caribbean Community has […]

A New Jersey lawyer has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a new gaming association that's challenging the U.S. ban on Internet gambling. Eric M. Berstein filed a complaint on […]

DALLAS -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry called for budget transparency, spending limits, and strategic debt issuance, and called on lawmakers to consider a possible public-private agreement for the Texas Lottery [...]

The Chicago Bears may be the underdog in Sunday's Super Bowl game, but the biggest underdog of all may be the occasional gambler who places an online bet on the […]

Accountability matters. So do incentives. That's the lesson state Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters is preaching. We hope other government departments take heed. As Amy Lane reports on Page 1, the [...]

Now that the #320m racing consortium bid for the Tote has run out of puff, the rival Gala Coral contender is beginning to look a racing certainty at the finishing […]

Has online gambling crapped out? David Carruthers became the latest poster boy--or scapegoat, depending on one's perspective--when he was arrested in Dallas on charges of racketeering, conspiracy and an illegal […]

IN 2003, AT THE height of his influence in Washington, the ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff represented seven Indian tribes, among them the Mississippi Choctaw, the Louisiana Chitimacha, the Louisiana Coushatta, the [...]

As yet another online gaming outfit seeks a stock market listing, it's clear that wealth, not public welfare, is at the heart of deregulation. By George Pitcher It was delightfully […]

Over the past several years we have been among the staunchest supporters of Indian gaming. Time and again we have backed a tribe's right to offer casino-style games to the [...]

As if the annual snowbird migration isn't enough, two state legislators want Florida to be more like New Jersey. Rep. Luis Rojas and Sen. Roberto Casas, both Republicans from Hialeah, [...]

On June 18 the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, which has been struggling for two years to understand one of the fastest-growing areas of the economy, is scheduled to issue [...]