Arizona News - Page 16

News Brief: Shiprock may be headed for a conflict with Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr.'s office over tbeir own gaming committee.

ews Brief: A 29-year-old Tucson man who attempted to rob the Desert Diamond Casino last year was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Monday, officials said Tuesday.

"Arizona 9," a group of seven co-workers and two spouses share one-half of a $94.1 million Powerball jackpot for the Wednesday, Nov. 1, drawing.

News Brief: Hogback Chapter took another step forward toward a possible casino after the Navajo Nation Council approved an agreement Tuesday that creates a gaming revenue split between the two entities.

One lucky ticket in Arizona and one lucky ticket in Minnesota matched all 6 numbers Wednesday evening and will share the $94.1 million jackpot.

News Brief: A takeover of Harrah's Entertainment Inc. would mean, at most, a change in management for the company's Ak-Chin Casino Resort south of Phoenix.

News Brief: Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr. announced Wednesday that the Navajo Nation has entered into negotiations with a potential gaming developer.

News Brief: Russell Green is one of the many casino workers that found work in Arizona after being displaced after Hurricane Kartrina.

News Brief: Thanks for $19 million from casino profits five new recreation centers are opening in Arizona.

News Brief: The Navajo Nation could soon have its first casino up and running in Arizona if, as expected, a contract is signed by next Friday with a still-unnamed developer.

News Brief: One of two suspects in an armored car robbery at a Salt River Indian casino is still at-large, contrary to earlier reports, officials said.

News Brief: The Tohono O'odham Nation has a new casino boss to oversee construction of the new Desert Diamond Casino on Nogales Highway as well as the tribe's entire gaming operation, the tribe announced this morning.

News Brief: A union-led group is picketing for higher wages and benefits for construction workers at a casino-hotel project on the Tohono O'odham Reservation.

News Brief: Scottsdale police are investigating a purse-snatching incident reported by a woman who said she had just won $40,000 from Casino Arizona.

Dylan Mattina, an avid True Poker player, has won the Yuma, Arizona City Wide Tournament.

News Brief: The independent investigator hired by the National Hockey League to probe an alleged gambling ring has found no evidence that the game's integrity has been compromised.

Casino Arizona has signed five-year agreements to use the products and services of Global Cash Access.

News Brief: Given what we know at this point, the Tocchet situation is more of an organized crime story than it is an actual gambling scandal.

News Brief: Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. ‘should be making a selection in the very near future’ on a developer for the tribe's casino, according to legislative counselor Michelle Dotson.

Burns Studio Publishing is pleased to announce the release of limited editions of “Kong Juice and Cards,” Burns’ riff on the classic C.M. Coolidge image of dogs gathered around a card table for a night of poker.