Arizona News - Page 19

News Brief: Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. has cleared the way for gambling at five tribal chapters by not acting on legislation passed by the Tribal Council.

JCM American has been granted a temporary gaming license by the State of Arizona.

News Brief: More slot machines meant a higher payoff last year for Arizona Indian tribes, which took in an estimated $151 million more in gambling revenue than in 2002, according to an independent analysis being released today.

News Brief: Female problem gamblers deal with many issues that male gamblers deal with, such as shame and serious financial problems. But in many cases, the issues become much harder for women.

News Brief: Work has begun on a $20 million project to expand the hotel at the Spirit Mountain Casino in Oregon.

Two members of Fort McDowell Casino's tribal regulatory office have been fired after one of them used casino surveillance cameras to zoom in and photograph the breasts of unsuspecting female patrons and employees, authorities said.

News Brief: Las Vegas-based casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. will operate the Ak-Chin Indian Community's casino for five more years under terms of a contract extension announced this week.

News Brief: Manuelito Chapter passed its first hurdle on its proposed gaming act from the Navajo Nation Council's Public Safety Committee on Monday.

Hopi voters went to the polls to voice their opposition to gaming for the second time in 10 years on Wednesday, May 19, 2004.

News Brief: The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, one of the smallest of Arizona's 21 tribes, has reached a treaty with the Navajo Nation that could lead to a casino's being built 10 miles west of Flagstaff, according to Evelyn James, president of the Paiute Tribe.

News Brief: Members of the Hopi Tribe will have to choose between building a casino or not building a casino when they vote on gaming next week.

News Brief: The state received $37.8 million from Arizona tribal casino gambling revenues in the first full year of contributions under a voter-approved proposition in 2002 to expand Indian gambling.

News Brief: The Navajo Nation will learn in August if the third time is a charm for approving gambling. Last week the nation's council voted to let the people decide the controversial issue.

News Brief: For a group of guys who started playing penny-ante poker together in central Phoenix more than half a century ago, poker has been the glue that has kept them in touch for most of their lives.

News Brief: Some Tucson casino gamblers who don't know when to quit are trying a new tactic: banning themselves from all casinos in Arizona.

Arizona Department of Gaming officials hope to expand problem-gambling treatment in more parts of the state and to boost education as funds generated by a 2002 Indian gambling measure increase.

News Brief: The Hopi tribe will vote on whether the reservation will have a casino -- or whether they will lease slots out to another tribe as allowed by Arizona gaming law.

News Brief: Arizona tribes have made three payments totaling about $9.15 million to the Department of Education.

News Brief: Arizona poker tournaments are cashing in on poker’s newfound popularity.

News Brief: Gambling consultants presented casino proposals to two Navajo committees.