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Ken Adams Gaming Guru - Page 7  Bits and Pieces from Indian Country – January 200612 March 2006
It sounds like a broken record: what is happening in Indian Country? Congressional
investigations. It is still the truth. Until Congress concludes investigating
Abramoff and lobbying and passes new legislation based on the findings from hearings
on sovereignty and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, we won't know what is new
in Indian Country. ... (read more)
Quick-takes: The month's trends in a glance – January 200611 March 2006
Except for Mississippi, and Mississippi is on its way back with three casinos
opening in December, gaming is still showing growth. 2005 has been a good year
for the gaming industry, if not a great year. The economy in general has had a
good, if not a great year. The stock market is ending the year pretty much where
it began the year. ... (read more)
Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - December 200512 February 2006
The battle continues. Following the statement last month from Senator McCain that
Congress needed to revisit the National Gaming Regulatory Act, Representative
Richard Pombo of California is introducing a bill that would limit tribal options
for off-reservation casinos and give local governments and other tribes more say
in the process. ... (read more)
Quick-takes: The month's trends in a glance - December 200511 February 2006
Except for Louisiana and Mississippi, gaming is showing growth, even if it is
relatively slow. For the stock market the year is winding down by winding up;
and gaming stocks are gaining back some of what they have been losing for the
last couple of months. Unemployment is down, job creation is up; ... (read more)
Quicktakes: The month's trends at a glance - September 20054 January 2006
Sometimes it seems the journalists take pleasure in giving bad news: gas prices,
inflation, weather, or gloomy event or trend. They tell a story almost gleefully
and in a disassociated manner, telling the rest of us the pain and misery we will
suffer, leaving us feeling that the journalists must live somewhere far away that
is safe from our troubles. ... (read more)
Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - September 20054 January 2006
The continuing story of Indian country for this year and maybe next is the "off
reservation" debate. Is it possible within the limits of the National Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act for an Indian tribe to open and operate a casino on land
not part of or contiguous to its federally recognized tribal trust ... (read more)
Quicktakes: The month's trends at a glance - October 20054 January 2006
The entire economy in some ways reflects the hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. Gas
prices in particular continue to climb; consumer confidence and new home sales
are down, though previously owned home sales continue to increase. And Wall Street,
dear old Wall Street, has been hit daily with bad news. ... (read more)
Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - October 20054 January 2006
Indian gaming is challenging. Regardless of whom you are or what you think is
true about Indian gaming, there is a state or a time when it is not true. The
governor of California is negotiating new compacts; he hopes to place more restrictions
on the tribes and to gain more revenue for the state. ... (read more)
Quicktakes: The month's trends at a glance - November 20054 January 2006
Gaming results in September are still showing growth, (except Nevada, which is
always a month behind the rest of the country in reporting), and if, of course,
one excludes Mississippi and Louisiana. Neither of those states is likely to show
year-on-year growth before next September. Given the ups and ... (read more)
Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - November 20054 January 2006
September was a good month for the states that were hoping to get more from Indian
gaming but not necessarily a good month for the tribes. Individual states seem
to be gaining more control over Indian gaming, and if not the ability to tax casino
revenues, something very much like it. The Oneida Nation of New York, after losing
a dispute in the Supreme Court has started to pay local taxes. ... (read more)
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