Tribes, governor bargaining gambling deal - 2004-04-01 Tribal officials are bargaining privately with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for a bid to give the state a portion of gambling profits in exchange for permission to broaden casino operations.
In exchange for a share of gambling profits Schwarzenegger is willing to consider permitting tribes extend the number of slot machines at their casinos. Read the full story at KESQ
Tribal politics could injure casino measure - 2004-04-01 The possibility that a Minnesota tribal official could regain power after serving a prison term for theft and bribery has dealt a blow to the tribe's anticipations for a new casino.
Darrell "Chip" Wadena, an ex-chairman of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe who was convicted in 1996 of stealing from the band throughout the construction of its casino, finished first in the primary Tuesday. Read the full story at Pioneer Press via Yahoo! News
