Location: Alaska
Native Village of Eklutna rushes to open Alaska casino near Anchorage before Trump takes office
Trucks, excavators, heavy equipment, lumber, trailers, lights, construction workers, and security guards currently occupy a site about a... more
Anchorage mayor supports casinos to bolster economy, tribal sovereignty
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance ran on a platform of “safe streets and trails, good schools, real solutions to homelessness, and a... more
Alaska: 8 Birchwood residents sue over legality of Eklutna casino and tribal authority
Eight Birchwood residents are challenging a federal agency’s approval of a planned Eklutna tribal casino on the outskirts of Anchorage.... more
Alaska: Eklutna tribe clears land on outskirts of Anchorage for anticipated casino
A tribe near Anchorage has begun clearing land for the possibility that it will soon win federal approval to build a 50,000-square-foot... more
Alaska: Federal agency, reversing prior rulings, greenlights Eklutna tribal gaming hall
The National Indian Gaming Commission has approved plans for a casino-style tribal gaming hall proposed by the Native Village of Eklutna... more
Proposal to put slot machines aboard Alaska ferries gets rough first reception
A Republican legislator from Wasilla has proposed legalizing some types of gambling aboard Alaska Marine Highway System ships as a way to... more
Slot machines are illegal in Alaska. So how is Klawock’s casino in business?
Rhonda Ren drove from Craig to Klawock two days in a row to play the machines at the Klawock Casino. “I had lots of luck yesterday,”... more
