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  • September 28, 2026

    Harrah's Casino Dealer Admits To Fixing Craps Games In NC

    A dealer at a Harrah's casino in western North Carolina has copped to fixing craps games by allegedly inputting the wrong numbers to make it look like a winning dice roll, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court.

  • September 28, 2026

    Kalshi Cites CFTC Lawsuits In Bid To Nix Mass. Betting Suit

    Kalshi has asked a Massachusetts court to throw out the state's expanded complaint over the platform's sports-related "event contracts," saying recent lawsuits and rulemaking by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission asserting jurisdiction over prediction markets have put the company in a stronger position.

  • September 28, 2026

    California Makes Native American Day A Paid State Holiday

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation making Native American Day a paid holiday, requiring its legislature and courts to formally apologize for the state's role in atrocities against tribes, exempts its federally recognized Indigenous nations from bidding requirements for land management consultation services and strengthens Indian child protections.

  • September 28, 2026

    Nebraska Utility Seeks To Lift Block On Power Line Permit

    The Nebraska Public Power District is asking a Colorado district court to dissolve an order that partially blocked the federal government's approval of a 226-mile, 345-kilovolt electricity transmission line in the Nebraska Sandhills, saying a supplemental memo now explains why the project is an essential response to an energy emergency.

  • September 25, 2026

    Kalshi Sports Contracts Aren't Financial Swaps, 6th Circ. Says

    In a closely watched decision that exacerbates an existing circuit split, a Sixth Circuit panel on Friday rejected Kalshi's assertion that the sports-related transactions made on its platform should be considered federally regulated swaps and not conventional betting subject to state gambling laws.

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  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Board of Indian Appeals
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  • U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Tribal Justice
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  • Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
  • Civil Rights Act
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  • Native American trust fund and land issues
  • Gaming compact negotiations
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  • Disputes over land use and other natural resources
  • Breach of trust and mismanagement of tribal resources suits
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  • Cases involving tribal employers
  • Criminal jurisdiction disputes
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of Native American and tribal law practices

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