The court denied Picayune’s injunction and stay motion and threw out, on sovereign immunity grounds, the claim it brought against North Fork under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The court called Picayune’s 30% to 50% revenue-loss estimate unexplained and its 2019 study, which projected a 40% loss, years out of date. The court counted Picayune’s … Read more
Picayune’s amended complaint seeks to vacate the NIGC’s approval of North Fork’s management contract with Red Rock Resorts. California’s Supreme Court denied North Fork’s petition for review in April, finalizing a ruling that the required governor’s approval was void. Red Rock has advanced $117.1 million toward the casino and stands to collect a 30% management … Read more
The commission has run without an acting or permanent chair since Jan. 13, when Sharon Avery’s term ended. It approved two gaming ordinance amendments nationwide in 2026, neither in California, down from 19 in 2025. California’s most recent approval went to the Soboba Band of Luiseno Mission Indians on Nov. 24, 2025. Compacts, land into … Read more
Tribal gaming revenue hit a record $46.2 billion in fiscal 2025, up 5.3%, or $2.3 billion, over the year before. At $12.6 billion, the Sacramento region spanning California and northern Nevada topped all eight of the NIGC’s regions. California’s region grew 4.1%, below the 5.3% national rate, even as it remained the nation’s largest tribal-gaming … Read more