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News Brief: The National Indian Gaming Commission has issued a subpoena to the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, seeking details about a poker tournament the tribe hosted last month in Akela.

News Brief: More than three years after the Mescalero Apaches opened their new Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino near Ruidoso, the resort has struggled with financial losses and the tribe faces a mountain of debt.

News Brief: Construction has begun on the Navajo Nation’s first casino and tribal officials celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony Monday.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino reports that Mr. Douglas Lentz entered into an agreement whereby IMGRC hired Mr. Lentz as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective June 2, 2008.

News Brief: The Navajo Gaming Enterprise has less than six months to construct the Nation’s first casino in Churchrock and may not meet its Oct. 15 target opening date, according to NGE General Counsel Ray Etcitty.

News Brief: Sunland Park racing director Dustin Dix figures the track deserves a graded rating for its featured race, the WinStar Derby, during the Kentucky Derby buildup each spring.

B-I-N-G-O! It may be a game that you learned as a kid, but in the industry of land-based gaming bingo spells big business. We dipped into the Casino City data to find out where you can find the biggest bingo parlors in the world and the list begins deep in the woods of Connecticut at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino reported revenue of $28.9 million, operating income of $2.2 million and EBITDA of $6.3 million for its third quarter ended January 31, 2008.

Today Governor Bill Richardson deployed 50 New Mexico State Police officers to illegally block access to the Fort Sill Apache land at Akela Flats .

Sandia Resort and Casino has just completed adding 25,000 square feet to its gaming space and 200 new penny video and reel slots with the addition of the new Road Runner Casino inside the current facility.

News Brief: Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., voiced objections Tuesday to an Indian gaming operation that's proposed east of Deming, New Mexico.

News Brief: The Pueblo of Pojoaque is asking a District Court judge to block a fired casino worker’s claim that the pueblo should pay damages for retaliation.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino reported revenue of $33.8 million, operating income of $0.7 million and EBITDA of $11.7 million for its first quarter ended July 31, 2007.

Money Centers of America has renewed a multi-year contract with The Sandia Casino, New Mexico's largest casino.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino reports that Mrs. Karen Braswell has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of IMGRC effective as of August 1, 2007.

News Brief: Although the first Navajo Nation casino will be built in New Mexico, President Joe Shirley Jr. has not given up on the idea of building a casino in Northeastern Arizona.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino reports that Mrs. Karen Braswell has been appointed as Treasurer of IMGRC, effective as of June 25, 2007.

News Brief: At the New Mexico Racing Commission's regular meeting, letters from pueblos and tribes around New Mexico asking the board to tighten the language and add further restrictions, were recognized by the commission and distributed to visitors.

News Brief: Carolee Zuercher, player development manager for Acoma Business Enterprises and the Sky City Casino Hotel, has won the top direct mail award at the New Mexico Marketing Awards..

One lucky ticket in New Mexico matched all 6 numbers Wednesday evening and walked away with the $62.8 million jackpot.