Casinos

October 24, 2007 -- "This decision is a monumental breakthrough -- for Foxwoods dealers and their families, and fairness in the workplace.

"I am pleased that the NLRB agreed with my office and the United Auto Workers that federal labor law allows Indian casino workers to form bargaining units and scheduled a vote for Foxwoods dealers. In previous rulings supported by my office, the NLRB has decided and a federal appeals court has affirmed that employees of Indian casinos and other tribal commercial enterprises enjoy the same rights to organize as other workers.    » read more »

October 22, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal will file a brief today in support of the United Auto Workers' (UAW) petition asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to schedule a unionization vote for Foxwoods Resort Casino dealers.    » read more »

NLRB to issue complaint against Foxwoods this week

Monday, October 22, 2007, HARTFORD, CONN. – Today Foxwoods Casino dealers spoke out about working conditions and recent unfair labor practices. Public officials issued statements in support of the Foxwoods Casino dealers’ right to a free and fair union representation election.    » read more »

Wednesday, October 17, 2007, DETROIT -- The Detroit Casino Council (DCC) and MotorCity Casino announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.

The Casino has re-opened for business and MotorCity Casino employees have been notified to return to work.

"We stayed at the bargaining table until we got the job done," said UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles. "We've reached an agreement that will benefit our members and their families, while also helping the gaming industry move forward in Detroit."    » read more »

Destination resort casinos to create tens of thousands of jobs, spur economic development

BOSTON—Thursday, October 11, 2007— Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today filed legislation to authorize up to three destination resort casinos, a proposal that would create more than 20,000 jobs across the Commonwealth and generate millions of dollars in revenue to make critical transportation improvements and provide immediate property tax relief to more than a million homeowners.    » read more »

October 12, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sought to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) in asking federal labor officials to give Foxwoods Resort Casino dealers the opportunity to vote on unionization.

Blumenthal filed a motion to intervene on the side of the UAW in the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing on the union's petition for a vote. If granted, Blumenthal would file briefs and make oral arguments backing the UAW's request for a unionization vote.    » read more »

October 3, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, in testimony submitted to a federal congressional committee, criticized a proposed federal tribal recognition bill that threatens to provide recognition review "do-overs" to Connecticut tribal groups that were denied recognition.

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing today on the Indian Tribal Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act - legislation that Blumenthal called "fatally and fundamentally flawed."    » read more »

September 28, 2007 -- "This petition is epochal - portending huge shifts in the legal and labor landscape at tribal casinos around the country. A vital victory in union recognition would give workers a voice and a choice without fear of retaliation.

"My office fought hard for this historic opportunity - rights exercised by 3,000 Foxwoods dealers in a first ever NLRB union election at a tribal casino. The courts accepted my argument that these casino dealers have the same rights as any workers anywhere, even if their employer is a federally recognized tribe on a sovereign reservation.    » read more »

Monday, October 01, 2007, NORWICH, Conn. -- Today the UAW at Foxwoods, UAW Region 9A, filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking to represent Foxwoods Resort Casino dealers. Union cards were signed by a supermajority of the estimated 3,000 dealers employed by Foxwoods.    » read more »

September 20, 2007 -- SAN FRANCISCO—California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that the Division of Gambling Control has caught, red-handed, two counterfeiters who were feeding fake $100 bills into slot machines at a Tribal Casino in Mendocino County.    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- BOSTON – The following is the statement of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in response to Governor Deval Patrick’s announcement today regarding casino gambling:    » read more »

Three destination resort casinos to spur economic development and create tens of thousands of new jobs

BOSTON—Monday, September 17, 2007 — Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today announced his decision to support the authorization of three destination resort casinos to be built in different regions of the state.    » read more »

August 9, 2007 -- INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Indiana Court of Appeals has granted Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter’s request to submit a Friend of the Court, or Amicus, brief urging the court to deem a contractual agreement to channel riverboat gaming revenues to East Chicago Second Century (Second Century) illegal as a matter of public policy.    » read more »

August 06, 2007 -- LOS ANGELES - California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that special agents of the California Department of Justice and Riverside deputy sheriffs have apprehended Rolando Luda Ramos, 25, a Soboba Casino surveillance technician, believed to have master-minded last week's $1.5 million casino robbery.    » read more »

August 1 2007 -- INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter will appeal a Marion Superior Court ruling dismissing a request to force East Chicago Second Century, Inc. (Second Century) to provide an accounting of $16 million in casino revenue. Carter is disappointed the for-profit entity can continue to evade public scrutiny of funds intended to benefit economic development in Northwest Indiana.    » read more »