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Francine Kupsch, spokesperson for the Los Coyotes Native Indians, stands on a hilltop fronting a mountain range on the tribe's reservation in February. The rugged land is not a feasible site for a casino.

Tribes challenge watershed Interior Department ruling over off-reservation casinos

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - A major policy change this year by the Department of Interior will slow the growth of the multibillion-dollar Indian casino industry, which has gained controversy for developments in communities far from reservation land....

Some residents not surprised by casino setback

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BARSTOW — Barstow is probably not getting a casino anytime soon but most residents seem OK with it....

Federal government rejects tribes' casino plans

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This is an updated version of a story posted earlier on Monday...

Council accused of violating Brown Act over casino meeting

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BARSTOW — At its Monday meeting, the City Council disclosed that members held a closed-door meeting earlier this month about the Big Lagoon/Los Coyotes casino compacts, leading some to believe that the council violated California’s open meeting law. ...

Tribes update council on casino plans

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BARSTOW — Big Lagoon could be breaking out the bulldozers back at their Northern California home instead of in town. ...

Casino agreements expire; tribes unsure of next step

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BARSTOW — The agreements between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and two Indian tribes to allow an off-reservation casino to be built in Barstow expired at midnight on Monday leaving the future of the project in doubt. ...

Barstow casino compacts fail to pass state legislature

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Editor's note: This is an updated version of a story originally posted Wednesday afternoon....

Casino backers try last minute effort to pass compacts

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With about a week left in the 2007 legislative session, supporters of one proposed off-reservation Indian casino in Barstow are trying one final push to get the state legislature’s approval before the agreements expire. ...

Council members unhappy about mayor’s casino letter

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BARSTOW — Some City Council members are upset about a letter Mayor Lawrence Dale wrote to the federal government accusing the Chemehuevi Indian tribe of attempting to “torpedo” the passage of the Barstow casino compacts. ...

City's lobbyist: Casino project probably dead

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Editor's Note: This is an updated version of a story originally posted Thursday afternoon....

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