Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise Announces A Soft Reopening on March 19 Fire Rock Navajo Casino and Northern Edge Navajo Casino to Initially Open at 25% Flagstaff, AZ – In partnership with Navajo Department of Health (NDOH), Navajo Nation’s Health Command Operations Center (HCOC) and Navajo Nation Leadership and the successful transition from red status to...
Gaming Revenue, Jobs, and Payments Benefit the Navajo Nation Flagstaff, Ariz. – Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise’s (NNGE) properties are prepared to safely reopen at reduced capacity this month – pending approval of Resolution CN-87-20 – with a focus on restoring vital salary and benefits to 1,180 valued team members – 85 percent of whom are...
Navajo Nation casinos are one step closer to opening. The Navajo Nation Council approved legislation Tuesday that would reopen the tribe’s casinos with exhaustive precautionary guidelines that exceed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Navajo Nation Department of Health Guidelines. Under Navajo Gaming’s proposal, each casino would reopen at a minimum...
Lawmakers on the Navajo Nation have approved legislation to reopen the tribe’s four casinos. The action Monday came despite a tribal health expert warning that the coronavirus is spreading uncontrollably. Navajo President Jonathan Nez has not said whether he’ll support the measure. The tribe reported 47 additional cases of the coronavirus as of Monday and...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Lawmakers on the Navajo Nation approved legislation Monday to reopen the tribe’s four casinos, even as the tribe’s health director warned that the coronavirus is spreading uncontrollably. The tribe’s casinos in Arizona and New Mexico have been closed since March. The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise got the blessing of the Navajo...
The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise on Monday got the approval from the Navajo Nation Council to reopen the New Mexico and Arizona venues at a minimum 50% capacity later this month. The director of the Navajo Department of Health told the council that the tribe is in a second surge of COVID-19 cases, and that...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Lawmakers on the Navajo Nation approved legislation Monday to reopen the tribe’s four casinos, even as the tribe’s health director warned that the coronavirus is spreading uncontrollably. The tribe’s casinos in Arizona and New Mexico have been closed since March. The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise got the blessing of the Navajo...
Navajo public urged to submit public comments for legislation that seeks support and approval for the reopening of Navajo Nation casino facilities WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer encourage the Navajo people to submit written comments by mail or e-mail to let their voices be heard in...
GALLUP — The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise’s plan to reopen casinos received support from the Navajo Nation Council on Nov. 2. Delegates voted 15 in favor and eight opposed to pass the legislation during a special session. Those who opposed the measure cited worries over the recent rise in new daily cases of COVID-19. Jill Jim,...
If legislation doesn’t pass, the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise likely will be forced to permanently close and layoff all employees by the end of this month. The Navajo Nation is asking the public to weigh in on the possible reopening of four of the tribe’s casinos in New Mexico and Arizona. The proposed reopening plan...
