Tribal gambling has had dramatic surge in West and across the country over the last ten years. Since 1988, tribal gambling operations have invaded all the Western states except Utah and Hawaii and last year yielded $18.5 billion in revenue, which is nearly twice as much as Nevada's gambling industry obtains.
Next month a Western states summit is scheduled to take place, which was instigated by the Gov. Bill Owens, who opposes to any proposals of Indian casinos east of Denver. The summit allows for examining the effect that tribal gaming will have as well as analyzing the role that states, tribes and effected communities should play in the process. The gathering will occur in a Denver hotel on March.
The primary issue on the agenda will be the "off-reservation" casinos. Senate Minority Leader, Harry Reid, D-Nev., and National Indian Gaming Association chairman Ernie Stevens Jr. are some of the potential speakers.
The majority of tribes are eager to overpass the state lines to establish casinos adjacent to the nonancestral lands. Proponents are foreseeing large proceeds of $1 billion over 10 years and 10,000 employment places.
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| Source: gamblingsmart news writer
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Wednesday, 23 February 2005 |
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