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Native American Gambling Enterprises refer to gambling businesses that are located on Indian Reservations or Tribal land. Because these tribes have limited sovereignty, they are able to operate outside of direct regulation from the state.
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Fast Facts:
- Approximately 400 gaming establishments are operated by 220 tribes
- Revenues in excess of $25 billion annually
- In 2006 16% of the casinos generated 71% of the revenue
- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act established in 1988 to set terms for how native tribes could operate casinos and bingo establishments
- Indian Gaming Working Group created in 2004 to monitor and address criminal activities within indian gaming
- Seminole Tribe the first to enter the gaming industry in 1979
- Two largest casinos in the world are run by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut
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Native American Gambling Enterprises Questions
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How many populations are their of native American Indian? 1 AnswerAmerican Indians and Alaskan natives Census Bureau map from year 2000. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Americanindiansmapcensusbureau.gif Ac... read more -
Who were the Pre-Columbian Native American? 1 AnswerThere are at least 47 native american tribes that were residents to Columbia. Here are is a list of the ones that I found. This list was taken from "Native Amer... read more
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Which of the European colonial powers in the Americas treated the Native American population the best? 2 AnswersNo European colonial power treated the Native American population the best. None not one. From the time Columbus came into the new world and to the time the E... read more -
Should the government allow non-tribal citizens to register as Native Americans if they can prove heritage or have the DNA? 4 AnswersYes, They should. Some of us were adopted, to non tribal people, and would have truely loved to have our tribal heritage and connections. I am Irish, Dutch, Che... read more
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Central Figures
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- Official Site: National Indian Gaming Commission
- South Florida Sun-Sentinal: "Federal Watchdog Examines Seminoles'..." (December 8, 2007)
- Indian Country Today: "NGIS Rules Not Only About Money" (November 16, 2007)
- Indianz.com: Live From the 2007 Global Gaming Expo (November 14, 2007)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Official Site: Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Wikipedia: Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Inter-County Leader: "Tribes File Lawsuit Against BIA" (December 12, 2007)
- CBS News: Dark Days For Bureau Of Indian Affairs (2006)
- Christian Science Monitor: "Tribal Casinos Push Beyond The Reservations" (2005)
- American Studies Today Online: From War to Self-Determination - A History of the Bureau of... (1996)
- The Indian Gaming Working Group
- People Against A Casino Town: How Casino Tribe Jumped Into Bed With The Mob (2006)
- U.S. News and World Report: "Snake Eyes for 'Casino Jack'" (2005)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation: "Protecting Indian Country From Crime - The Indian..." (2004)
- Indian Country: "FBI Watchdog Group Galvanizes to Protect Tribal Casinos" (2004)
Native American Gambling Enterprises Satire and Humor
- Vitriolic Humor: Open Letter to Creek Indian Enterprises (2006)
- SatireWire: Nation's First 'Low-Stress' Casino Arrives (2004)
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