David Kimelberg

A buzzword that has been gaining a lot of traction in Indian Country of late is “economic diversification.”  This recent attention makes a lot of sense.  Many of our Indian Nations have achieved significant economic s...

December 16, 2011
John Hendrie

Perhaps Foxwoods was the model, even for way smaller operations....

December 13, 2011
Diana Saenger
October 15, 2011
The 20th anniversary celebration of Viejas Casino on September 17 was a community event that heralded the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians’ pride and accomplishment...
Gale Courey Toensing
September 30, 2011
Less than two weeks after the Massachusetts House approved casino gambling in the state, the Senate had a contentious debate over a revolving door proposal to force lawmakers to wa...
When E.F. Schumacher published Small is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered during the energy crisis of 1973, it’s a safe bet he didn’t have Indian casinos in mind...
More than 20 years after the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became federal law, the three-tier class system it created is still evolving, often in ways that no one could have ...
Ray Halbritter

State legislative field hearings were held last week examining whether or not the State will begin the historic process of seeking to amend the New York State Constitution to allow commercialized gambling throughout the State....

September 13, 2011
Steven Paul McSloy
November 05, 2004
When Indian gaming first came to the fore after the passage of IGRA, many hailed it as the "new buffalo," a new all-inclusive source of sustenance upon which an Indian nation's eco...
Sullivan County, New York area officials and union representatives urged Gov...
At the 25th anniversary of Foxwoods Resort Casino's high-stakes bingo competition, Firecracker Bingo , on July 2, Jennifer McKenzie from Niantic, Connecticut won the $1 million jac...

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