Indian Gaming Benefits

Casinos have made billions of dollars for tribes, essentially putting Indian and casinos hand in hand in many minds. Having casinos makes the reservation more close to being a state due to federal laws and regulations that they are required to follow. I am dumbfounded about how much money casinos have made tribes. I never realized how important that finding is for tribes until reading On The

Casinos […] put value back into the local real estate market and cash into workers' pockets' " (Biloxi, Miss., Celebrates... 5). According to the article, "Biloxi, Miss., Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Casino-Induced Prosperity", "Desporte's Biloxi Paper Co. Sells paper goods, office and cleaning supplies, and other products, mostly to casinos and

There are two sides on the debate whether or not casinos are good for the economy or not. Many say that it is a waste of money and will never set foot in one. On the other hand, large Casinos can create much needed tourism for either cities or native reservations. Las Vegas is a prime example; Whole streets are lined with them. The city life revolves around them. They are more common on native reservations because of the loop-holes natives are able to pull because their land is categorized differently than regular city land and the same rules do not apply.

First, when allowing casinos into parts of the state, it brings with it multiple opportunities for employment, i.e., construction jobs, manager positions, server positions, gaming technicians, etc. When casinos enter a state, research has proven that the unemployment rate dropped significantly. According to the University of Chicago, National Opinion Research Center (NORC), “communities closest to casinos experienced a 12 percent to 17

If a tribe has contracted for the administration of gaming operations, the management entity is responsible for the operation of gaming in compliance with all tribal gaming ordinances and regulations, and for monitoring compliance with them. Under IGRA, the tribal gaming ordinance is the document that, once established by tribal ordinance and approved by the NIGC, allows gaming to be conducted on tribal lands. Tribal Gaming Commission A method used by many tribal lands to implement regulatory obligations described by the IGRA, is to create a tribal gaming commission. Eventhough, is not a requirement by the IGRA or the NIGC, “most states that have approved gaming have established an extensive regulatory

The economy of Las Vegas as a whole contributes to the sustainability of the city and none of the industrial sectors can survive without the other. This is because everything in Las Vegas is interdependent. Vegas is located in the Nevada desert, the closest large city to Vegas, outside of Nevada, is San Bernardino, CA, which is about 187 miles away. For this reason people who visit Vegas rent rooms in hotels. This is an integral part

The Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida is a renowned group in South Florida area. Besides being the only Federal recognized tribe that has not signed a peace treaty, the Seminoles are known for things as Chickee Architecture, Billie Swamp Safari, and the Infamous Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. All these groundbreaking and recognized accomplishments were only cable because of the hard work and dedication from the different tribes that make up the Seminole Nation. That being said, the Seminoles success was also due to opening of smoke shops and high risk gaming in the 1970’s(Cattelino 5). However, with the wealth that has come, it also brings along the Fungibility of money. This Fungibility is what enabled growth with the Seminole people.

"Economic Development and Technology-Skill Needs On American Indian Reservations." American Indian Quarterly 31.1 (2007): 23-43. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.

The major difference between Indian gaming and State owned casinos is the location, which are always on Native American land, the Revenue. The selection of games, and the pay back

This is considering that some tribes have been highly successful with building gambling casinos on their reservation land, and their economic conditions have

Throughout history, Native Americans have been known for their ability to use the Earth’s natural resources to their full extent, using any and everything that they are able to get their hands on. For example, in the book Self-Determination: The Other Path of Native Americans, authors Ann M. Carlos and Frank D. Lewis examines the beginnings of what appears to be a budding entrepreneurial like “business” within the Cree Tribe. By the late 17th century, the Cree along with other Native American tribes were apart of the fur trade. They were hunting animals, preparing the pelts, and transporting them to the Hudson Bay Company in exchange for property rights, and European goods. Unfortunately though, Native Americans never even had a chance to be a part of the blossoming United States economic system because with the western expansion of the early United States came regulatory acts for Native American tribes to reservations. Not only was poverty on the rise along with loss of hope, many Native Americans felt their way of life and everything that they have ever known being ripped away from them, and couldn’t do anything about it. Ever since Native Americans were confined to their reservations, and were left trying to begin again with the new way of life that had been forced upon them, many lost the opportunities of wealth and success that the growing nation had to

American Indian culture included gambling for many centuries. More than 100 tribes were known to play different versions of dice games before the Europeans settled in the United States. In the United States, gambling on Indian reservations has become quite common. There are 225 tribes in 28 states who operate some sort of gaming facility. Gambling on reservations was initially established to promote economic development in order to increase the standard of living. It was seen as a way to increase income on poverty-stricken reservations. (Momper 2010)

Adding to Native American casino fortunes, their casinos are likely to increase over the next few years. It is noted that several states are reaching agreements to allow the introduction or expansion of Native American casinos because of the additional revenues they can provide. This increases the Native American casinos opportunities and consitutes a high barrier for new entrants. The major source for this entry barrier is the cost disadvantage independent of scale regarding the favorable government polices vis -a -vis the Indian Gaming and Recration Act of 1988.

The development of tribal casinos or what is commonly referred to as organized gambling can be credited to Native American reservations. Gaming operations have brought phenomenal success to many native tribes in America, and there has been a new dimension to the existing debate regarding Native American sovereignty in organized gambling. There are over 310 casinos ran by about one-third the nations federally recognized tribes, and generate around $10 billion in revenue which is one-sixth of all revenue generated through legal gaming in the country (Evans, Topoleski, 2002). Many of the tribes are now able to provide for themselves essential services rather than wait for the government. However, most

Gaming generates a few billion dollars in much needed Tribal government revenue annually to provide essential government services to hundreds of thousands of Native Americans. It is helping Indian nations build strong and diversified economies. Gaming is creating hundreds of thousands of jobs for reservations Indians and neighboring non-Indians. Gaming has allowed many Tribes to economically support themselves, contributing to the prosperity of those on and off