CANADA - A group of Alberta chiefs is calling for a review of the province’s multi-million-dollar First Nations gaming policy — a program one researcher called “neo-colonial” in its approach to divvying up casino funds. According to Treaty 8 Grand Chief Richard Kappo, the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs voted in a fall meeting to re-examine the [...]
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Alberta First Nations call for gambling review
Thursday, December 1st, 2011Senate Hearing airs tribes’ issues with Internet gambling
Monday, November 21st, 2011US - A Senate committee heard concerns Thursday that legalizing Internet gambling could threaten the billions of dollars of casino revenues that have powered economic development on Indian lands over the past two decades. Glen Gobin, vice chairman of the Tulalip Tribes in Tulalip, Wash., told the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs that Internet gambling posed [...]
Social harm from proposed Samoan casino to overwhelm economic benefits
Thursday, April 7th, 2011SAMOA-Excellent interview about the proposed casino in Samoa. Transcript and interview. ABC Radio.
Native Americans Hit $26.4 Billion Gaming Revenue In 2009
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011US – Native Americans Hit $26.4 Billion Gaming Revenue In 2009 – Native American casinos now account for around 44% of the US total gambling industry revenue. Native American casinos generated $26.4 billion in gambling revenue throughout 2009. The Indian Gaming Industry Report revealed that 237 tribes operating 446 businesses across 28 states accounted for [...]
