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Analysis: Indian casinos don't worry Vegas - 2005-02-17
The $18.6 billion that was grossed by Indian casinos last year does not scare the big players on the strip in Las Vegas. Some of their new expansionist tactics do concern governors in the West however.

Tribal gaming operations actually generate lots of business for Nevada's casinos. Some states are worried however about some tribes seeking off-reservation gaming sites, even in other states.
Read the full story at Washington Times, DC

Blast from the Past: Kulongoski Condemns Casinos, Gambling - 2005-02-17
"In Oregon, we are paying a price for our heavy dependence on gambling." states Ted Kulongoski, as they appeared in an opinion piece printed in The New York Times in 1996. At the time, Mr. Kulongoski was Oregon's Attorney General.

"States that rush to raise revenues from gambling without thinking more than we did are playing a potentially addictive game of chance." This was sound advice in 1996, and remains sound advice now. The addiction that Mr. Kulongoski outlines so well is not just one of a government becoming dependent on gambling revenue, but one affecting people on a human level, and one with steep social costs.
Read the full story at BlueOregon, OR