Editorial: Study impact of Indian gaming

Editorial: Study impact of Indian gaming (July 16, 2007)

"After a decade-long hiatus, the General Assembly agreed this year to go ahead with a fresh study of the impact of gambling on Connecticut. The study at last will bring the state into conformity with a legal mandate. But it...

BIA office  opposes off-reservation casino

BIA office opposes off-reservation casino (July 16, 2007)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs in Eastern Oklahoma is opposing an off-reservation casino sought by the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. The tribe wants 10 acres in Fort Smith, Arkansas, placed in trust for a casino. But local opposition...

Column: Union inevitable at Mashantucket casino

Column: Union inevitable at Mashantucket casino (July 16, 2007)

"In response to John O'Brien's open memorandum to all Foxwoods Resort Casino employees discouraging enrolling in a union, I would like to retort with a few of my own views on the subject. Having been a consultant for some of...

From Australia: Indian gaming benefits tribes

From Australia: Indian gaming benefits tribes (July 16, 2007)

"All over the US, Indian tribes are running casinos, funding their tribal governments and turning what was once a country of puritan non-gamblers into a nation of punters. Native American tribes have the same roles and responsibilities as state governments....

Editorial: Deal with Mashpee Wamapanoag Tribe

Editorial: Deal with Mashpee Wamapanoag Tribe (July 16, 2007)

"Massachusetts officials must come to some accommodation with the tribe on the issue of slot machines - because it’s the right thing to do and because it’s the smart thing to do. At the same time officials will be under...