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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2003

After years of often being at odds with Indian gaming, states across the nation are looking for ways to expand it in light of holes in their budgets.

The effort isn't coming without resistance. In California, Gov. Gray Davis (D) wants to renegotiate compacts to the tune of $1.5 billion in tribal revenue. In Washington, tribes are opposing efforts to expand non-Indian gaming.

Kurt Luger, executive director of the Great Plains Indian Gaming Association, told The New York Times: "After all these years when Indians were the stepchild of the welfare system and after all the boondoggles for us to create economic activity in rural, isolated areas, it's incredible that states now see us as a success story and part of the piggy bank for all their unmet needs."

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Great Plains Indian Gaming Association - http://www.gpiga.org/home.htm