Column: Casinos turning tribes into political players

Wednesday, October 13, 2004  

"The Indian casino phenomenon has flourished because both the tribes and state governments were hungry for revenue.

It started with a few tribes running bingo games.

It is now such an industry that the National Indian Gaming Association and the Conrad Hilton College of the University of Houston run a joint seminar program in gaming management.

They may soon want to twin it with the political science department, which the tribes could heavily endow."

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The huge political jackpot in Indian gaming ventures (The Houston Chronicle 10/13)