Editorial: Future of tribal gaming in New Mexico rests with DOI

Should New Mexico’s Indian casinos retain a level of exclusivity when it comes to legalized gambling?

Should the state continue to get a share of those casinos’ net slot machine win?

Should gamblers be allowed to drink alcohol on the gambling floor?

The answers to those questions could reshape gaming as New Mexico knows it.

And because the state and Pojoaque Pueblo each believe the other side isn’t negotiating in good faith, the answers could be coming from the U.S. Department of the Interior.