"Tucked away in the Jemez Mountains on N.M. 4 is the Jemez Pueblo, or Walatowa.
It is far away from the city lights of Santa Fe and the hustle and bustle of Albuquerque. That's what furnishes the pueblo its special character and culture. That's what also creates hardship when it comes to economic development. Other tribes across the state of New Mexico are reaping tremendous economic benefits from gaming — but not Jemez. Its distance from I-25 and I-40 basically shuts it off from having a successful gaming operation. Several years ago, tribal leaders developed a strategy, using a section of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, for an off-reservation casino in Anthony, N.M. This small Hispanic town along the Texas border is near I-10, with heavy traffic from El Paso, Las Cruces and not far from Juárez." Get the Story: