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Indian Country Gamble
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[Description from the original press release] In the late 1980s, with the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Congress encouraged native American tribes to use gaming as a way to create jobs and raise money to address social problems such as poverty and alcoholism. Today, gaming is a $7 billion industry for the tribes. "Indian Country Gamble," airing Thursday, November 18, at 8 p.m. (7 MT), repeating Saturday, November 27, at 7:30 p.m. on the Nebraska ETV Network, looks at reservation-owned casinos in Iowa and Minnesota to explore some of the pluses and minuses generated by gaming. Casino Omaha, operated by Nebraska's Omaha tribe, and WinnaVegas, owned by Nebraska's Winnebago tribe, are both located across the Missouri River in northeast Iowa. Interviews with tribal representatives and casino employees communicate that the general impact of the gaming industry has been beneficial for the tribes. With the Winnebago tribe sharing $1 million a month from WinnaVegas, reservation unemployment has dropped from 60 percent ten years ago to 19 percent and tribal members demonstrate a new pride in working. At the Omaha reservation, casino profits have gone for the construction of a…
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Nebraska Public Media
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Brad Penner, Ruth Denny, Stuart Snake, Casino Omaha, WinnaVegas, Nebraska ETV Network, Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Tribal sovereignty, Native American gaming, Economic development on reservations, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota
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