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From Connecticut to California, Native American tribes have entered
the gambling business, some making money and nearly all igniting
controversy. The image of the "casino Indian" is everywhere. Some
observers suspect corruption or criminal ties, or have doubts about
tribal authenticity. Many tribes disagree, contending that Indian
gaming has strengthened tribal governments and vastly improved the
quality of reservation life for American Indians. This book
provides the clearest and most complete account to date of the laws
and politics of Indian gaming. Steven Light and Kathryn Rand
explain how it has become one of today's most politically charged
phenomena: at stake are a host of competing legal rights and
political interests for tribal, state, and federal governments. As
Indian gaming grows, policymakers struggle with balancing its
economic and social costs and benefits. Light and Rand emphasize
that tribal sovereignty is the very rationale that allows Indian
gaming to exist, even though U.S. law subjects that sovereignty to
strict congressional authority and compromised it even further
through the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. Their book
describes Indian gaming and explores today's hottest political
issues, from the Pequots to the Plains Indians, with examples that
reflect a wide range of tribal experience: from hugely successful
casinos to gambling halls with small markets and low grosses to
tribes that chose not to pursue gaming. Throughout, they contend
that tribal sovereignty is the key to understanding Indian gaming
law and politics and guiding policy reform-and that Indian gaming
even represents a unique opportunity for the emergence of tribal
self-determination. As political pressure on tribes to concede to
state interests grows, this book offers a practical approach to
policy reform with specific recommendations for tribal, federal,
state, and local policymakers. Meticulously argued, Indian Gaming
and Tribal Sovereignty provides an authoritative look at one of
today's most vexing issues, showing that it's possible to establish
a level playing field for all concerned while recognizing the
measure of sovereignty-and fairness-to which American Indians are
entitled.
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