Study Finds Indian Gaming Does Not Help Spur Economic Development

In 1988 Congress approved the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to help spur economic development on poverty? stricken reservations. After 12 years, the results are disappointing. Recently the Boston Globe published a four-part look at Indian gaming to see how the law has been implemented and what has gone wrong.

1. Tribal Gamble: A Big Roll at Mohegan Sun
   Boston Globe
2. Tribal Gamble: Few Tribes Share Casino Windfall
   
3. Tribal Gamble: It's a War of Genealogies
   
4. Tribal Gamble: Tribes Make Easy Criminal Targets
   
5. Casinos Give Michigan's Tribes Economic, Social, Political Clout
   Detroit News
6. Tribes Squabble Over the Profits
   Detroit News
7. Congressmen Seeking Probe of Indian Casinos
   Boston Globe