The Economic and Social Implications of Indian Gaming: The Case of Minnesota

Gaming and displacement: winners and losers in American Indian casino development

“…Six years later, the rate of unemployment had fallen to 13% for tribes that had opened casinos in the interim, while the unemployment rate for tribes without casinos remained unchanged. As this and other studies (Alesch 1997, Carstensen et al . 2000, Cossetto 1995, Vinje 1996) suggest, tribal gaming has had a positive economic impact on tribal communities, most of whom, after centuries of poverty, discrimination, and despair, are experiencing their first generation of prosperity.…”

Manufacturing regional disparity in the pursuit of economic equality: Alberta's First Nations Gaming Policy, 2006–2010

“…For example, substantial improvements have been identified in Arizona and New Mexico's gaming reservations compared to non‐gaming communities (Jojola and Ong 2006; Gonzales et al 2007). Significant unemployment reductions in host reservations have been noted (Murray 1993; Cozzetto 1995; Cornell et al 1998) as have noteworthy employment and income gains (Cozzetto 1995; Anders 1996; d’Hauteserre 1998; Ninokawa 2002; Evans and Topoleski 2003; Gonzales 2003; Spilde et al 2003; Topoleski 2003; Fenelon 2006; Kim 2006; Wenz 2006, 2008; Reagan and Gitter 2007; Conner and Taggart 2009).…”

First Nations Gaming as a Self-Government Imperative: Ensuring the Health of First Nations Problem Gamblers

“…17 Further empirical research in the U.S. con rmed (comparable to emerging trends in Canada) increased rates of both pathological and potentially pathological gambling among Native populations, which should have concerned tribal leaders. 18 First Nations leaders nevertheless maintained their allegiance to U.S. casino development models. 19 Noticeably absent in various organizational press releases or of cial correspondence during this period was the mention of problem gambling.…”