Indian Gaming In Arizona Has Mixed Impact

Legalized gambling in Arizona has been successful revitalizing small reservations, but far less successful in larger reservations.

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September 24, 2001, 12:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Legalized gambling has nearly eliminated poverty on a handful of small Indian reservations in Arizona, but has not yet delivered the same benefits to larger tribes, an Arizona Republic analysis of food stamp data has found. In the past 10 years, as the Indian gaming industry has grown from small bingo halls to multimillion-dollar casinos, the total rate of food stamp use on Arizona's reservations fell from 23 percent to 18 percent."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Indian gaming impact is mixed

Sunday, September 23, 2001 in The Arizona Republic

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