Abstract
Over the past ten years, gaming on Indian reservations has become a source of tremendous economic development. The impact of gaming has been to dramatically change the social, political and economic state of numerous American Indian communities. This article presents a policy analysis of the impact of Indian gaming nationally and highlights one community, the Fort McDowell Yava-pai Reservation in central Arizona.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 17-30 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Poverty |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 22 1998 |
Keywords
- American indian
- Casinos
- Community development
- Economic development
- Gaming
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Demography
- Sociology and Political Science