Indian Gaming > Opinion: Limit gaming to existing reservations

October 27, 2004

Opinion: Limit gaming to existing reservations

"The Indian gambling monopoly has created a curious form of tribal shopping, where gaming interests partner with landless Indians. For instance, Garden Grove city officials recently considered using public funds to subsidize a casino near Disneyland backed by Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn and a tribe located 120 miles away.

Public opposition caused Garden Grove's City Council to vote no. But Detroit-based BarWest similarly approached the Los Coyotes Indians about opening a casino in Barstow, 125 miles away from reservation land.

Tribal chairwoman Catherine Siva Saubel explained that the ancient Cahuillas wandered the state, including Barstow. More to the point, Saubel's nephew, a tribal spokesman, commented that BarWest 'is paying for it. They can put it wherever they want.'"

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Doug Bandow: The way to go on Indian gaming (The San Diego Union-Tribune 10/26)