Bills pending in the Texas Legislature would legalize gaming for the Tigua Tribe in El Paso. The tribe operated a Class III casino until it was shut down by the state. In hopes of changing federal law to authorize gaming,...

"Casinos in the Catskills were a bad idea when Gov. George Pataki proposed them, and they're still a bad idea, now that Gov. Eliot Spitzer has signed a compact with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe for a casino at Monticello...

"Gov. Eliot Spitzer unfortunately is following in the footsteps of his predecessor by betting on gambling as a savior of the state's dilapidated economy. That's the wrong direction. Gambling is a self-destructive behavior that ruins lives. And the taxpayers of...

"Gov. Eliot Spitzer has announced he wants a sprawling Indian casino in the Catskills. In order to get it, he plans to go to Washington to lobby the Secretary of the Interior for final approval. Mr. Spitzer has his reasons....

"Indian gaming is the fastest-growing segment of legalized gambling in the United States, fed by our seemingly insatiable appetite for high-stakes poker, slots and even bingo. How did Indian gaming become a $25 billion industry fueled by more than 400...

Tom Cahill: "New York taxpayers, especially, do not need to be in business with a tribe as disreputable as the St. Regis Mohawks." Daniel Aiello: "Casinos, especially those run by crooks, are not a good way to fund education,...