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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2003

The National Indian Gaming Association is spending $2 million on a study to document the benefits of Indian gaming.

Harvard University and Lexecon, a consulting firm with close ties to the Harvard University Project on American Indian Economic Development, are undertaking the study.

Of the effort, NIGA president Ernie Stevens Jr., of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, said: "[I]t shows the legitimacy of tribal gaming and tribal nations. That not only do we know how to do business, but we know how to do good business, we're professional and we care not just about our people, our future, but our neighbors and our communities around us and we're major movers and shakers in this country."

Get the Story:
Tribal gaming leaders defend turf (The Arizona Republic 4/18)

Relevant Links:
National Indian Gaming Association - http://www.indiangaming.org
Lexecon - http://www.lexecon.com

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