Editorial: Gaming helps tribes diversify economies

"Tribal casinos in Nebraska — the Omahas opened the third earlier this month in Walthill — supply needed income for some of the poorest areas in the state.

The new revenue also offers the opportunity for tribes to diversify into other economic areas.

The Winnebago Tribe, which got into gambling years ago when it opened the WinneVagas Casino in Sloan, Iowa, has shown how to use the new revenue wisely."

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Casinos are start toward diversification (The Lincoln Journal Star 8/22)