Letter: Indian gaming is a success

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2002

"Mac Turner and Time magazine shouldn't let the facts get in the way of any story, especially when emotions and cultural biases are a lot easier to manipulate.

Just a few facts that both Mr. Turner and the magazine need to have in front of them:

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act has helped hundreds of tribal governments and their citizens lift themselves out of poverty, extend life expectancy, improve housing and basic health and human services � even though its main purpose was to regulate (and curtail) business development on Indian reservations."

Get the Story:
Letter: Gaming Act helps tribes become self-sufficient (Joseph A. Colebut. The New London Day 12/23)

Relevant Links:
National Indian Gaming Commission - http://www.nigc.gov

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