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Misrepresentation #7
Myth: "When gambling was first proposed as a tool for Indian economic development, it was expected that casinos would be confined largely to rural reservations where impoverished tribes had lived for generations … The result: a mad scramble by tribes and their non-Indian financial partners to find prime real estate that they can claim as "reservation: land… With the blessing of the BIA, these instant reservations are cropping up all over the country." Reality: AGAIN, Indian gaming was neither proposed by nor create din Washington, D.C. When the Federal government enacted IGRA pursuant to lobbying efforts from States and commercial gaming enterprises, it did not intend or expect for any geographic limitations to apply. IGRA applies to all federally recognized Tribes, whether locate din rural or urban areas. As for "instant reservations cropping up all over": the BIA has approved three off-reservation land-into-trust applications for gaming purposes since 1988. |
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