Reply #112: I just wish that we didn't attach their livelihood to gaming.

[ozone_man]

Why did this ever happen? I am very much against gambling. My own take, however tin foil hat it is, is that the government found a way for Indians to make a living that would cause further cultural disintegration.

Why couldn't their livelihood be associated with something more culturally beneficial, like offering them control of National Park concessions and maintenance, etc. In some parks, this is the case. Perhaps it could be all National Park fees go to the Indians, since this is their land. Gambling belongs with alcoholism, both diseases.