Reply #94: As a person who is against all this gaming on Reservations or Lotteries because of the suffering it

[KoKo]

causes...this is very disturbing. I don't have problem with folks who want to fly to Vegas or Atlantic City or maybe game on a boat outside US border limit. But, the suffering and pain caused to those who can't control their habit by having so many states doing this "gaming" is something that as "harder times come" is worrysome.

Folks don't have much entertainment anywhere these days. So, the lure of these places to have a "night out on the town" and a chance at making something..is so tempting. In all the poorest areas of the US these Gambling establishments crop up. It helps the Native Americans...but at what cost...and it hurts the folks that participate who have very little in the way of funds. It's very different for those who fly to Vegas or hit Atlantic City who are pretty sophisticated and want the Night Life and the Shows or are used to sophisticated cards and such.

Most areas the Indian Gaming is in are filled with folks who "drive in" with some pocket money from SS or some savings...they win a few times and are hooked. That's preying on the poorest and making our Native Americans akin to "Organized Crime" which ALWAYS preys on the poor to serve the "Top."

How desperate we have become. Folks "Day Trading" to earn income from the Wall St. Casino...and the bottom down trying to "game" with their last few coins in the "hills and hollers" of America... :-(