The National Evidence on the Socioeconomic Impacts of American Indian Gaming on Non-Indian Communities

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2000. The National Evidence on the Socioeconomic Impacts of American Indian Gaming on Non-Indian Communities

Abstract

"Based on statistical analysis of a national sample of 100 communities across the United States, 24 of which experienced the introduction of a nearby non-Indian casino and 16 of which experienced the introduction of an Indian casino, we find that Indian casinos have substantial beneficial economic and social impact on surrounding communities..."

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