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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Indian casinos are not required to pay city or stat taxes, but Bearskin said the tribe is discussing an agreement with city officials in which it would make a payment to the city in lieu of taxes.
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John Fielding,
CEO
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This is because the gambling tax rates or, for Indian casinos, revenue sharing rates contemplated are higher than the tax rates on other kinds of spending.
These calculations cannot possibly identify those costs associated with Indian casinos separately from any costs which should include the State Lottery and illegal gambling operations across the states.
Published reports earlier this year showed that American Indian tribes that operate casinos have contributed nearly $40 million to Washington politicians and lobbyists over the past five years.
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Luigi Pascioni,
Auto Mechanic
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Online casinos, Las Vegas casinos, Atlantic City casinos, Indian casinos or any form of gambling is all right here.
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Abu Kashir,
Gas Station Attendant
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There is a growing belief in American society that Indians have struck it rich with the establishment of Indian casinos.
If Indians can have casinos on their tribal lands, why can't they have gambling on their very own airlines?
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John Carthy,
Gun Shop Sales Assistant
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If Maine Indians have the same legal status as any other citizen to run casinos, how will the courts rule when the tribes get the right to operate one, and a non-Indian group sues for its own casino?
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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Indian tribes across the country, including tribes in northeast Kansas have been establishing and studying the possibility of establishing casinos.
Some state legislators are already talking about riverboat casinos and at least two Native American tribes have made obvious moves to investigate or obtain land that would provide potential places for Indian casinos.
Michigan is currently home to 17 Native American casinos that are operated by eleven federally recognized Indian tribes.
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Jake Farley,
Truck Driver
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CASINOS are now a part of the San Diego lifestyle with three very large and elaborate Indian run casinos located just a few miles east of the downtown area.
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