Yeah, both the Republicans and the Democrats have accepted millions of dollars from the Indian Gamers. It takes away every US citizen's right to self-government. During the Clinton years, more laws were passed giving anyone with a fraction of Native American blood to start their own "tribe" and get some prime real estate on which to run a casino. (Of course, only the tribes who partnered with the boys from Jersey and Vegas had the money and clout to be heard and be given tribal status.)
I'm part Ojibwe Indian. Indian Gaming did not bless the Reservation in Minnesota (the tribe from Atlantic City runs the joint using a couple of Indian families as fronts) where many of my relatives came from. Now there is a casino being pushed onto the borders of my quiet suburban hometown here in N. California. The "tribe" was created out of whole cloth and they have bribed the local politicos with huge campaign contributions and promises (MOU) that can not be legally enforced.
Go here:
http://www.citizensalliance.org/ and here:
http://www.stopthecasino101.com to become educated on this subject.
"Indian Tribes use gaming first and foremost for tribal government programs, community infrastructure, charity, and aid to local governments. Where Indian Tribes have suffered the highest teen suicide rates in the country, Indian gaming has built schools, funded colleges scholarships, and given our children hope for a brighter future. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, for example, built two schools and their high school graduates are now fluent in both Ojibwe and English. Where our people suffer epidemic problems of diabetes, heart, and liver disease, Indian gaming is building health clinics, dialysis centers, and fitness centers."
http://www.pechanga.net/press_release/Letter%20From%20The%20National%20Indian%20Gaming%20Association%20to%20Time%20Magazine.htm