tribal gaming
Native American gambling
Tribal gaming refers to gambling operations run by Native American tribes on reservation lands in the United States.
Federal law allows tribes to operate casinos and other gaming facilities as a form of economic development and an exercise of tribal sovereignty.
Tribal gaming has transformed some reservations into major tourist destinations.
The industry generates billions in annual revenue.
- casinoFacility for wagering
- slot machinesCoin-operated gambling devices
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- slotsNarrow elongated openings
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