[ Question of fact.
Please don’t comment on the advisability of Indian casinos or gambling in general ]
What I mean is, not all the casinos, but do they still have special privileges for Atlantic City, or riverboat and off-shore casino ownership, etc.
Still don’t understand the question. On Indian land they can set up a casino because it’s their land under federal law and have the right to set their own rules ( to a certain extent). Outside of the reservation they don’t have those rights. As an organization they could open a casino somewhere else if they follow the laws of that state. However they would then be going up against the big boys in competition. In fact I believe a lot of Indian casinos are actually run by the big gambling companies for a fee.
I am not really sure that I understand your question 100%, but Florida might be a good starting point for your question, although the laws recently changed. Florida was a state where there was no state-run or authorized casinos (only the state lottery). The state actually messed up by not getting involved with oversight, giving the local tribes authority to divy up winnings as the wanted, and keeping all profits. Against the desires and wants of Jeb Bush, Broward County voters approved Class 3 slots (Vegas style) as an ammendment to the Florida Constitution. It took years of fighting in the courts (against Florida voters wishes) and the first coin was dropped in just about a week ago.
Now the Seminoles want the same Class 3 machines (they use Class 2 type now) and the State of Florida is stupidly fighting them. If the State of Florida gets in some sort of agreement, the schools will receive a cut of the money. If the State goes against them, the federal government will get involved and the indians, being a sovereign nation on soveriegn land, will win and will keep 100% of the profits, with little or no oversight.
Well, in CA we have “card clubs” and quite a few tribes run “casinos”. The Casinos can run far more types of games than a “card club” can.
There’s really little reason for a Tribe to open a casino where there’s so much competition from Private-run casinos.
In Mississippi the Choctaws run two casinos on their reservation. As I understand it , the State gets nothing (taxes, fees, etc.) from these casinos. They can compete well with the big boys (on the Coast and the Miss. River) partly because of this, and partly because they are the only inland casinos.
From this article in the Clarion-Ledger:
. According to that same article, should the Choctaws open a casino on their land along the coast,
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That’s a pretty nice advantage.
Not sure that answered your question, but there it is.
Louisiana has both Indian reservation casinos and non-Indian casinos. We have Harrah’s and a couple of Grands plus a bunch of smaller name casinos. As far as I know, the Louisiana Gaming Commission oversees all of them.
The state gets revenue from the non-Indian casinos, just like Mississippi, but I’m not sure how it works with the Indian Casinos. I’d guess they don’t have to kick as much back to the state and more gets distributed to members of the tribe.
AFAIK, casinos here in Illinois are run by nationwide casino firms such as Harrah’s and whatnot.
Or by the Mob.
Or Rod Blagojevich’s family.
Depends on whom you ask, I guess. One thing that is certain is that there are no Indian tribes involved in the transactions.
In Michigan, the Chippewas run a casino near Traverse City (up north). Now that we have three casinos in Detroit, I wonder if they’ve seen their business fall off. For us Metro Detroiters, the trip up to the Indian casino is not short. I know that the casino in Windsor, Ontario (directly across the border from Detroit) has been suffering since legal gambling came to Michigan.
In Nevada, the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians have run a small roadside stand off a scenic turnoff of I-15 for many years. When it started, they sold fireworks, cigarettes, and other tobacco products.
They still sell the above mentioned products at a great price, but they now have a full truck stop and casino attached to it.
This, about 1/2 hour north of Las Vegas.