Great writing.
"I'm not particularly happy about gambling as a fiscal base for native people. That kind of money generally brings out the worst in folks, Native as well as non-Native. But after several centuries of economic oppression, and given the lack of alternatives, professional gaming, for many tribes, holds the most potential for the least effort. Still, apart from raw cash and jobs, industrial-strength gambling contributes little of value to the world.
But then, the same thing to be said about land mines and reality television."