The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Why Tribes Can Build Casinos Off the Reservation.

This article talks about the success of Indian gaming in the U.S. Indian casinos that are most successful are located close to urban markets. The revenue raised by tribes through Indian gaming is often used to provide jobs, housing and education. As a matter of fact, the Indian gaming Regulatory Act specifically requires that all the revenues generated through gaming be reinvested in the tribal community for tribal economic development. In 1988, the U.S. Congress has passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act which gives tribes the exclusive right to regulate gaming on Indian lands within states that do not prohibit such gaming as a matter of criminal law or public policy.