Do you have any Tribal Casinos near you?
By Justusforus
@desertdawg (312)
United States
April 16, 2016 8:26pm CST
In the United States, if you live near the big gambling centers like Las Vegas or Atlantic City, you see all the commercial casinos like Caesars Palace, Paris, Hard Rock and the like. Some cities large and small have also legalized gambling like Detroit, Michigan and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
What I am talking about are the Native American Tribal Casinos. I used to live in San Diego County which had the most tribal casinos in California. Now I see a few in the high desert like Morongo north of Palm Springs, Spotlight 29 near Desert Hot Springs and Tortoise Rock in 29 Palms, California.
I personally think it is a good thing since it brings jobs, tourism and they often provide entertainment as well as gaming. It also seems it seems like something fair to do for the tribes and many pay back with civic donations and charitable contributions.
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@rebelann (112785)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Apr 16
We used to have one here too but for some reason it was shut down some years back.
The Mescalero tribe has an awesome setup in Ruidoso NM called the Inn of the Mountain Gods, I used to take mom up there for some gambling and I loved taking pictures around their lake, it's really beautiful up there.
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@desertdawg (312)
• United States
17 Apr 16
I would love to see that and New Mexico is so scenic anyway. I usually take a road trip cross country and I do poke around and look for the local casinos. Thanks for the heads up.
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@desertdawg (312)
• United States
17 Apr 16
I have been to Casino Windsor and thought it was quite beautiful. I heard that one is run by the Canadian government. I have heard of the Seneca tribe and I think there is a casino in upstate New York. What is the OLG?
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
18 Apr 16
@desertdawg OLG is Ontario Lottery & Gaming, who run the casinos this side of the border. The Fallsview Casino is probably the best Canadian Casino.
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
8 Jun 16
@desertdawg I think the tax benefits play a big part in the success too.
The casino tax in many countries are very high, so the casinos have to tighten the payout percentage of the slot machines to make enough money to pay the government.
I think in some countries, the gambling tax can be as high as 33%.
The casino still has to pay corporate tax.
@desertdawg (312)
• United States
8 Jun 16
I think it is lower overhead and location, location, location. The locals seem to support the tribal casinos and the casinos provide jobs, entertainment and many contribute to local causes more than Corporate America.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
19 Apr 16
no tribal ones here as I am in the UK but casinos are springing up in every city - I expect the growth of online gambling will hit some of them hard though
@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
17 Apr 16
We have few casinos in our country and they are located in Manila, the metropolis.
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@desertdawg (312)
• United States
17 Apr 16
Are they privately owned and run? In some places I understand the government runs them.
