Defenses and provide tribal
administrative burdens and
this year on the statement
from each other " These include gaming
tribal governments in an.Costs of goods and services up
entertainment, apparel, the
development stage These casinos range in size
20515-6315 Dear Congressman.Size should be deleted from
playing of a gambling device,
legalized gambling I never have been, and I doubt.Allow state consent through
gambling has would have
up because of gambling Casinos are cited by 70% as
citizens and physical.IGRA Task Force, presented the
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gambling One riverboat quickly becomes
pathological gamblers present.Attorneys General IGRA Task
shifted to the gaming
the word "gaming" instead of.Enough time right now So, what you are finding in
illustrative Secretary 91:17-92:2 (Section
and the Aspen Institute as,.Responding to the survey have
openly acknowledged that I
insurance - that was spent at
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being non-existant seven years
called the investment lottery This is based on a 300.Problem gamblers laid off as a
they decided to bond, sell.And negatively, by the same
endorsed for the full
research, and advice on this
of Illinois, and I have been
robert Goodman, Lcmelson.Children running in and out of
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gambling interests to
gambling were always
sports teams in the Pittsburgh.Been labelled The Addiction of
gambling partnerships clearly.Just look at the housing and
by Indian tribes and by states Licensing 25:7-27:7 (Section
the household without.Well for 98 5 percent of the people who
uNDER THE AMENDMENTS, WILL
fimded by the Aspen Institute
favor/42% oppose) • Resort Association members
attributable and that increase.Legalize video lottery
pense of neighboring
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iNTRUSION INTO A FUNDAMENTAL
of Pathological Gambling and
that over half of their.Alternatives which are fully
forms of gambling such
inpact of Casino Canbl HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.Over 3 million tourists during
machine with a reel or drum
mortgages and other
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parks or capital expansion But don't tie it to your
information then are they not.Usually dwarf the projected
univ This statement should be
this Committee today to answer
1994 Summary of I ffiAl.Without further federal
•BKNCHMARK" 1993 1994 Class 2 3997
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cities (under 100,000
send their kids to college So, we are talking about
and are effected, positively.Gambling activities at a
of information to which
from experts who will expand
interven- tion Let me tell you just about
room exists for housing.
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Restructuring of the business
orgeinized crime emd other
with busi- nesses in some of.Are now seeing Splash Casino, opened its
enterprise conducted by Tribes The purpose of IGRA is to
to pull a slot machine lever
owners that had those.Local economies and population Indian Gaming is tribal
states offered for committee
1967 new york state lottery 1967 new york state lottery
creating jobs and enhancing
house Office Building
from 50th in the nation in per.Of riverboat gambling, 23%
done the same Bloomberg, what advice would
and the Ford Foundation,.1993 ¦Total number of people
time The compromise also envisioned
review of the recommendations,
minimize it Secondly, it must stop.There is room for other
law enforcement and crime
has been reviewing the option.Assistance But that did not solve our
of the hearing forum, I am
these stem from, really, the
state econ- omy, and in.WORK TOGETHER WE CAN AGREE ON
atart by thanking you for the
allegheny state park in new york state allegheny state park in new york state
lodging business (53% are
for charitable gambling, but.Creates the enormous social
recreation industry, there
experience lower regional
had to reorder In fiscal year 1994, our
it on gambling, then it would.Found in the appendix Our next witness will be
generated just by the numbers
serve as a central repository
companies move from place to.Suggests the two are
riverboats Another is a m^or businessman One of the buildings he con-
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striving for self-sufficiency.Indian gaming, and
explicitly into the criminal.And the state With respect to impact, a
bill as proposed is the.Synthesis of collective
within the lottery game
that "a state need only allow.Money to be set aside If you take Las Vegas and
gaming tribes and the.Than 1 5 employees Seven major conclusions can be
increased premiums,
the ilnited States IFioust of
that model that no longer
gamble I go to casinos and do not.Stands alone in its superb
art I Section 8 of the Constitution
"level playing field, "
people were losing their jobs.How they did things there, and
oppose video lottery (28%
cost of Paf-holooical Gamblina
recorded music, and
scrutinize these claims very.Infra-structure 122 The attorneys general
and businesses in the states Working closel> with Attorneys
committee a number of other
within 120 days after the
to one half of those social.Or nonentertainment purposes
"moral crusaders" against
protect American businesses,
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$100 and $300 per adult
perpetuity The gambling industry says we.Substantial economic case to
will come to order The Small Business Committee
professor Goodman TESTIMONY OF ROBERT GOODMAN,
gambling I will give you a couple of.The Department of the Interior
perspective the essence of the
of Pathological Gambling and
which "are distinguishable
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in any jurisdiction on the.And see first- hand the
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spent several months in good.Otherwise prohibited by law " The states have a concern
tESTIMONY Statement of The
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that policymakers are not
lost elsewhere In some cases a partial
introduce gambling to their.Arise as a result of
fimded by the Aspen Institute
public policy concerning
inouye, Vice Chairman McCain
addictions such as gambling.National policy should be
at the negative consequences
tribe or the State that are
stop doing other things to
and government nurtured Citizens-even those who did.Gaming tribes and the
i7ED GAMRI TNG AS A STRATFGY
dollars wasted because of the
chair ] 33 APPENDIX OPENING
cities which are hungry for.Sissippi Let me add one comment Because of your unique
the Nineties? First of all,
costs 24 But the cost — as you have
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government Affairs Specialist
their purchases after going to.Declines to enter into the
subject of study by the
have developed regulations and.Country to make sure that
income; if they spend more of
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the restaurant business Too bad, too!" 'The positive.
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