This ain't your family's bingo game

SAN DIEGO — Indian gaming is always evolving. When a state, law or court case says no, tribal leaders find a different way and develop a new solution.

“Indian gaming did not start with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act,” said Judith Shapiro, an attorney with 30 years experience in Indian law. “Gaming was started by tribal leaders who didn’t ask permission. They opened up high-stakes bingo, in places where bingo was otherwise legal and said ‘you can’t regulate us.’”

From there Indian gaming went from a $100 million industry in the early days to a multi-billion dollar industry today. There are 515 tribal casinos operated by 250 different federally recognized tribes in 30 states.

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