By Sue Doerfler | The Republic | azcentral.com
Arizona is one of only seven states that take an active regulatory role in Indian gaming and oversight, according to a General Accountability Office report that reviewed the effectiveness of regulation over the past 25-plus years.
That oversight has helped build credible facilities to create an economic growth engine for Arizona tribes, according to state gaming representatives.
The other states that take active regulatory roles are Connecticut, Kansas, Louisiana, New York, Oregon and Wisconsin.
Arizona also is among six states that accounted for about 60 percent of all Indian gaming operations and Indian gaming revenue generated in 2013, said the report, “Indian Gaming: Regulation and Oversight by the Federal Government, States, and Tribes.” It was released last month.
