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Article: Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y., Indian Gaming Column.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- July 26, 2002
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By Tom Wanamaker, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 26--With so much attention focused upon such topics as gaming's effect on the economic vitality of Indian tribes, industry regulation and compulsive gambling, to name but three, often lost in the shuffle are casino patrons themselves. Just who are these people pulling the handles on the "one-armed bandits" or waiting for an ace at the blackjack tables? And where do they come from? A recently published report sheds some light on these and other questions.
Commissioned by Las Vegas-based Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the "Profile of the American Casino ...