Last year they earned more than $32 billion in revenue, according to the American Gaming Association (AGA), a leading trade organization for the gaming industry.Ī portion of the gaming revenue gets shared with individuals in tribes where the casinos are located. Today, 28 states have tribal casinos, which are hosted on reservations. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 paved the way for tribal gaming. That is why there is an effort to connect people to their culture in Native American communities. Doing all of those things are protective for health matters,” said Silver Wolf. And you can talk about going back to learning your language, learning your culture. “More-traditional Natives are more-healthy Natives. Silver Wolf said that Native Americans who aim to live a traditional life - such as going to ceremonies and refraining from alcohol and drugs - have the least amount of problems with gambling. I was involved in a study looking at American Indian gaming and how those two things play together and how one might protect the other or might influence the other,” said Silver Wolf, a Cherokee descendant.
“Substance-abuse disorder sort of co-occurs with gaming disorders. Louis, Missouri, studies gambling addiction, including among Native American gamblers. Washington University David Patterson Silver Wolf, a researcher at Washington University in St.
