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  • Advice from a rancher: The risks make it fun

    Today's economic woes remind Mary Flitner of a horse race years ago and the important lesson it taught her: Times are always tough for ranchers, so you might as well enjoy the gamble!

  • A paper with bite

    The Taos Horse Fly, with its biting journalism, does its best to live up to its name

  • Why did Norton really leave Interior?

    If outgoing Interior Secretary Gale Norton didn’t receive a push out the door, she certainly deserved one after her involvement in the sleazy Jack Abramoff scandal

  • Legend of the Eagleman

    Wayne Parrish’s Legend of the Eagleman is a suspenseful and engaging novel set in the world of tribal casino gambling

  • Casinos coming to Navajo Nation

    After long resistance to gambling, the Navajo Nation has decided to allow casinos on the reservation

  • In Washington, the most outrageous sins are legal

    Given the incestuous nature of politics and lobbying in Washington, D.C., and the corruption inherent in the gambling industry, the rise of an opportunist like Jack Abramoff was all but inevitable

  • Nation’s largest tribe keeps casinos out

    The Navajo Nation has said no to legalized gambling, but under Arizona’s new Proposition 202, the tribe may benefit from gambling on other reservations

  • Tiny tribe bets its community on casino

    Washington’s 194-member Stillaguamish Tribe has demolished its only village to make room for a casino, but now the casino’s financiers are under investigation, and the tribe’s gaming permit is in limbo

  • Unions take a gamble on California tribes

    In California, a new law opens the door to union organizing in 58 Indian-owned casinos in the state.

  • Gambling with the future?

    Some members of the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico fear that plans to add a resort hotel and casino will bankrupt the tribe, especially since the tribe's existing casino is already in financial trouble.

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