I think there is a way to preserve the Indians 'right to fish' but do it without nets and make it fair to all. BB had the right idea by immediately granting all of them charter lisences, heck they would make more in a day doing that than they do netting, and its easier work. Aside from that, some of the towns on the coast and elsewhere would be atracting tourists to come in and fish, rather than heading to Alaska and other fishing areas. The kicker is, when they come in off of that charter feeling great cause they have a limit of salmon/stealhead, they can clean up and then head over to the casino and dump a pile of cash into it. This could effectively rocket the amount of available cash the tribes now have. Instead, they have the non-vision we see today.

As far as my proposed trade, you all have been to fishing villages and seen the types of houses, boats, etc. that most live in. Pretty depressing to say the least. Ever been to Vegas? Seems theres a little more money to be made in gaming.

I've always thought if tribes had any business sense at all, they would pick a central location to all the tribes that falls on one tribes land near the population centers, and build a mini vegas. If they alotted a number of acres to each tribe and each built a unique casino, most likely in partnership with one of the big boys from L.V. or A.C., they would have a good operation. Its kind of like the 'mall' approach. Heck of alot easier than driving around somewhere else when you get tired of the shop your in.

Steve