Plunker - I-892 attempts to address one aspect of the dichotomy between Tribal sovereignty and Tribal Super Citizenship???? WOW... sorry but I-892 is about gambling, not any of that other stuff that bothers you.

Aunty - If you want to talk about who had a monopoly, lets talk about another sovereign... the State of Washngton. THEY are the ones that had a monopoly and it was called the LOTTERY. And the State was sure as heck not going to let the Tribes cramp their style. Fortunately, however, the federal government saw that inequity and passed the act allowing indian gaming.

fuzzy - see above

stlhdfishn - Tribes get financing to start up just like any business does. There might even be some that get their financing from a gambling company... but most get their financing from other Tribes... seems that get better deals that way, imagine that. Most Tribal Casinos are owned by the Tribe outright after several years. What you DON'T see with Tribal Casinos is a Candian gambling company OWNING 51% of a Casino as is often the case with non-Indian casinos.

goinfishin - Thanks for the supporting remarks.

grandpa - funny... (I am not a member of an Indian Tribe) but you must be getting rusty because you asked me that question before a few months back... seems to be your standard question for people who do not share your views about tribes. You might want to think of a new line for future use. Of course if I were the type that liked to fire off snappy come-backs I could ask you what Ayrian Nation Chapter you belonged to, right?

Rory - Well, I don't have any answers for you... it all seems to be about saving you 30 bucks on your property taxes no matter what... eh?

Plunker - "The bulk of the contributions for I-892 are from local gambling establishments"... And these are largely owned, partnered, backed, controlled, etc. by the Canadian and Nevada gambling corporations... like I said before.... at least the Tribes are backing their interests with their own money.