High Stakes: Florida Seminole Gaming and Sovereignty

by Jessica R. Cattelino

Book Overview

In 1979, Florida Seminoles opened the first tribally operated high-stakes bingo hall in North America. At the time, their annual budget stood at less than $2 million. By 2006, net income from gaming had surpassed $600 million. This dramatic shift from poverty to relative economic security has created tangible benefits for tribal citizens, including employment, universal health insurance, and social services. Renewed political self-governance and economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822342278
• ISBN13: 9780822342274
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"