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Study links tribal casino operations to higher incomes on reservations

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A working paper co-authored by UCLA Luskin professor Randall Akee found that American Indians on reservation lands experienced a 46.5% rise in real per-capita income, compared with 7.8% nationally. The paper said casino revenues supported infrastructure, employment and, in some tribal nations, cash transfers. It also reported an approximately 11% decline in childhood poverty during the first 20 years after the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act passed in 1988.

The findings inform tribal governments and investors about reported income and employment effects associated with casino revenues.

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