off-reservation

Existing casinos, as well as some tribes that already have gotten into the gambling business, pressured the Obama administration to keep the rule, fearing off-reservation gambling would increase competition at a time when their revenues were being hurt by the economic downturn.

Casino Developments Get a Boost A.D. Pruitt 2011

The Bureau will return to a policy that considers off-reservation casinos on a case-by-case basis.

Casino Developments Get a Boost A.D. Pruitt 2011

A year later, Congress passed legislation that tribes could build casinos off-reservation that were in the best interest of the tribe and not detrimental to the local community.

Casino Developments Get a Boost A.D. Pruitt 2011

Under these, tribes must satisfy three independent and distinct requirements in order to operate an off-reservation gambling site, including a rule that tribes must have land acquired in trust by the department for the benefit of the tribe.

Casino Developments Get a Boost A.D. Pruitt 2011

But off-reservation supporters promoted such development as a tax-free means to stimulate the economy.

Casino Developments Get a Boost A.D. Pruitt 2011

"We will proceed to process off-reservation gaming applications in a transparent manner, consistent with existing law."

Casino Developments Get a Boost A.D. Pruitt 2011

Tribal members whose gardens have produced surpluses, as well as a large-scale off-reservation organic farmer, Dwight Duke, shown below with Skye, offer fruits and vegetables at the market in return for cash or for USDA vouchers distributed to seniors by the tribe's Nutrition for the Elderly Program, run by Louella Harrison.

Stephanie Woodard: Buffalo Gardeners: Standing Rock Sioux Harvest Bison, Garden to Restore Health Stephanie Woodard 2011

Tribal members whose gardens have produced surpluses, as well as a large-scale off-reservation organic farmer, Dwight Duke, shown below with Skye, offer fruits and vegetables at the market in return for cash or for USDA vouchers distributed to seniors by the tribe's Nutrition for the Elderly Program, run by Louella Harrison.

Stephanie Woodard: Buffalo Gardeners: Standing Rock Sioux Harvest Bison, Garden to Restore Health Stephanie Woodard 2011

Tribal members whose gardens have produced surpluses, as well as a large-scale off-reservation organic farmer, Dwight Duke, shown below with Skye, offer fruits and vegetables at the market in return for cash or for USDA vouchers distributed to seniors by the tribe's Nutrition for the Elderly Program, run by Louella Harrison.

Stephanie Woodard: Buffalo Gardeners: Standing Rock Sioux Harvest Bison, Garden to Restore Health Stephanie Woodard 2011

The policy shift is poised to revive numerous plans for off-reservation casino projects, from the Columbus River George in Oregon to the Catskills in New York.

Casino Developments Get a Boost A.D. Pruitt 2011