Inland
Casinos Profit from Coast Disaster
As reported by the Daily
Democrat: "The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians
presented a $4 million check to the Board of
Supervisors on Tuesday. The money represented
the tribe's annual payment for balancing the
effects of its large casino and resort in Brooks.
"'Our business has almost doubled
in Atmore,' said Arthur Mothershed, chief financial
officer for Poarch Creek Indian Gaming.
"At the Palace in Atmore and at gaming
operations on tribal lands in Montgomery and
Wetumpka, Alabama's only federally recognized
Indian tribe has electronic bingo very similar
to slot machines.
"Even smaller operations like Bingo Haven
on U.S. 90 in Mobile have enjoyed crowded parking
lots, according to Helen Miller, who manages
the Littlefield Corp. gaming operation.
"…While officials are reluctant
to share exact numbers, similar reports can
be heard at gambling oper ations across the
region -- from Mobile Greyhound Park and Bingo
Haven in Mobile to the Pearl River Resort near
Philadelphia, Miss…"
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