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National Geographic Magazine - The Oglala-Sioux Nation
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Inside the Rosebud Casino, near the Nebraska South Dakota State line. Most of the customers at this establishment are Nebraska residents who come across as gambling is banned in their state. ..Many tribal governments have seen substantial improvements in their ability to provide public services to their members, building schools, making infrastructural improvements, and shoring up the loss of native traditions...Tribal gaming operations have not been without controversy, however. Some studies suggest that the presence of gambling establishments on reservations has led to an increase in the rate of compulsive gambling on reservations.

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Inside the Rosebud Casino, near the Nebraska South Dakota State line. Most of the customers at this establishment are Nebraska residents who come across as gambling is banned in their state. ..Many tribal governments have seen substantial improvements in their ability to provide public services to their members, building schools, making infrastructural improvements, and shoring up the loss of native traditions...Tribal gaming operations have not been without controversy, however. Some studies suggest that the presence of gambling establishments on reservations has led to an increase in the rate of compulsive gambling on reservations.