Watchdog for $46 billion tribal gambling industry can’t enforce law without chairperson
The National Indian Gaming Commission has been without a chair since January, curbing its enforcement powers while tribal casinos continue to open and expand.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — On opening day at the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma’s new Harrah’s-branded casino, the tribe’s chairman watched customers pack the gambling floor while a queue of cars spilled out of the parking lot.