The growing involvement of US Indian tribal gaming interests in debates on whether individual states should legalise online poker or not is addressed in an interesting article in the publication “Indian Country Today”, written by noted columnist Dave Palermo.
Titled “Internet gambling: Threat or opportunity?” the well balanced article can be found at: http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/86925867.html
“The likelihood Internet poker will soon be legal in the United States is igniting a fear among some tribal leaders that online gambling will impact revenue from tribal government casinos. Internet gambling proponents contend the fears are unwarranted as online gamblers represent a segment of the public that is not patronizing casinos…..”