Why are Native Americans associated with casinos?

Native American reservations do not fall under state jurisdiction, and are sovereign and subordinate only to the federal government. Laws have established their rights to support gaming on their lands, even if the state they are in does not allow gaming. read more

Native American Reservations are located in land no one else wanted. Bad pastures for grazing, poor land for farming, and not much use for anything. With the tribes being in forced poverty, this was found as a way to raise money, using property really not fit for anything else. read more

Native American gaming comprises casinos, bingo halls, and other gambling operations on Indian reservations or other tribal land in the United States. Because these areas have tribal sovereignty, states have limited ability to forbid gambling there, as codified by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. As of 2011, there were 460 gambling operations run by 240 tribes, with a total annual revenue of $27 billion. read more