Hayworth pointed out that if the government taxes tribal revenues from gaming, then they also have to tax their own state lotteries. Their bill passed 217-205. Close, and close enough. Now some state governments take the approach that gaming devices may not cross their state lines, in order to prevent tribes from being able to receive shipments of gaming materials. First, it's important to understand that while the casinos definitely take in money, a great percentage of that money goes to management teams that administer the casino's day to day operations.
Few tribes manage their own properties.
That is slowly changing. For now, those shared profits are staggeringly huge, with the tribe usually being on the lesser side of the partnership. The costs of maintenance, advertising, expansion, etc are also quite large. Bet on it, the money will continue to roll in, but at a slower, lower pace in years to come. The mean income per tribal member jumped from less than 2000.00 per year, to 24,500.00 per year in the past few years.