embarass him ! " as I was certain this would be the effect the moment I informed him that I ' m a card carrying ( yes , we carry cards ) member of an Indian nation . The other part just said , why bother ? I took a moment without disclosing my ancestry to inform him that it was a common misconception that the Indians were all taking home buckets of money from the gaming community but I could see it was simply a lost cause . Or at least not one for a business call .

Question: What may be the reason I was contemplating showing him my card ?
Answer: He asked for my card so he could contact me directly if he had any business questions .I wanted him to be able to contact me to do business with each other .I wanted him to have my phone number in case he had questions about gaming .To let him know I was a Native American and knew the real facts about our lives .