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Arguably, gaming has boosted the prospects of many impoverished and downtrodden communities in Oklahoma?s Indian Country. Casino revenues have enabled tribes to improve facilities and schools, but critics say the human cost in gambling addiction and strife is too much. Still, Oklahoma has new casinos opening their doors regularly, and some gaming advocates even say Indian gaming?.is limitless.
Next Generation Radio's Micha Bitsinnie reports:
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Arguably, gaming has boosted the prospects of many impoverished and downtrodden communities in Oklahoma?s Indian Country. Casino revenues have enabled tribes to improve facilities and schools, but critics say the human cost in gambling addiction and strife is too much. Still, Oklahoma has new casinos opening their doors regularly, and some gaming advocates even say Indian gaming?.is limitless. Next Generation Radio's Micha Bitsinnie reports:
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Oklahoma Indian Gaming (Native Voice?s Radio Project)
Reporter: Micha Bitsinnie
Time: 4:15 (with lead)
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Arguably, gaming has boosted the prospects of many impoverished and downtrodden communities in Oklahoma?s Indian Country. Casino revenues have enabled tribes to improve facilities and schools, but critics say the human cost in gambling addiction and strife is too much. Still, Oklahoma has new casinos opening their doors regularly, and some gaming advocates even say Indian gaming?.is limitless. Native Voice?s Micha Bitsinnie reports:
Micha: At the Oklahoman Indian Gaming Association?s annual conference in
Oklahoma City, soft purple lights dance around a shimmering fog that floats at the entrance of its trade show.
(Native Chanting Music from stage room)
Micha: Inside the hall, jackpot bells ring and lucky sevens abound.
(Casino ambient sound)
Micha: Hu...
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Arguably, gaming has boosted the prospects of many impoverished and downtrodden communities in Oklahoma?s Indian Country. Casino revenues have enabled tribes to improve facilities and schools, but critics say the human cost in gambling addiction and strife is too much. Still, Oklahoma has new casinos opening their doors regularly, and some gaming advocates even say Indian gaming?.is limitless.
Next Generation Radio's Micha Bitsinnie reports:
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Review of Indian Gaming
This is a straight-forward summary of the affect that gaming has had on Indian reservations in Oklahoma. Its structure is in the NPR style of a brief scene at the top followed by acts and trax that highlight the pro?s and con?s of the issue at hand. The reporter?s writing and delivery are competent and easy to follow, and the story provides pertinent facts and figures. What the story lacks however is an emotional, or human element. Gaming has obviously had an enormous impact on the daily life of Native people in Oklahoma, yet I don?t get much of sense of this in this piece. By relying heavily on experts, I found myself wanting to hear the voices of everyday people whose lives have been changed for better, or for worse by this phenomenon.