The money comes from an 8 percent tax on gambling revenue and yielded $401 million last year.

They look at the gambling revenues and point to the beneficiaries: schools, the environment, economic development.

But annual gambling revenues, currently hovering around $3.8 billion, haven't grown significantly since 1994.

That gambling revenue has created jobs, bought homes and given many tribe members a good education.

Other states are trying to take larger shares of Indian gambling revenues.

The casino opened in 1993, after an assessment regarding the distribution of gambling revenue, was released.

A significant source of gambling revenue was poker, raising $750m between 1994-1996.

From the gambling revenue, 7 percent goes to the horse-racing industry.

But by law, tribes must receive the bulk of gambling revenue.

The internet business was shut down in spring 2002 after mounting costs started to exceed the gambling revenues.