Indian Gambling Grows in Alabama While Non-Indian Revenue Falls

A just published national report shows that in Alabama revenue from Indian gambling is growing at record speed, however, revenue from non-Indian gambling keeps falling.

A newly published national report shows that once again Indian gambling revenue in Alabama has grown.
Vin Narayanan, the editor-in-chief of the almanac said that Indian casinos were thriving as they don’t fall under state laws. Hence they have grown while Alabama shuts down non-Indian casinos such as VictoryLand in Shorter.
Revenue from non-Indian operations, mainly dog tracks, fell by 2.4% in 2011 continuing a downwards trend that started in 2000. According to Narayanan the “Indian casinos have no impact on that.” Instead he explained that dog tracks are a dying business as the audience is aging and doesn’t have the disposable income it once did.