[_redbird_]

The price depends on the time and the casino. Firelake still offers a great breakfast buffet for around $5.

Firelake Grand's lunch is about $10 during the week. But we get the 1/2 off coupon and that makes them $5. We rarely go for the weekend supper, but the Sunday brunch is fantastic. Beats mickey-d's.

I don't care about the so-called stereotype that BobbyH mentions about Indians. The community benefits as well as the roads.

If people want to fill the coffers, then why not let the tribe benefit instead of the Mob, that's my take on it.

Ch-ching!

[Goodpasture]

I'm just glad you red folk get to scalp the white folk and no one tries to shoot you or put you on reservations..............

[_redbird_]

The slots are equal opportunity scalpers.

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

I'm just glad you red folk get to scalp the white folk and no one tries to shoot you or put you on reservations..............

According to my NA History professor, the white folk did their share of scalping also.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by ccarter1

I will be relocating to Little Rock and want some information on the casinos nearby (Oklahoma, Mississippi).

Which ones are nearest to Little Rock?

Little Rock, you would want to look into Tunica gambling. It is more like Vegas (actually Laughlin) than the Indian casinos are.

Nita

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by MajorHart

I have nothing against Indians - I saw a number of them when I was in OK before but never really had any close contact.

I don't mind them owning casinos but I wonder WHY others aren't allowed to have casinos here or even a few one arm bandits.

I imagine have a couple or three one arm bandits would help some small Mom & Pop stores stay in business.

I don't gamble much - hardly ever, except for playing the lottery a little here in Missouri.

But I've already paid taxes on my money - so if I want to gamble it away - why does someone else forbid me doing that?

On the road to Las Vegas when we lived in California -we saw Lucky's Grocerys with one armed bandits in there - it wasn't a problem for them.

Freeing up the small gambling operations would help a lot of people and those that don't like it would just not go there.

The Casino in Missouri where my wife works is owned by a lasvegas group - they are not Indian. In Missouri we have an attorney general that is deadset against all forms of gambling.

I read now that Kansas wants to operate it's own casino and the Indian tribes in Oklahoma want to operate it for them.

all opinions welcome - I hope this isn't too far offtopic.

MajorHart

Boy are you opening yourself up for some interesting debate here. I agree with you on the subject of gambling, If I want to gamble, as long as I am not living off the government, it is my business. Now, for your questions: Well MO, like Ms pretty much confines gambling to river boats or so they are called. for some reason states or the federal government has allowed River Baot gambling starting with La about 20 years ago.

The Indian reservations are allowed to have casinos on their land as it is federal land and approved, again, by the government as a means of helping their people. I know this is a pretty simplified explanation, but the best I can think of. Again, I agree with you. Yes, the governor of MO is opposed to gambling but the casinos were enacted prior to his election.

Oh am for cheap buffets, I don't consider $10 for a lunch buffet cheap by any means.

Nita

[karibear]

Originally Posted by MajorHart

I have nothing against Indians - I saw a number of them when I was in OK before but never really had any close contact.

I don't mind them owning casinos but I wonder WHY others aren't allowed to have casinos here or even a few one arm bandits.

I imagine have a couple or three one arm bandits would help some small Mom & Pop stores stay in business.

I don't gamble much - hardly ever, except for playing the lottery a little here in Missouri.

But I've already paid taxes on my money - so if I want to gamble it away - why does someone else forbid me doing that?

On the road to Las Vegas when we lived in California -we saw Lucky's Grocerys with one armed bandits in there - it wasn't a problem for them.

Freeing up the small gambling operations would help a lot of people and those that don't like it would just not go there.

The Casino in Missouri where my wife works is owned by a lasvegas group - they are not Indian. In Missouri we have an attorney general that is deadset against all forms of gambling.

I read now that Kansas wants to operate it's own casino and the Indian tribes in Oklahoma want to operate it for them.

all opinions welcome - I hope this isn't too far offtopic.

MajorHart

A few years back when I was in MO visiting relatives, they were really hot about the casino situation. Seems that they are legal as long as they float, but they can't be on land. The moral majority would like to see them all outlawed everywhere, not just in MO, because gambling is immoral and shouldn't be allowed. People get addicted to gambling, after all. They just don't quite get the concept that morality [or lack thereof] can't be controlled by legislation. Seems to me if they legalized it and put it under the state's control, they could make enough in profits to pay for some of the things needing to be fixed and upgraded that are always also being complained about. But that's just my opinon, I've always felt that the best way to control anything was to legalize it first, like prostitution and drugs, but that's a whole 'nother soapbox.

[_redbird_]

Originally Posted by nmnita

The Indian reservations are allowed to have casinos on their land as it is federal land and approved, again, by the government as a means of helping their people.
Nita

LOL. Yeah, right. The US Govt. probably allowed it because some lawyer found a loophole and took advantage of it or because the US Govt felt it would take the pressure off them to own up to the billions of dollars they owe to various tribes over mismanaged BIA funds.

Either way, the tribes are starting to find out money has a way of pulling politics in their favor.

Game on!

Here is a partial list.

Indian Gaming | Find a Casino

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by redbird4848

LOL. Yeah, right. The US Govt. probably allowed it because some lawyer found a loophole and took advantage of it or because the US Govt felt it would take the pressure off them to own up to the billions of dollars they owe to various tribes over mismanaged BIA funds.

RB, certainly you don't really believe that the US Government would ever LIE to the indian tribes, do you?????

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by redbird4848

LOL. Yeah, right. The US Govt. probably allowed it because some lawyer found a loophole and took advantage of it or because the US Govt felt it would take the pressure off them to own up to the billions of dollars they owe to various tribes over mismanaged BIA funds.

Either way, the tribes are starting to find out money has a way of pulling politics in their favor.

Game on!

Here is a partial list.

Indian Gaming | Find a Casino

wow, I am not defending or supporting the reason, only giving it....

Nita