Published today in the Enterprise-Record

I had always had the greatest respect for Native Americans. That is, until the day they were induced by Big Gambling to engage in an enterprise that is a tribute to avarice, and an invitation to personal moral and financial degradation.

Casino gambling, which reached its apex under the aegis of gangsters, can be commended for only one thing. They freely admit they have tipped the odds heavily in their favor. Therefore, Indian casinos appeal to the greed and ignorance of those who believe they can win consistently, when they have been told they cannot.

Then, Sandra Knight, vice chair of the Medhoopda Tribe, in her letter on June 6, naively asserts that Big Gambling "has no authority over the (Tribe's) project," that being the building of yet another casino which is neither needed nor wanted.

I would ask her, and the Indians of America, why doesn't the tribe choose some commercial enterprises that are more morally uplifting and beneficial to society, and get out from under the thumb of Big Gambling?