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Published: April 20, 2008
Rapid growth of tribal casinos now paying off
By Sheila Stogsdill
Throughout the 20th century, the state's landscape was covered with gushing oil derricks that often created millionaires overnight.

Now at the dawn of the next century, those oil derricks largely have been replaced as moneymakers by the gaming industry, as Oklahoma has experienced an unprecedented growth in casinos operated by American Indian tribes.

According to a report published in February by Native Nations,...

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