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Navajo casinos stimulate economy — at a cost

By Take Two Staff
Published Nov 25, 2013
Twin Arrows is the Navajo Nation's fourth casino. The tribe plans to open two more. So far the revenue is going into paying back the building loan. Eventually it will go to the tribal government to hire more police officers, build better schools and pave roads.
Twin Arrows is the Navajo Nation's fourth casino. The tribe plans to open two more. So far the revenue is going into paying back the building loan. Eventually it will go to the tribal government to hire more police officers, build better schools and pave roads.
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Courtesy of Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort
)

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Navajo casinos stimulate economy — at a cost

It's been five years since the Navajo Nation opened its first casino. For two decades the tribe resisted the lure of the quick money maker. They feared the social ills that tend to come with gaming -- compulsive gambling, alcoholism, crime and loss of culture.

From Flagstaff, Fronteras' Laurel Morales takes a look at gaming's impacts on the Navajo tribe.