Native American Casino Gambling in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

History of Casino Gambling in the U.S.

When the first bet was made is not known, but odds are that it was before recorded history. In all probability gambling is one of the older forms of human activities (Rafferty 1993).

Gambling has played a major role in the frontier of the United States. Motion pictures, novels, and television shows have documented gambling activities as a core feature of the frontier cultural landscape. Considered a vice by social reformers in the early twentieth century, gambling was subsequently banned by state legislatures, although gambling activities were never forbidden in federal law.

Until New Jersey authorized ...