Tribes Bet on Golf Luring in Gamblers
Dacotah Ridge Golf Club sits deep inside Minnesota farm country, far from any four-lane highways and surrounded by towns with tiny populations. But the remote location hasn't kept golfers from flocking to test their skills against the stiff winds, rolling hills and demanding greens at the club, whose owner, the Lower Sioux Indian Community, just happens to operate the Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel a few miles up the road. In Minnesota and elsewhere, American Indian tribes that have mastered the casino gambling trade are increasingly venturing into the golf course business.
The immaculate layouts springing up around the country are routinely winding up on must-play lists of leading golf magazines. The native tribes that own casinos are realizing that you have to have something more than just a casino to bring guests in, said Henry Boulley, a member of Michigan's Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa and the organizer of the Native American Cup golf tournament.
May 21, 2006
Posted By Hector Rodriguez
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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