“I want you to leave it all to me. Go on, go back to the party.”
– Vito
Serious negotiations between the state and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are intensifying. The Cherokee want to invest in casinos because White Man’s policies of putting people of color on plantations and reservations really demoralized the races, acculturating generations in comfortable, no-pain-no-gain lifestyles. Like selling rubber tomahawks, gambling is one of the few enterprises entrenched stereotypes allow Native Americans to undertake anymore.
But there are turf wars. The state has long been accepted as the expert on vice, necessitating monopolistic control of liquor and gambling. Allowing the Cherokee Nation to host games of chance steals market share from the Education Lottery. It is therefore imperative, in a just society, for the state to define what games can be played in what areas, and how much tribute the Native Americans owe the governor for sharing the privilege of being the house that always wins.
“The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.”
– Stanley Kubrick
