At the same time, gaming has brought new dilemmas to reservation communities and triggered outside accusations that Seminoles are sacrificing their culture by embracing capitalism. Renewed political self-governance and economic strength have reversed decades of U.S. This dramatic shift from poverty to relative economic security has created tangible benefits for tribal citizens, including employment, universal health insurance, and social services. By 2006, net income from gaming had surpassed $600 million. At the time, their annual budget stood at less than $2 million. In 1979, Florida Seminoles opened the first tribally operated high-stakes bingo hall in North America.
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