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In the United States, gambling is "illegal" (against the law) in most states. However, "reservations" or communities of Native American populations are allowed to make their own laws, and many of them have decided to make gambling legal. They have opened many casinos on their reservations and people travel for many miles to gamble there.

The casinos are usually very large buildings with restaurants, bars, and hotels. They are usually far from large cities. Inside the casinos, people can play slot machines, roulette, poker, blackjack, and many other gambling games.

Gambling on reservations is known as "Indian gaming" and it is very "controversial," which means that some people think it is good, and other people think it is bad. The people who don't like Indian gaming say that it encourages people to gamble and to lose money, and that it hurts their families. They also think that it isn't fair that Native American communities are the only people allowed to build casinos in most states.

People who like Indian gaming say that the casinos are an important source of "income" or money for the Native American "tribes" or small Indian nations. Because the tribes don't have to pay federal, state, or local taxes, Indian gaming is very "profitable," meaning it makes a lot of money for tribes that have been very poor. Most of the casinos give a lot of their money to a tribal organization that supports other community groups working on important "causes" such as education, environmental protection, or health programs.