ICT NEWSCAST | August 7, 2026 | Gaming, America 250, comedy and more
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The ICT Newscast for Friday, August 7, 2026, covers the casino leaders, America 250, Native comedy, Indigenous authors and more.
00:13 Census Bureau Study: Casinos Boost Native Standard of Living, Industry Says
04:12 America at 250: Native Communities Confront a Legacy Written Into the Nation’s Founding
12:14 From the Rez to the Screen: Lil’ Mike and Funny Bone on Comedy, Music and “Reservation Dogs”
16:55 Native Author Fuses Hip-Hop with Tradition
21:23 Unseen Curtis Photographs of Indigenous America Come to Light
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@alexanderleuchte5132
August 7, 2026 at 7:57 pm
"Native Americans experience problem gambling at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population, with research indicating a problem gambling rate of 18% compared to 8% nationally."
-"Sociocultural Influences on Gambling and Alcohol Use Among Native Americans in the United States".
J Gambl Stud 2015
@alexanderleuchte5132
August 7, 2026 at 7:57 pm
* As long as the primary custoner base is tourists and outside visitors and not tribal members gambling away their paycheck. I've heard mixed feelings for example from the Navajo Nation