Angie Craig: “The national Indian lottery is up and operating today, and State lotteries are not falling by the wayside. In fact, they…”

“The national Indian lottery is up and operating today, and State lotteries are not falling by the wayside. In fact, they are stronger than ever in their level of participation. They are as tightly regulated as is this national lottery. Do I advocate 10-year-olds using this? I do not, and they cannot. There is a screening process. They would be in violation of it. Yes, I guess if they stole their parent's credit card in the first instance it might work; in the second, it would not. Any winnings would be repealed and they might be in violation of the law. The reality is we have a national Indian lottery today that is deemed legal on the Internet. The amendment by Senator Kyl attempts to make it illegal. That is the reality with which we are dealing. I suggest that any effort to talk about great fears and scare tactics just doesn't fit because it is tightly, tightly controlled. We should allow Indian gaming to be regulated under Federal law as it currently is.”