From opposed bingo hall to blockbuster casino: 40 years of Yaamava’ tribal gaming

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Slot machines at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino. (Cato Hernández / LAist) Before the 1980s, tribal leaders of the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation were struggling to care for their people. That’s when, like many tribes, they decided to open a bingo hall on their reservation in San Bernardino County. Th...

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