Longtime gaming holdout, Navajos open 1st casino

Washington.' THE NAVAJO NATION IS SET TO OPEN ITS FIRST CASINO THIS WEEK. THE FIRE ROCK CASI...  More »

Washington.' THE NAVAJO NATION IS SET TO OPEN ITS FIRST CASINO THIS WEEK. THE FIRE ROCK CASINO IN CHURCH ROCK, JUST EAST OF GALLUP, WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WEDNESDAY. THE NAVAJO NATION HAD BEEN A LONG TIME GAMING HOLDOUT. TRIBAL MEMBERS HAD ARGUED THAT A CASINO WOULD DRAIN THE POCKETS OF NAVAJOS. NOW LEADERS ARE HOPING THE CASINO WILL BRING IN MUCH NEEDED REVENUE  « Less