Twenty-three billion dollars. That's what Indian casinos rake in each year, according to the National Indian Gaming Commission. That's more than the gambling revenues of Nevada and New Jersey combined. And it's the kind of money that buys a lot of commercial and political clout. "We're creating such opportunity," says Ray Halbritter, chief executive of the Oneida Indian Nation of New York, whose Turning Stone Resort & Casino near Syracuse generates some $100 million in gross annual profit.
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机译：230亿美元。根据国家印度博彩委员会的调查，这就是每年印度赌场所赚的钱。这超过了内华达州和新泽西州的赌博总收入。正是这种钱购买了很多商业和政治影响力。 “我们正在创造这样的机会，”纽约奥尼达印第安人国家的首席执行官雷·哈尔伯特雷（Ray Halbritter）说，他在锡拉丘兹附近的Turning Stone Resort＆Casino每年产生约1亿美元的毛利润。
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