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...Hill at the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The agency, which oversees Native American affairs, decides, among other things, which tribes qualify for federal recognition--and are thus entitled to build a casino and receive federal benefits. Not surprisingly, as Indian gaming has evolved from bingo halls to a multibillion-dollar industry, the number of tribes clamoring for recognition has soared: there are now 337 tribes in the lower 48 states--up almost 25% since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indian Casinos: Playing The Political Slots | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

...works sold 11 million copies in the U.S. in 2001 alone. The online fantasy game EverQuest pulls in more than $5 million a month from its half a million subscribers, and the fantasy card game Magic: The Gathering boasts 7 million players. The business of fantasy has become a multibillion-dollar reality, and science fiction is starting to feel, well, a little 20th century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feeding On Fantasy | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

...answer depends mostly on the situation in your local TV market. Prices and channel packages vary wildly. Cable companies are in the midst of multibillion-dollar fiber-optic upgrades, which means that some places have better service than others. Meanwhile DISH and DirecTV say that unless they merge, they can't offer local channels--NBC, ABC, CBS, the WB and Fox affiliates, for example--to every American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Dish or Not to Dish | 10/28/2002 | See Source »

...answer depends mostly on the situation in your local TV market. Prices and channel packages vary wildly. Cable companies are in the midst of multibillion-dollar fiber-optic upgrades, which means that some places have better service than others. Meanwhile DISH and DirecTV say that unless they merge, they can't offer local channels - NBC, ABC, CBS, the WB and Fox affiliates, for example - to every American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Satellite TV Right for You? | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

DIED. W. CLEMENT STONE, 100, positive-thinking philanthropist who turned $100 of his savings into a multibillion-dollar insurance empire that later became the Aon Corp.; in Evanston, Ill. He used his wealth to make $275 million in charitable contributions and political donations, including millions he gave to Richard Nixon's election campaigns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Sep. 16, 2002 | 9/16/2002 | See Source »

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