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Slot machines are illegal in Alaska. So how is Klawock's casino in business?

Rhonda Ren drove from Craig to Klawock two days in a row to play the machines at the Klawock Casino. "I had lots of luck yesterday," Ren said while sitting in front of a machine. "I did great." Nearby, Robert Baza was coming away from his machine with $300. He had heard that the Klawock Cooperative Association opened the casino early last month,…
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Slot machines are illegal in Alaska. So how is Klawock's casino in business?
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Slot machines are illegal in Alaska. So how is Klawock’s casino in business?

Slot machines, like most kinds of gambling, aren't legal in Alaska. But in the Prince of Wales Island community of Klawock, the local tribe is now running more than 20 machines that look an awful lot like the kind of slots you might find on the floor of a Las Vegas casino. And it's all perfectly legal. Rhonda Ren drove from Craig to Klawock two…
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Slot machines are illegal in Alaska. So how is Klawock’s casino in business?
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