 What is the overall tone of the passage?
She begins referring to the "gaming industry." It is tough slogging, but for the first time I sense that this commission--though divided, underfunded, timid, and without any power beyond exhortation--isn't entirely useless. It is starting to become clear what that report will say. Similarly, the commission will try to reduce gamblers' access to cash by limiting the size of ATM advances and prodding casinos to remove the machines from their floors. Because it provides superb cover for them. The cigarette agenda will also distract the commission and the public from the true reasons for worry. As several readers pointed out to me, "Indian country" is a common phrase in the West and has no derogatory connotations.
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