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  Indian Gaming Regulatory Act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Interim authority to regulate gaming Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Secretary shall continue to exercise those authorities vested in the Secretary on the day before October 17, 1988, relating to supervision of Indian gaming until such time as the Commission is organized and prescribes regulations.
Tribal gaming ordinances (a) Jurisdiction over class I and class II gaming activity (1) Class I gaming on Indian lands is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Indian tribes and shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Availability of class II gaming activity fees to carry out duties of Commission In fiscal year 1990 and thereafter, fees collected pursuant to and as limited by section 2717 of this title shall be available to carry out the duties of the Commission, to remain available until expended.
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 Legislative Guide - The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
The IGRA was enacted in response to several lawsuits by Indian tribes seeking to operate gaming activities on tribal lands in the face of opposition by states.
Generally, gaming is not authorized under the IGRA on Indian lands acquired after October 17, 1988, unless the land acquired is within or contiguous to existing Indian land or to former land of the tribe if the tribe no longer has a reservation.
Gaming activities may also be conducted on land newly acquired as a result of a land claim settlement, acknowledged as the tribe's initial reservation, or restored to federal recognition.
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 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The politics of Indian gaming: tribe/state relations and American federalism.
Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act: Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, on...
Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999: Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session,...
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 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Class II gaming is defined as the game of chance commonly known as bingo (whether or not electronic, computer, or other technological aids are used in connection therewith) and if played in the same location as the bingo, pull tabs, punch board, tip jars, instant bingo, and other games similar to bingo.
Class II gaming also includes non-banked card games, that is, games that are played exclusively against other players rather than against the house or a player acting as a bank.
Tribes retain their authority to conduct, license, and regulate class II gaming so long as the state in which the Tribe is located permits such gaming for any purpose and the Tribal government adopts a gaming ordinance approved by the Commission, Tribal governments are responsible for regulating class II gaming with Commission oversight.
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 Historical and Contemporary American Indian Gaming
Yoder's thesis on Bruce Babbitt and Indian gaming in Arizona focuses on the history of Federal Indian policy and the role of the Secretary of the Interior.
Gaming topics are covered in a wide variety of journals and newspapers.
The Arizona Department of Gaming regulates Indian gaming in Arizona.
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 No. 03-740: Ashcroft v. Seneca-Cayuga Tribe - Petition
IGRA states that "[t]he provisions of section 1175 of title 15 [the Johnson Act] shall not apply to any gaming conducted under a Tribal-State compact that-(A) is entered into under [25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)] by a State in which gambling devices are legal, and (B) is in effect." 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(6).
IGRA explicitly confines Class II gaming to "gaming [that] is not otherwise specifically prohibited on Indian lands by Federal law," 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(1)(A), and the Johnson Act is just such a specific prohibition against the possession or use of gambling devices in Indian country.
IGRA provides that the Johnson Act's prohibitions "shall not apply to any gaming conducted under a [t]ribal-[s]tate compact that" is entered into between "[a]ny Indian tribe having jurisdiction over the Indian lands upon which a Class III gaming activity is being conducted" in "a state in which gambling devices are legal." Id. § 2710(d)(3), (6).
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 WGA Indian Gaming Summit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
To examine issues raised by Indian gaming since the passage of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988.
The Act led to a boom in tribal gaming operations.
The purpose of the WGA Summit on Indian Gaming is to examine these issues from both sides and to seek common ground on possible changes to IGRA.
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 FindLaw Professionals: Indian Gaming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) represents an attempt by Congress to strike a balance between the rights of tribes to engage in activities generally free of state jurisdiction and the interests of states in regulating gaming activities within their boundaries.
The National Indian Gaming Commission is established within the Department of the Interior and given the authority and responsibility of administering IGRA.
Class II includes bingo and games similar to bingo which can be operated by a tribe if it is located in a state that permits that type of gaming for any purpose by any person or entity and if it is authorized by tribal resolution or ordinance.
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 Legislative Guide - Indian Gaming
The compacts require each tribe to establish a gaming regulatory authority or commission to supervise the operation of Class III gambling games pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the tribal council.
The regulatory authority or commission is responsible for proposing the regulations governing the conduct of all authorized Class III games, investigating any alleged violations and recommending remedial actions to correct any violation, and establishing and enforcing all occupational and other licensing requirements.
Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa/State of Iowa Gaming Compact (1995); Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska/State of Iowa Gaming Compact (1998); and Omaha Tribe of Nebraska/State of Iowa Gaming Compact (1998).
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 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Electronic Gaming Monthley on The Favorite Pages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The intent of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act for the federal government.The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act IGRA Commission Structure.II The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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Gaming Commission's regulatory.At issue are Class III or Las Vegas-style games which under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act require a negotiated compact between tribe and state.December
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 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Nonetheless, controversy over the administration of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act persists and is demonstrative evidence that the push for self-governance on the part of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives is important and ongoing.
In addition, the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission must approve the tribal ordinance or resolution allowing the class II gaming where approval is conditioned upon certain safety requirements to insure that any revenue produced by the gaming goes to the tribe and is spent in an appropriate manner.
The Court ruled that under the Act's provisions providing for exceptions to the general rule against allowing gaming on newly acquired Indian lands within a State, the Governor of the State was required to concur with the federal government decision to grant an exception.
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 Online Games - Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Johnson Act ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Indian gaming is carried out under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.1 Section 2701 sets out
To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to include provisions relating to the payment and administration of gaming fees, and for other purposes.
Tribes of Indians in Wisconsin, as permitted by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 25 U.S.C. sec.
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 Welcome to The Puyallup Tribal Gaming Regulatory Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Any person seeking to conduct, operate, or manage any gaming activity on Indian Lands shall apply for and receive all necessary licenses from the Gaming Regulatory Office prior to engaging in such gaming activities.
This a not only a requirement of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, but is also necessary to protect the integrity of gaming and the assets of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians.
However, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act states all employees in a Tribal Gaming Operation shall have licenses, which require background investigations to be conducted.
www.ptgc.org /Licensing.html   (418 words)

  
 "the People's Paths home page!" Indian Gaming Regulatory Act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
(3) to declare that the establishment of independent Federal regulatory authority for gaming on Indian lands, the establishment of Federal standards for gaming on Indian lands, and the establishment of a National Indian Gaming Commission are necessary to meet congressional concerns regarding gaming and to protect such gaming as a means of generating tribal revenue.
(1) Class I gaming on Indian lands is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Indian tribes and shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(2) class III gaming conducted under a Tribal-State compact approved by the Secretary of the Interior under section 11(d)(8) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act that is in effect.
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 Attorney General March 25, 1994 Memorandum on the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Act provides a complex system of regulation and oversight that is designed to allow tribal governments to raise needed revenue and to shield those operations from criminal infiltration.
When the IGRA was enacted, Congress, recognizing that neither the tribes nor the federal government had the expertise to regulate more sophisticated forms of gaming, provided that Class III games should be conducted by the tribes pursuant to a state-tribal compact.
The overall constitutionality of the Act has been upheld, the classifying regulations of the NIGC have been sustained, and arguably ambiguous terms of the Act have been clarified by litigation.
www.usdoj.gov /ag/readingroom/indiangaming.htm   (495 words)

  
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 Family.org - CitizenLink - FNIF News - Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Debated on Capitol Hill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Perceived and actual abuse of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act has the attention of the U.S. Senate.
Indian tribes are seeking and establishing gambling casinos on non-Indian land.
He says an Indian tribe in Ohio made a court claim for four million acres, an area the size of Cleveland and Cincinnati combined, and would only drop the claim if a gambling casino was approved.
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 Department of Administration - Field Audit Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Wisconsin Tribal casinos are operated and regulated under the authority of the Compacts mutually entered into between the Tribes and the State of Wisconsin, as well as the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA).
The Compacts require that the electronic games of chance be operated as part of a computer network, or slot accounting system, which performs the recording of machine functions in real time as well as for later auditing.
In addition to electronic game and slot accounting system operations, the Office of Indian Gaming and Regulatory Compliance (OIGRC) conducts audits of all aspects of tribal gaming operations.
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 indian gaming regulatory act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments Act of 1995
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2467, known as the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, which is classified generally to this chapter...
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 Facts About American Indians Today
To be eligible for Bureau of Indian Affairs services, an Indian must (1) be a member of a tribe recognized by the federal government, (2) be of one-half or more Indian blood of tribes indigenous to the United States; or (3) must, for some purposes, be of one-fourth or more Indian ancestry.
Indian land is not under state law unless a federal law places it under state law.
The National Indian Gaming Commission was established by Congress to develop regulations for Indian gaming.
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 List of Social and Political Reforms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A concept mentioned in the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Acts which contends that "proactive" policies, like quota systems, are needed to ensure employment and education for minorities and women in response to the "vestiges" of past and present discrimination.
In 1994, Clinton's Goals 2000 Educate America Act was passed by Congress, committing the nation to 8 goals by the end of the century, including outcomes assessment, higher math/science scores, and integration of technology.
Under the Hatch Act of 1939, government employees were banned from participating in political activities, but this act of 1993 liberalized those restrictions, allowing any participation outside of running themselves and soliciting contributions from subordinates.
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 Welcome to The Puyallup Tribal Gaming Regulatory Office
In all decisions, the Puyallup Tribal Gaming Regulatory Office acts to promote and ensure integrity, security, honesty and fairness of the operation and administration of all gaming activities.
The Puyallup Tribal Gaming Regulatory is the Enforcement and Compliance Agency empowered to enforce the regulation of Class III and Class II Gaming on Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land.
The Puyallup Tribal Gaming Regulator Office is in place to protect the integrity of Gaming and to enforce the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, the Tribal-State Compact, Puyallup Tribal Gaming Code and Regulations in a joint effort with the National Indian Gaming Commission and the Washington State Gambling Commission.
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 Indian Gaming Casino at Online Casino Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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 Gambling and the Law - Status of Gambling Laws by I. Nelson Rose
Natives of Alaska are not Indians under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRA"), but Sen. Ted Stevens (R.) proposed an amendment to allow Alaska native regional corporations to be treated as tribes.
Arizona's casino gaming will look much like today's, only bigger: up to 29 casinos, 998 slot machines per tribe with a statewide cap of 15,675, 100 fljack and poker tables per casino, $25 slots, $500 fljack, $75/$150 poker, non-gaming tribes may transfer their slot allotments.
He wants the gaming tax to be 54%, which would be among the highest in the nation, although down from his original 75%.
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 FindLaw Professionals: Indian Gaming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
One ancient game called "stick game" among northwest tribes has variations among most tribes and is still played at tribal gatherings.
This article provides an overview of the development of Indian gaming law.The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), passed by Congress in 1988, is the centerpiece of Indian gaming law today.
Events leading to and following the passage of this act, as well as the act itself, constitute the body of Indian gaming law.
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 Gambling
Horse race betting is legal in 42 states and all Canadian provinces, dog race betting in 19 states, and jai alai games in four states.
In the United States, gambling operations vigorously promote their games, and states are counted among the owners and promoters.
This together with the fact that, with a very few exceptions, no wealth is created by gambling means that state governments are no longer acting as representatives of the public interest.43 State governments have joined the gambling industry in mass civic exploitation.
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This together with the fact that, with a very few exceptions, no wealth is created by gambling means that state governments are no longer acting as representatives of the public interest.
He believes that a cheating or corruption scandal will trigger the next gaming industry crash in about 35 years.
It would also protect communities from the unrepresentative and unfair legal leverage available to Native American tribal groups under the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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