Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

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The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a 1988 U.S. federal law that establishes the legal framework and regulatory structure for Native American gaming operations on tribal lands.

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Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American law
United States federal law
gaming law
allocatesAuthority federal government
states
tribal governments
appliesTo Native American tribes
tribal lands
classifies Indian gaming into three classes
codifiedIn Title 25 of the United States Code
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates National Indian Gaming Commission
dateEnacted 1988-10-17
defines Class I gaming
Class II gaming
Class III gaming
enactedBy United States Congress
establishes National Indian Gaming Commission
inResponseTo Supreme Court decision in California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalBasisFor expansion of tribal casinos in the United States
limits state taxation of tribal gaming revenues
policyArea Native American economic development
gambling regulation
protects tribal sovereignty in gaming matters
publicLawNumber Public Law 100-497
purpose to ensure that Indian tribes are the primary beneficiaries of gaming operations
to establish federal standards for Indian gaming
to promote strong tribal governments
to promote tribal economic development
to promote tribal self-sufficiency
to provide a statutory basis for the operation and regulation of gaming by Indian tribes
to shield Indian gaming from organized crime and other corrupting influences
regulates Indian gaming
tribal gaming operations
regulatoryBody National Indian Gaming Commission
requires federal approval of tribal–state compacts
tribal gaming ordinances to be approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission
tribal–state compacts for Class III gaming
requiresUseOfRevenuesFor donating to charitable organizations
funding operations of local government agencies
funding tribal government operations or programs
promoting tribal economic development
providing for the general welfare of the Indian tribe and its members
shortName IGRA
signedBy Ronald Reagan
signingPresident Ronald Reagan
title Indian Gaming Regulatory Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988
yearEnacted 1988

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Native Americans legalDocument Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act title Indian Gaming Regulatory Act self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988