Posts Tagged ‘IGRA’

Indian online gambling and casinos - Mohawk - Kahnawake Gaming Commission

Posted by Nicolae on December 19th, 2007 under Casinos, Gambling industry, Legislation, Online Gambling, Studies, Reports & Survey
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The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was passed with hope that tribe-operated casinos would provide a steady source of income for Native American communities. The income genereated from these casinos would aid reservation economic development. Many tribal governments have seen great improvements in their ability to provide public services [...]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)

Posted by Nicolae on December 18th, 2007 under Legislation
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The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (Pub.L. 100-497, 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.) is a 1988 United States federal law which establishes the jurisdictional framework that presently governs Indian gaming.

The Act establishes three classes of games with a different regulatory scheme for each:

Class I: traditional Indian gaming and social gaming for [...]