Sep
5
2009
The Yakama Nation in Washington state tried to help jump start the economy by issuing "stimulus" money to each of its members. Each of the Nation's some 10,213 members received $2,000. But now the NIGC says the stimulus payments violate IGRA, since they constitute per capita payments.Per Caps
To Per Cap or Not to Per Cap, That’s the (Ballot) Question
Jun
20
2007
Members of the Gila River Indian Community, located near Phoenix, soon will be voting on whether the tribe’s government should provide per capita payments using revenue from its three Community casinos. Since the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act specifies the terms for revenue distribution that must be met before a tribe can elect to provide per caps, which include providing for governmental services and a tribe’s general welfare, such payments actually are relative
