Off-Reservation Gaming
Posted by Kathryn and Steve
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Jun
18
2008
More on the National Indian Gaming Commission’s new “Section 20” regulations concerning gaming on newly acquired lands:
In section 2719(b), IGRA creates an exception for "lands are taken into trust as part of . . . (ii) the initial reservation of an Indian tribe acknowledged by the Secretary under the Federal acknowledgment process." In 25 C.F.R. section 292.6, the new regulations set forth four conditions for meeting the initial reservation exception.
Posted by Kathryn and Steve
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Jun
17
2008
The Interior Department's new "Section 20" regulations clarify when settlement lands will meet the exception to IGRA's general prohibition against gaming on newly acquired lands. In section 2719(b), IGRA creates an exception for "lands are taken into trust as part of . . . (i) a settlement of a land claim."
Posted by Kathryn and Steve
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Jun
11
2008
In section 2719 (or, as it's often called, "Section 20," in reference to the numbering of the statutory sections in bill form), the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) sets forth a general prohibition against tribal gaming on trust lands acquired after IGRA's date of enactment:
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, gaming regulated by this chapter shall not be conducted on lands acquired by the Secretary in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after October 17, 1988 . . . .
Posted by Kathryn and Steve
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Jun
9
2008
On May 19, the NIGC, through its acting general counsel, issued two opinions on whether particular land satisfied IGRA's "Indian land" requirement, so that the tribe could conduct gaming on the land.
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Jun
5
2008
On May 19, the NIGC, through its acting general counsel, issued two opinions on whether particular land satisfied IGRA's "Indian land" requirement, so that the tribe could conduct gaming on the land.
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Apr
7
2008
Some of you may have heard that the Interior Department recently issued a letter rejecting the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's (NY) plan for an off-reservation casino in the Catskills. The letter, issued by Interior Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, stated,
Posted by Kathryn and Steve
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Mar
26
2008
A reference to Kathryn's quotes on the Mashpee in Massachusetts showed up recently in this "Casino Friend" blog on the Mashpee Wampanoag casino plan.
The post asks,
