Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal (R) said the state "missed the boat" on Indian gaming due to its opposition to the Northern Arapaho Tribe.

Freudenthal said the state will have to wait until the Interior Department issues gaming rules for the tribe. "Now the state is sitting on the sidelines. We're not even a party in these negotiations," he was quoted as saying.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on July 11, 2005, reaffirmed that the tribe has the right to offer the "full gamut" of Class III games because the state doesn't outlaw them.

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