Hearing held on Montana tribal-state compact bill

Friday, January 28, 2005  

The Montana House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a bill to codify the state's process for negotiating tribal gaming compacts.

Tribal and state representatives testified in favor of the measure. Sponsor Rep. Norma Bixby (D) said it sets up a legally defensible way to negotiate.

But opponents from religious and anti-gambling groups fear the bill will lead to more gaming and social ills.

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