BIA delays effective date of Section 20 rules

Tuesday, June 24, 2008  

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has delayed the effective date of its controversial Section 20 gaming regulations.

The rules were supposed to go into effect on June 19. But in a notice being published in the Federal Register today, the BIA stayed the rules for another 60 days.

The rules establish standards for gaming on lands that are taken into trust after 1988. They implement Section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.