Washington tribes oppose Class II regulations

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Washington tribes will be hurt by the National Indian Gaming Commission's new Class II regulations, a tribal leader said.

Tribes in the state are limited to a certain number of Class III machines under their compacts. So they offer Class II games to their customers.

“The market will diminish dramatically,” Ron Allen, who also serves as chairman of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, told The Bellingham Herald. “We would have a very difficult time with these proposals."

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Slot machine proposal could affect new Nooksack casino (The Bellingham Herald 11/1)

Federal Register Notices:
Classification Standards for Bingo, Lotto, Other Games Similar to Bingo, Pull Tabs and Instant Bingo as Class II Gaming When Played Through an Electronic Medium Using "Electronic, Computer, or Other Technologic Aids'" (October 24, 2007)
Technical Standards for Electronic, Computer, or Other Technologic Aids Used in the Play of Class II Games (October 24, 2007)
Definition for Electronic or Electromechanical Facsimile (October 24, 2007)
Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class II Gaming (October 24, 2007)