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JULY 3, 2000 Tribes wishing to initiate Class III gaming on their land must negotiate with the state and enter into a compact under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988. However, tribes are left with few remedies if the state refuses to negotatiate. In 1996, the Supreme Court in Seminole v. Florida struck down a clause in IGRA which said tribes could sue a state if the state did not negotiate. Regulations instituted by the Department of Interior whicih allow the Secretary to authorize compacts if the state refuses are under challege by the states of Florida and Alabama.
Tribes left with few alternatives (The Lincoln Journal Star 7/3)
Tribes try to work with limitations
Facebook TwitterJULY 3, 2000 Tribes wishing to initiate Class III gaming on their land must negotiate with the state and enter into a compact under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988. However, tribes are left with few remedies if the state refuses to negotatiate. In 1996, the Supreme Court in Seminole v. Florida struck down a clause in IGRA which said tribes could sue a state if the state did not negotiate. Regulations instituted by the Department of Interior whicih allow the Secretary to authorize compacts if the state refuses are under challege by the states of Florida and Alabama.
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Tribes left with few alternatives (The Lincoln Journal Star 7/3)
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