IGRA
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IGRA is a United States federal law enacted in 1988 that establishes the regulatory framework for gaming operations on Native American tribal lands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IGRA canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2682033 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IGRA Context triple: [Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, shortName, IGRA]
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IRG
IRG is the commonly used abbreviation for the International Rice Genebank, a major global repository for conserving rice genetic diversity.
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IARD
IARD (Investment Adviser Registration Depository) is an electronic filing and public disclosure system used by investment advisers in the United States to register and report information to regulators and investors.
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IG
IG is the commonly used abbreviation for the Irish Guards, an infantry regiment of the British Army known for its ceremonial duties and operational deployments.
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HIB
HIB is the National Rail station code for High Brooms railway station in Kent, England.
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IRIA
IRIA (Institut de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique) was the original French national research institute for computer science and automation, later becoming INRIA, and played a key role in early networking and informatics research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IGRA Target entity description: IGRA is a United States federal law enacted in 1988 that establishes the regulatory framework for gaming operations on Native American tribal lands.
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A.
IRG
IRG is the commonly used abbreviation for the International Rice Genebank, a major global repository for conserving rice genetic diversity.
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B.
IARD
IARD (Investment Adviser Registration Depository) is an electronic filing and public disclosure system used by investment advisers in the United States to register and report information to regulators and investors.
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C.
IG
IG is the commonly used abbreviation for the Irish Guards, an infantry regiment of the British Army known for its ceremonial duties and operational deployments.
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D.
HIB
HIB is the National Rail station code for High Brooms railway station in Kent, England.
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E.
IRIA
IRIA (Institut de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique) was the original French national research institute for computer science and automation, later becoming INRIA, and played a key role in early networking and informatics research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal law ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IGRA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Indian Gaming Commission ⓘ |
| aimsTo | balance tribal sovereignty with federal oversight in gaming ⓘ |
| allows | per-capita payments to tribal members under certain conditions ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federally recognized Indian tribes ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 25 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates | National Indian Gaming Commission ⓘ |
| defines | three classes of gaming ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| establishes | regulatory framework for Indian gaming ⓘ |
| governs |
bingo and certain non-banked card games as Class II gaming
ⓘ
casino-style games as Class III gaming ⓘ |
| grantsAuthorityTo |
National Indian Gaming Commission
ⓘ
United States Secretary of the Interior ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of the Interior
|
| hasJurisdiction | Indian lands as defined in the Act ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle |
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988
|
| impact | enabled expansion of tribal casinos in the United States ⓘ |
| legalArea |
Native American law
ⓘ
gaming law ⓘ |
| objective | to ensure fair and honest gaming operations on Indian lands ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote strong tribal governments
ⓘ
to promote tribal economic development ⓘ to promote tribal self-sufficiency ⓘ to provide a statutory basis for Indian gaming regulation ⓘ to shield Indian gaming from organized crime and other corrupting influences ⓘ |
| regulates |
Class I gaming
ⓘ
Class II gaming ⓘ Class III gaming ⓘ gaming on Native American tribal lands ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians v. California
|
| requires |
federal approval of tribal–state compacts for Class III gaming
ⓘ
tribal gaming ordinances approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission ⓘ tribal–state compacts for Class III gaming ⓘ use of gaming revenues for tribal governmental and charitable purposes ⓘ |
| setsCondition |
Class I gaming is within exclusive tribal jurisdiction
ⓘ
Class II gaming is subject to tribal regulation and NIGC oversight ⓘ Class III gaming requires both tribal and state agreement through compacts ⓘ gaming must be located in a state that permits such gaming for any purpose by any person, organization, or entity ⓘ tribes must have jurisdiction over lands where gaming occurs ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| signedOnDate | 1988-10-17 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | federal–tribal–state gaming compact negotiations ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | framework for licensing and oversight of tribal gaming operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: IGRA Description of subject: IGRA is a United States federal law enacted in 1988 that establishes the regulatory framework for gaming operations on Native American tribal lands.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act