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.

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IGRA canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
abbreviation IGRA ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Secretary of the Interior ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Indian lands as defined in the Act ⓘ
hasShortTitle 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 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 ⓘ

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Indian Gaming Regulatory Act → abbreviation → IGRA ⓘ
subject linked to: IGRA