Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
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The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a 1988 U.S. federal law that establishes the legal framework and regulatory structure for Native American gaming operations on tribal lands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Indian Gaming Regulatory Act canonical | 13 |
| Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T460926 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Context triple: [Native Americans, legalDocument, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act]
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C.
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
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D.
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E.
Butler Act
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Target entity description: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a 1988 U.S. federal law that establishes the legal framework and regulatory structure for Native American gaming operations on tribal lands.
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A.
Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 is a major U.S. federal law that modernizes and strengthens the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework, expanding regulatory powers, reporting requirements, and enforcement tools.
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B.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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C.
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act is a 2012 U.S. federal law designed to make it easier for small and emerging companies to raise capital by easing securities regulations and expanding access to public and private fundraising.
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D.
Act No. 127 of 1999
Act No. 127 of 1999 is the Japanese statute that formally defines and regulates the use of Japan’s national flag and national anthem.
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E.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American law
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United States federal law ⓘ gaming law ⓘ |
| allocatesAuthority |
federal government
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states ⓘ tribal governments ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Native American tribes
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tribal lands ⓘ |
| classifies | Indian gaming into three classes ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 25 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creates | National Indian Gaming Commission ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1988-10-17 ⓘ |
| defines |
Class I gaming
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Class II gaming ⓘ Class III gaming ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | National Indian Gaming Commission ⓘ |
| inResponseTo | Supreme Court decision in California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalBasisFor | expansion of tribal casinos in the United States ⓘ |
| limits | state taxation of tribal gaming revenues ⓘ |
| policyArea |
Native American economic development
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gambling regulation ⓘ |
| protects | tribal sovereignty in gaming matters ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 100-497 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure that Indian tribes are the primary beneficiaries of gaming operations
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to establish federal standards for Indian gaming ⓘ to promote strong tribal governments ⓘ to promote tribal economic development ⓘ to promote tribal self-sufficiency ⓘ to provide a statutory basis for the operation and regulation of gaming by Indian tribes ⓘ to shield Indian gaming from organized crime and other corrupting influences ⓘ |
| regulates |
Indian gaming
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tribal gaming operations ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | National Indian Gaming Commission ⓘ |
| requires |
federal approval of tribal–state compacts
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tribal gaming ordinances to be approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission ⓘ tribal–state compacts for Class III gaming ⓘ |
| requiresUseOfRevenuesFor |
donating to charitable organizations
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funding operations of local government agencies ⓘ funding tribal government operations or programs ⓘ promoting tribal economic development ⓘ providing for the general welfare of the Indian tribe and its members ⓘ |
| shortName | IGRA ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| title |
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988
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| yearEnacted | 1988 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Description of subject: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a 1988 U.S. federal law that establishes the legal framework and regulatory structure for Native American gaming operations on tribal lands.
Referenced by (16)
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this entity surface form:
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988
California Nations Indian Gaming Association
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this entity surface form:
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988
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Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
this entity surface form:
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988