Stockbridge-Munsee Community v. State of Wisconsin

Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701 - 21, establishes a framework under which tribes may conduct gambling on land held in trust for their use. Some kinds of gambling may be conducted by every tribe, in every state, without prior approval. But class III gambling, which includes slot machines and table games such as blackjack, may be offered only in states that allow at least some non-Indian groups to conduct similar gambling, and then only if tribe and state enter into a compact or contract covering the operation. 25 U.S.C. § 2710 . Both a federal…