Legal Opinion

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community v. Hope

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 9, 1994No. Nos. 92-2954, 92-3056 and 92-3312PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Little Six, Inc., the Lower Sioux Community, and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, (collectively “the Tribes”) appeal three decisions upholding regulations drafted by the National Indian Gaming Commission (“the Commission”) which classify Keno as a Class III game under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2721 (1988). We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1988, Congress passed IGRA and created the Commission. Under IGRA, gaming on Indian land is divided into three categories. Class I gaming includes social games and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

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  2. K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Good Samaritan Hospital v. ShalalaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. South Dakota v. BourlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community v. HopeDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1992

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Passamaquoddy Tribe v. State of MaineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  2. Seneca-Cayuga Tribe v. National Indian Gaming CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  3. Bruce H. Lien Co. v. Three Affiliated TribesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. 103 Electronic Gambling DevicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Little Six, Inc., a Corporation Chartered by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community v. Anthony J. Hope, in His Capacity as Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission Jana McKeag in Her Capacity as Commissioner of the National Indian Gaming Commission National Indian Gaming Commission, a Commission Established Within the United States Department of the Interior, the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota v. National Indian Gaming Commission Janet Reno Attorney General of the United States, Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe v. United States of America Janet Reno, in Her Capacity as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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