Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 7-80, (1980)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided January 29, 1980PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETER J. NAZE, District Attorney Brown County
You ask whether Indian tribes are subject to the Bingo Control Act. Ch. 163, Stats. In the situation you have described, the Oneida Tribe has been conducting bingo games but has not applied for a bingo license under ch. 163. Furthermore, the procedures used in awarding prizes and the types of prizes awarded appear to be in violation of ch. 163. The issue is whether the state has jurisdiction over the bingo activities conducted by the Oneida Tribe.
Until 1973, bingo was a lottery forbidden by Wis. Const. art. IV, sec. 24 and secs. 945.02 and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wisconsin Bingo Supply & Equipment Co. v. Wisconsin Bingo Control BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
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