Legal Opinion
California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 25, 1987No. 85-1708PublishedCited by 612 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The Cabazon and Morongo Bands of Mission Indians, federally recognized Indian Tribes, occupy reservations in Riverside County, California.1 Each Band, pursuant to an *205ordinance approved by the Secretary of the Interior, conducts bingo games on its reservation.2 The Cabazon Band has also opened a card club at which draw poker and other card games are played. The games are open to the public and are played predominantly by non-Indians coming onto the reservations. The games are a major source of employment for tribal members, and the profits are the Tribes’ sole source of income. The State of…
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