Opinion No. Oag 27-92, (1992)

FRED A. RISSER, Chairperson Senate Organization Committee

The Senate Organization Committee has requested a formal attorney general's opinion regarding "the constitutionality of the Oneida Indian Tribe running a bingo game on television." Since this does not raise any questions of constitutional law, save under the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, I assume that the Senate Organization Committee wishes my opinion on the legality of Oneida TV bingo.

Because of the pervasive aspect of the Indian gambling question, I begin with a general statement of the law concerning the…