Legal Opinion
Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Norton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 1, 2005No. 04-3571PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2721, governs gambling conducted by Indian tribes. The IGRA allows tribes to operate casinos on their reservations or on lands held in trust for their benefit by the Secretary of the Interior (“the Secretary”) only if conducted pursuant to an agreement between the tribe and the state where the proposed casino will be located. 25 U.S.C. § 2710(d)(1). The Secretary must independently approve the agreement — known as a “Tribal-State compact” — for gaming under that compact to be lawful. § 2710(d)(1)(C), (d)(3)(B).…
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