Legal Opinion
Spokane Indian Tribe v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1992No. 91-35454PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
The Spokane Tribe of Indians (the Tribe) appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States (the Government). The district court determined that Pick Six Lotto (Pick Six) was not a Class II gaming device as defined by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. We affirm. Pick Six is excluded from the definition of Class II gaming devices because it is an electronic facsimile of a game of chance. Furthermore, the legislative history of the IGRA demonstrates that Congress did not intend to include lotteries when it used the term…
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