Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 49-83, (1983)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided October 27, 1983PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS E. VAN ROY, District Attorney Sawyer County
You ask whether the State of Wisconsin has jurisdiction to enforce its gambling laws within the boundaries of the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation. Specifically, you question whether the state may exercise jurisdiction over the operation of blackjack games and slot machines by the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe or its members on tribally owned land. You note that the state does not exercise control of bingo games on an Indian reservation.
In my opinion, the state does have the authority to enforce its gambling laws with regard to such activities…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bryan v. Itasca CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rice v. RehnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. FarrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wis. v. State of Wis.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1981
- United States v. SosseurCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
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