Legal Opinion
Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe v. United States
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided September 28, 1992No. Civ. 91-1013PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION.
BATTEY, District Judge.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 11, 1991, plaintiff Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe (tribe) filed a complaint seeking a declaration that keno and pick bingo are class II games and not class III games under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2721. Jurisdiction is premised on the existence of a question arising under federal law, 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and the availability of declaratory relief, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202.
The parties agreed to submit the case to the Court on stipulated facts. Pursuant to this agreement, simultaneous cross motions…
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