Legal Opinion
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe v. State of Connecticut and William A. O'neill, Governor of the State of Connecticut
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 4, 1990No. 1841, Docket 90-7508PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”) 1 establishes three classes of gaming activity. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe (the “Tribe”) seeks to operate casino-type games of chance on its reservation located in Ledyard, Connecticut (the “Reservation”). The contemplated games are class III gaming activities, which are allowed only in conformance with a tribal-state compact. Accordingly, the Tribe requested that the State of Connecticut enter into negotiations with the Tribe concerning the formation of a compact. The state refused to negotiate, and when no compact had been…
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3Cited by63 opinions
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