Public Law 100-497

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Public Law 100-497 is the 1988 United States federal statute that established the regulatory framework for gaming operations on Native American lands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American law ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
gaming law ⓘ
administeredBy National Indian Gaming Commission ⓘ
affects federally recognized Indian tribes ⓘ
states with Indian gaming operations ⓘ
appliesTo Indian lands within the United States ⓘ
basedOn United States Constitution Commerce Clause ⓘ
linked to: Commerce Clause
citationStyle 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. ⓘ
containsProvision civil and criminal penalties for violations of Indian gaming law ⓘ
federal oversight of Class II gaming ⓘ
requirements for tribal gaming ordinances ⓘ
use of net revenues for tribal governmental and charitable purposes ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates National Indian Gaming Commission ⓘ
defines three classes of gaming: Class I, Class II, and Class III ⓘ
enactedBy 100th United States Congress ⓘ
goal to balance tribal sovereignty with federal and state interests in gaming regulation ⓘ
hasClass Class I gaming ⓘ
Class II gaming ⓘ
Class III gaming ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea federal Indian law ⓘ
gaming regulation ⓘ
motivatedBy California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987) ⓘ
officialName Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ⓘ
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 100-497 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 100-497
purpose to establish an independent federal regulatory authority for Indian gaming ⓘ
to promote tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments ⓘ
to provide a statutory basis for the operation and regulation of gaming by Indian tribes ⓘ
to shield Indian gaming from organized crime and other corrupting influences ⓘ
regulates gaming on Indian lands ⓘ
requires tribal–state compacts for Class III gaming ⓘ
shortName IGRA ⓘ
signedBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
signingDate 1988-10-17 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 102 Stat. 2467 ⓘ
subject Indian gaming ⓘ
Native American tribal sovereignty ⓘ
gambling regulation ⓘ
titleOfCode 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2721 ⓘ
yearEnacted 1988 ⓘ

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Indian Gaming Regulatory Act → publicLawNumber → Public Law 100-497 ⓘ
Public Law 100-497 → publicLawNumber → Pub.L. 100-497 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 100-497