[20070402]RS21499_Indian Gaming Regulatory Act：在新收购的土地上赌博.pdf

1 P.L. 100-497, 102 Stat. 2467, 25 U.S.C. 2701 - 2721; 18 U.S.C. 1166 - 1168.2 25 U.S.C. 2703(4).Order Code RS21499Updated April 2, 2007Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Gaming onNewly Acquired LandsM. Maureen MurphyLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThe Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) (P.L. 100-497) generally prohibitsgaming on lands acquired for Indians in trust by the Secretary of the Interior (SOI) afterthe date of enactment of IGRA, October 17, 1988. The exceptions, however, may besignificant because they raise the possibility of Indian gaming proposals for locationspresently unconnected with an Indian tribe. Among the exceptions are land: (1)contiguous to or within reservation boundaries; (2) acquired after the SOI determinesacquisition to be in the best interest of the tribe and not detrimental to the localcommunity and the governor of the state concurs; (3) acquired for tribes that had noreservation on the date of enactment of IGRA; (4) acquired as part of a land claimsettlement; (5) acquired as part of an initial reservation for a newly recognized tribe; and(6) acquired as part of the restoration of lands for a tribe restored to federal recognition.On October