Declaration of policy
United States Code
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- 2026Nicolas Manzini v. Talbert Cypress 11th Cir.
- 2025Picayune Rancheria etc. v. North Fork Rancheria etc. Cal. Ct. App.
- 2025Manzini v. Cypress S.D. Fla.
- 2025Cayuga Nation v. New York State Gaming Commission N.D.N.Y.
- 2024Alturas Indian Rancheria v. Newsom E.D. Cal.
- 2024Maverick Gaming LLC v. USA 9th Cir.
- 2023Lustre Oil v. Anadarko Mont.
- 2023West Flagler Associates, Ltd. v. Debra Haaland D.C. Cir.
- 2023Maverick Gaming LLC v. United States of America W.D. Wash.
- 2022No Casino In Plymouth v. National Indian Gaming Commission E.D. Cal.
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to provide a statutory basis for the operation of gaming by Indian tribes as a means of promoting tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments; to provide a statutory basis for the regulation of gaming by an Indian tribe adequate to shield it from organized crime and other corrupting influences, to ensure that the Indian tribe is the primary beneficiary of the gaming operation, and to assure that gaming is conducted fairly and honestly by both the operator and players; and to declare that the establishment of independent Federal regulatory authority for gaming on Indian lands, the establishment of Federal standards for gaming on Indian lands, and the establishment of a National Indian Gaming Commission are necessary to meet congressional concerns regarding gaming and to protect such gaming as a means of generating tribal revenue. The purpose of this chapter is— (Source: (Pub. L. 100–497, § 3, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467.))