TRIBAL GAMING: MYTHS AND FACTS

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Term Paper Title	TRIBAL GAMING: MYTHS AND FACTS
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TRIBAL GAMING: MYTHS AND FACTS

1. MYTH: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) CREATED INDIAN GAMING.

FACT: GAMING IS A RIGHT OF INDIAN NATIONS.

Gaming is one of the oldest forms of recreation; not only did Europeans bring new games to the New World, but
Indians have traditional games still played today. In fact, Indian gaming existed long before Europeans settled in
America. Large-scale Indian gaming, mainly in the form of bingo, predated IGRA by about 10 years. The U.S.
Supreme Court in 1987 recognized Indian people's right to run gaming when it ruled that states had no authority to
regulate gaming on Indian land if such gaming is permitted outside the reservation for any other purpose (California v.
Cabazon). Congress established the legal basis for this right when it passed IGRA in 1988.

2. MYTH: INDIAN GAMING IS COMMERCIAL, FOR-PROFIT GAMING.

FACT: GAMING ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS IS OPERATED BY TRIBES TO

FUND GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS.

IGRA requires that all revenues from tribal gaming operations be used solely for governmental or charitable purposes.
Much like State Government and the use of funds from 40 state lotteries, Tribal Governments determine how gaming
proceeds are to be spent. In direct contrast to the opulent expenditures on yachts and jets by commercial casino
operators such as Donald Trump, Indian tribes are using gaming revenues to build houses, schools, roads and sewer
and water systems; to fund the health care and education of their people; and to develop a strong, diverse economic
base for the future.

3. MYTH: TRIBAL GAMING IS AN UNREGULATED MAGNET FOR ORGANIZED CRIME.

FACT: INDIAN GAMING IS MORE HEAVILY REGULATED AND MORE SECURE THAN COMMERCIAL
GAMING.

The tribes, as governments, are the first to be vigilant in protecting the integrity of projects they rely upon to feed,
clothe, educate and employ their people. Even before IGRA created a federal framework for regulating certain forms of
tribal gaming, tribes regulated reservation gaming activities by exercising their inherent police powers and, when
necessary, taking violators to court. Many Tribes have had existing Law Enforcement & Court Systems for years. In
compacts negotiated between State Governments and Tribal Governments, such issues as law enforcement and security
measures are considered. States like Arizona, for example, have reached agreements with Tribes to coordinate
background checks and other security measures. While many of the opponents of Indian gami...

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