Monday, September 7, 2015

Gaming cannot be regulated on Tribal Lands

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court’s opinion that the state cannot regulate gaming on tribal lands.

A federal appeals court Thursday rejected a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Luther Strange aimed at removing electronic bingo machines from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ properties.

Strange argued in his initial lawsuit that the bingo machines were slot machines, which are illegal under state law. The suit claimed that federal law gave the state an implied right to sue in federal court to enforce its state laws on tribal lands.

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