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The appeals court found tribes likely to succeed on their IGRA claims. That is a significant step, but it is not the end of the case.
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The appeals court found tribes likely to succeed on their IGRA claims. That is a significant step, but it is not the end of the case.
Four projects, four different stages: a tower at half height, an expansion finished, an opening on the calendar, and a relocation on hold.
Unlike in the United States, Canadian First Nations have no IGRA-style statute. The reason traces to a single provision of the Criminal Code.
Net gaming revenue is one of the few flexible dollars tribal governments control. Health care is where the stakes of that flexibility are clearest.
Silence in a federal statute does not exempt a tribe, but the courts have carved out limits. Here is the framework that decides which laws reach tribal gaming operations.
Every federally recognized tribe operating a gaming facility in the United States, plus First Nations operators in Canada — verified, categorized by IGRA class, and searchable by state, nation, and property.
Operator of seven Hard Rock-branded properties in Florida and controlling interest in the global Hard Rock International brand. Holder of a 2021 federal compact granting exclusive statewide sports betting.
Operates WinStar World Casino & Resort — the largest casino in the world by gaming floor — plus 22 other gaming properties statewide.
Owner-operator of Foxwoods Resort Casino, long one of the largest integrated resort casinos in North America.
Operates Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula — the largest resort casino on the West Coast.
A nonprofit consortium of 74 First Nations operating seven casinos under provincial framework agreement.
Everything operators, regulators, journalists, and tribal leaders need to know about what is — and is not — permitted under IGRA, state compacts, and the Canadian Criminal Code. Updated quarterly. Reviewed by Indian-law attorneys.