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Governor Concurrence Under IGRA: Why It Can Decide an Off-Reservation Casino
The statutory step that hands a state's chief executive a veto over off-reservation gaming, explained.
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The statutory step that hands a state's chief executive a veto over off-reservation gaming, explained.
Agua Caliente, Yurok, Santa Ynez, Chukchansi, Fort Mojave and Pechanga each got a different bargain.
Beyond the headline result, the panel's logic treats a tribe's gaming regime as self-protecting against anyone who offers Class III products on its lands.
A state commission vote is only one link in a chain that ends at the Interior Department and the Federal Register.
The Tejon Indian Tribe's Kern County resort moves toward a hotel tower and convention space, though opening dates and costs remain unconfirmed.
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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.
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