Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) : Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative law.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Gambling.

Jurisdiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (20 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-RL-34325a in the 2011 issue.

Reviews provisions of P.L. 100-497, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), which establishes the jurisdictional framework for gaming on Indian lands. Discusses geographic extent of IGRA gaming, how tribal land is taken into trust by the Department of Interior, treatment of Indian lands acquired in trust after the enactment of IGRA, and proposed regulations and exceptions for gaming on after-acquired land. Covers Department of Interior review of guidelines and standards for taking land into trust for gaming.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)

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