Gaming Law

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This paper looks at whether the Stocker Wannabi Tribe will ultimately be able to move forward with its project to construct and operate a Las Vegas style gambling casino on its reservation in Mio will ultimately be decided by the federal courts. By examining the legal stance of the casino and other similar cases, it attempts to put forward strong public policy reasons which justify rejection of the project.

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"The Supreme Court made it clear in California v. Cabaron Band of Mission Indians, 480 U.S. 202 (1987), that gaming on the reservations of recognized Indian tribes cannot be prohibited by a state "unless the state interests at stake are sufficient to justify the exercise of state authority." The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), 25 U.S.C. 2700 et seq., provided the states with a share in the regulation of Las Vegas types games but limited state power in the area of Class II games which were defined to include card games such as blackjack which were in fact in legal operation in Michigan prior to 1988. The proposed casino insofar as its games were limited to Class II games would survive state challenge, but, of course, many other forms of gambling are contemplated at Miso."

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