8/20/19
CLASS II GAMING A Brief Legal History
BEFORE IGRA • There was the Johnson Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1175. • Federal criminal statute enacted in 1962. • Prohibits the manufacture, possession, use, sale, or transportation of any “ gambling device, except in accordance with a state regulatory scheme. ” • Includes Indian Country, the District of Columbia, and possessions of the United States. • Requires all persons manufacturing, using, selling, transporting, or providing for the use of others to register with the US Department of Justice and certain disclosures when gambling devices are shipped.
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