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Passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (1988)
■ Although Indian gaming bills had been pending in Congress for several years, the Cabazon decision fueled the effort to get the legislation passed. – States argued such regulation would stop the infiltration of organized crime – States also sought the tax revenues that they could receive through Indian gaming ■ Tribes sought to maintain tribal sovereignty and protect Indian gaming revenues that were to go to support economic development.
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Passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (1988)
■ IGRA was a bipartisan product of these responses. It was spearheaded by Sen. Inouye, Rep./Sen.. John McCain, and Rep. Udall. ■ IGRA established the National Indian Gaming Commission and gave it a regulatory mandate. It also created three distinct classes of gaming and the regulatory requirements for each. ■ On October 17, 1988, President Reagan signed IGRA into law.
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