Concept information
Preferred term
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988
Definition
- The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act or IGRA (Public Law 100-497), passed by Congress in 1988, established a federal statutory basis and regulatory framework for governing the operation of gaming by federally recognized American Indian tribes. This entry describes the legal evolution of gaming as tribal revenue-earning activity and summarizes the law's content. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Indian_Gaming_Regulatory_Act_of_1988
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