Federal · Title 25 — Indians

25 U.S.C. § 2701: Findings

Civil

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This statute sets forth congressional findings regarding Indian tribal gaming activities, federal policy goals for tribal economic development, and the framework for tribal gaming regulation on Indian lands.

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numerous Indian tribes have become engaged in or have licensed gaming activities on Indian lands as a means of generating tribal governmental revenue; Federal courts have held that section 81 of this title requires Secretarial review of management contracts dealing with Indian gaming, but does not provide standards for approval of such contracts; existing Federal law does not provide clear standards or regulations for the conduct of gaming on Indian lands; a principal goal of Federal Indian policy is to promote tribal economic development, tribal self-sufficiency, and strong tribal government; and Indian tribes have the exclusive right to regulate gaming activity on Indian lands if the gaming activity is not specifically prohibited by Federal law and is conducted within a State which does not, as a matter of criminal law and public policy, prohibit such gaming activity.

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