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Arizona Casinos

Casinos are nothing new and they can bethat states do not have any regulatory
found just about anywhere your travelsauthority when it comes to Indian
take you in the United States. Thereservation casinos.
state of Arizona is no different. IfThe Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988
you live in Arizona or have traveledpermitted states and Indian Tribes to
there, you have likely passed by one orbe able to regulate Class III Tribal
more of the ever popular casinos in thegaming, which is inclusive of games such
desert southwest.as blackjack, slot machines, keno and
A study done by NAU (Northern Arizonaother such related casino style games.
University) confirmed the popularityDuring the early 1990s, there were
through an extensive research project.several Arizona Tribes that had
NAU researched gaming and when the studyinstalled slot machines in their casinos
was completed, the results were veryeven though none of them had
clear. The report indicated thatTribal-State Gaming Compacts with the
one-third of all Arizonans respondedstate. The then Arizona governor, Fife
that they too, had gambled in a casinoSymington, believed that Indian
in Arizona.reservations should not have casinos
In 1988, the U.S. It was Congress whobecause at that time, Arizona didn't
passed an act which later became knownpermit any gambling that was considered
as the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act,off-reservation.
also referred to as IGRA. IGRA hasTribes contended that Arizona was
long recognized the popularalready permitting gambling by allowing
entertainment form of gaming and hasgambling acts such as horse and dog
used it as a means to promote economicracing, charity bingo games, as well as
development of many Indian Tribes.the state lotteries that were readily
Many people feel that casinos have beenavailable.
the answer to the Native AmericansThe National Indian Gaming Commission
becoming self sufficient and promotingissued rules that clarified these rules
each of the Tribes government throughin 1992, which said that a Tribe must
their profited monies from these Arizonahave a gaming Compact with a state
casinos.before it is allowed to operate slot
The AIGA organization represents themachines on its land.
membership of some 19 Tribes andFollowing this ruling, the Arizona
represent 90 percent of the NativeGovernor called on the United States
American Indians who live on theAttorney in Phoenix, Arizona, to proceed
reservations within the sate of Arizona.to shut down any and all casinos that
This organization was created to helphad slot machines. It was like
both protect and promote the welfare ofsomething that you would see in a movie.
Native American Indian Tribes. TheirFBI agents raided several Indian gaming
focus has been, and still is, is to helpcasinos and seized their gaming slot
their members strive to be self reliant.machines.
The organization stands by their beliefAt the Fort McDowell Casino located near
that they are most definitely committedScottsdale, Arizona, many of the Native
to both maintaining and protecting theAmerican Tribal members tried to prevent
Indian sovereign government authority.these agents from removing their slot
The Regulatory Act permits any state tomachines by forming a blockade which
be able to operate Native Americanresulted in a three week long standoff.
Indian gaming on the reservations asOne year later in 1993, the governor
long as the state permits such gamingsigned off on an agreement with the
activities off-reservation.Native American Indian tribes which
The IGRA Act was a result of a Supremeallowed Tribes to have these gaming slot
Court ruling that basically said thatmachines on each of their reservations.
states do not have any leverage overNot included in this Compact agreement
gaming on any United States Tribewere any table games. In 2003, however,
reservation.the popular game of blackjack was added
Prior to this Act, the 1987 U.S. Supremeto the list of table games that were
Court ruling in California v. Cabazonallowed.
Band of Mission Indians, really meant



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