Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Of 1988
What is the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, and what type of impact did this policy cause about those American Indian groups; was this act in their best interest. “The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 was designed to regulate gaming on Indian lands”. “Congress adopted the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) (P.L. 100-497, 102 Stat. 2475) in 1988 and established a complex system to authorize and regulate the gaming and gambling enterprises of American Indian tribes” (The Gale Group Inc. & Gunn, 2004). Meaning that the American Indians, basically had no authority as to when, or where they could build a casino for gaming purposes on their own sovereignty lands; until the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988 was enacted.
Therefore, with this new regulation in place Indians were now able to open, and operate gaming facilities on their own land, thus, giving them the opportunities to gain from their own revenues; while continuously giving back to the own tribes. However, before this passage was enacted a census was conducted among more than 300 Indian nations to determine an accurate comparison as to the two different types of gaming, that being gaming and non-gaming establishments as to the eight different economic factors of gambling as to location, overall impacts, and to whom would be affected by this initial act; between that of gaming and reservation conditions. In their findings, they found that those nations that were under a class III gaming license are more prone to impacts than that of a non-licensed Indian casino based on their per capita wealth of these nations. Therefore, resulting in unanswered questions, as to the overall challenges of those economic conditions within these Indian nations that one could possible encounter; due to those stiff restrictions put-forth on these Indian nations.
Therefore, with this new regulation in place Indians were now able to open, and operate gaming facilities on their own land, thus, giving them the opportunities to gain from their own revenues; while continuously giving back to the own tribes. However, before this passage was enacted a census was conducted among more than 300 Indian nations to determine an accurate comparison as to the two different types of gaming, that being gaming and non-gaming establishments as to the eight different economic factors of gambling as to location, overall impacts, and to whom would be affected by this initial act; between that of gaming and reservation conditions. In their findings, they found that those nations that were under a class III gaming license are more prone to impacts than that of a non-licensed Indian casino based on their per capita wealth of these nations. Therefore, resulting in unanswered questions, as to the overall challenges of those economic conditions within these Indian nations that one could possible encounter; due to those stiff restrictions put-forth on these Indian nations.