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# Gaming Ordinances

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act requires that each tribe enact a tribal gaming ordinance that is approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission Chair before opening a gaming operation. The IGRA, 25 U.S.C. § 2710, and NIGC regulations, 25 C.F.R. part 522, require certain provisions to appear in the ordinance. Additional guidance is provided in NIGC Bulletin 2018-1.”  We have an updated model gaming ordinance here.

Federal Register Notice of Approved Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinances - April 4, 2019

*Below are Tribal Gaming Ordinances approved by the NIGC Chair, these reports are presented in PDF format which requires the free Acrobat Reader available from Adobe.*

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