Opinion ID: 464880
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Heading: The Federal Organized Crime Control Act

Text: 10 The Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1955 (1976) (OCCA) incorporates by reference certain state gambling laws and makes the violation of the state provisions a federal offense. 5 11 In United States v. Farris, 624 F.2d 890 (9th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1111, 101 S.Ct. 920, 66 L.Ed.2d 839 (1981), this court held that whether a tribal activity is a violation of the law of a state within the meaning of the OCCA depends on whether it is contrary to the public policy of the state. Id. at 895-96; Barona, 694 F.2d at 1190. Thus, Farris makes co-extensive the tests for application of state law to Indian reservations under [the OCCA] and for direct application of state law under Public Law 280. Barona, 694 F.2d at 1190. Because we have concluded that bingo games are not contrary to the public policy of California, the activity is not violative of the OCCA.