U.S. v. SISSETON-WAHPETON SIOUX TRIBE

No. 89-5426.

897 F.2d 358 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. SISSETON-WAHPETON SIOUX TRIBE, Appellant. SISSETON-WAHPETON SIOUX TRIBE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE and Richard Thornburgh, in his capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bertram E. Hirsch, Floral Park, N.Y., for appellant.

Philip N. Hogen, Sioux Falls, S.D., for appellees.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, MAGILL and BEAM, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

In the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C.A. §§ 2701-2721 (West Supp.1989), Congress utilizes differing degrees of federal, state, and tribal involvement to regulate gaming conducted on Indian lands. The Act seeks to shield these gaming operations from organized crime and other corrupting influences. On appeal, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe argues that its blackjack enterprise need not comply with South Dakota law on...

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