US Supreme CourtWatch: Tribal Gaming in Texas

What is happening? Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas is before the US Supreme Court this week to determine if the tribe can continue Class II Gaming at its reservation near El Paso.

Why is this important? The US Supreme Court has a strong of pro-Native American rulings. If the tribe prevails here, it would be “A win for the tribe in this case will usher in a whole new era of gambling in Texas,” according to a professor at Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law .

How will this be important? A professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law thinks the US Supreme Court could hold that IGRA has effectively repealed that provision of the Restoration Acts for each of these tribes that required they abide by the gambling laws of the state.

Casino.org | Texas Tribal Gaming Case Arguments Today at Supreme Court, Other States Watching