25 U.S.C. § 2701 : US Code - Section 2701: Findings

Search 25 U.S.C. § 2701 : US Code - Section 2701: Findings

The Congress finds that -
(1) numerous Indian tribes have become engaged in or have
licensed gaming activities on Indian lands as a means of
generating tribal governmental revenue;
(2) Federal courts have held that section 81 of this title
requires Secretarial review of management contracts dealing with
Indian gaming, but does not provide standards for approval of
such contracts;
(3) existing Federal law does not provide clear standards or
regulations for the conduct of gaming on Indian lands;
(4) a principal goal of Federal Indian policy is to promote
tribal economic development, tribal self-sufficiency, and strong
tribal government; and
(5) Indian tribes have the exclusive right to regulate gaming
activity on Indian lands if the gaming activity is not
specifically prohibited by Federal law and is conducted within a
State which does not, as a matter of criminal law and public
policy, prohibit such gaming activity.