What is the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 about?

Allowing tribes to run gambling operations.

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  1. Ending tribal sovereignty
  2. Banning all reservation businesses
  3. Allowing tribes to run gambling operations ✔

Why: Because reservations have sovereignty, states have limited power to forbid gambling there under this 1988 law.

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Answer: Allowing tribes to run gambling operations. Because reservations have sovereignty, states have limited power to forbid gambling there under this 1988 law.

  1. Native Americans in the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States
    states have limited ability to forbid gambling there, as codified by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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