9th Circuit Affirms Denial Of Gaming Request By Washington Tribe

Mealey's (March 13, 2019, 11:13 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — The Department of the Interior (DOI) correctly determined that a Washington Indian tribe is not eligible to run a gambling operation under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held March 12 in affirming summary judgment for the federal government (Frank’s Landing Indian Community v. National Indian Gaming Commission, et al., No. 17-35368, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 7216)....