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[CITE: 25USC2702]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                  CHAPTER 29--INDIAN GAMING REGULATION
 
Sec. 2702. Declaration of policy

    The purpose of this chapter is--
        (1) to provide a statutory basis for the operation of gaming by 
    Indian tribes as a means of promoting tribal economic development, 
    self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments;
        (2) to provide a statutory basis for the regulation of gaming by 
    an Indian tribe adequate to shield it from organized crime and other 
    corrupting influences, to ensure that the Indian tribe is the 
    primary beneficiary of the gaming operation, and to assure that 
    gaming is conducted fairly and honestly by both the operator and 
    players; and
        (3) to declare that the establishment of independent Federal 
    regulatory authority for gaming on Indian lands, the establishment 
    of Federal standards for gaming on Indian lands, and the 
    establishment of a National Indian Gaming Commission are necessary 
    to meet congressional concerns regarding gaming and to protect such 
    gaming as a means of generating tribal revenue.

(Pub. L. 100-497, Sec. 3, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ``this Act'', 
meaning Pub. L. 100-497, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467, known as the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, which is classified generally to this 
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short 
Title note set out under section 2701 of this title and Tables.
