25-U.S.C.-1300G-6

§1300G-6 – §1300G-6. Gaming Activities

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Title 25 > Chapter 14 > Subchapter LXXVIII > Section 1300g-6

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• Reference: Section 1300g-6
• Legend: §1300G-6 – §1300G-6. Gaming Activities
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

(a) In general

All gaming activities which are prohibited by the laws of the State of Texas are hereby prohibited on the reservation and on lands of the tribe. Any violation of the prohibition provided in this subsection shall be subject to the same civil and criminal penalties that are provided by the laws of the State of Texas. The provisions of this subsection are enacted in accordance with the tribes request in Tribal Resolution No. T.C.–02–86 which was approved and certified on March 12, 1986.

(b) No State regulatory jurisdiction

Nothing in this section shall be construed as a grant of civil or criminal regulatory jurisdiction to the State of Texas.

(c) Jurisdiction over enforcement against members

Notwithstanding section 1300g–4(f) of this title, the courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any offense in violation of subsection (a) of this section that is committed by the tribe, or by any member of the tribe, on the reservation or on lands of the tribe. However, nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the State of Texas from bringing an action in the courts of the United States to enjoin violations of the provisions of this section.

(Pub. L. 100–89, title I, §107, Aug. 18, 1987, 101 Stat. 668.)

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