October 13, 2016
On Thursday the California appeals court ruled that the state's governor acted
within his authority when granting casinos on tribal land.
The United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria had brought the
lawsuit. The tribe owns Thunder Valley Casino Resort. It is nearly 30 miles from
Sacramento. The tribe sued when the governor approved another casino to be
developed 20 miles from Thunder Valley.
In April the Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians broke ground on the new
casino.
Under the current law, if a reservation existed before October 17, 1988, then a
tribe could build a casino on their land. However, any land that was given to a
tribe after that date would not be allowed to do this. This is the 1988 Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act.
The Secretary of Interior is given the ability to make an exception if a casino
would help the tribe and the neighboring area would not be negatively affected.
Approval would also need to be given by the governor before the casino could be
developed.
When the California governor sided with the Enterprise Rancheria casino the
United Auburn decided to sue. The tribe believed that Legislature needed to
approve the casino first before the governor could make a decision. Since this
did not happen, the tribe felt that the governor's decision was not valid.
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