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Gaming Land Decisions

Indian tribes may only game on Indian lands that are eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Such lands must meet the definition of “Indian lands” at 25 U.S.C. § 2703, which requires that the land be within the limits of a tribe’s reservation, be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe or its member(s), or that the land be subject to restrictions against alienation by the United States for the benefit of the tribe or its member(s). Additionally, the tribe must have jurisdiction and exercise governmental powers over the gaming site.

The IGRA, 25 U.S.C. § 2719, contains a general prohibition against gaming on lands acquired into trust after October 17, 1988 (the date the IGRA was enacted into law). Tribes may game on such after-acquired trust land if the land meets one of the exceptions laid out in § 2719. Below are the fee-to-trust decisions and two-part secretarial determinations issued by the Department for after-acquired land for gaming.

This is not an exhaustive list of all Gaming Land Decisions in process. It is being continuously being updated as office information is received.

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US State(s)	Tribe(s)	Title	Legal Theory	Decision Status	Date
California	Timbisha Shoshone Tribe	Timbisha Shoshone Tribe Decision Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, July 1, 2024, Trust Acquisition Decision Letter Federal Register	Initial Reservation	Approved	07/01/24
California	Wilton Rancheria, California	Wilton Rancheria Decision Wilton Rancheria, City of Elk Grove Trust Acquisition Letter Wilton Rancheria, City of Elk Grove Record of Decision with Attachments Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	01/19/17
California	United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California	United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria Decision United Auburn Indian Community, Placer County Trust Acquisition Findings of Fact United Auburn Indian Community, Placer County Trust Acquisition Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) United Auburn Indian Community, Placer County Trust Acquisition Memorandum to Regional Director Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	02/05/02
California	Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California	Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation Decision Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, Trust Acquisition Letter Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, October 2019, Letter to Governor Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, September 2019, Record of Decision Federal Register	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	12/11/20
California	Tejon Indian Tribe	Tejon Indian Tribe Two-Part Secretarial Determination Tejon Indian Tribe, Two-Part Secretarial Determination, Attachment 1, Table of Contents Tejon Indian Tribe, Two-Part Secretarial Determination, Attachment 2, Regional Map Tejon Indian Tribe, Two-Part Secretarial Determination, Attachment 3, Legal Description Tejon Indian Tribe, Two-Part Determination, Attachment 4, Record of Decision (with attachments) Tejon Indian Tribe, Letter to Governor Newsom Tejon Indian Tribe Two-Part Secretarial Determination Federal Register	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	01/08/21
California	Tejon Indian Tribe	Tejon Indian Tribe Decision Tejon Indian Tribe, Mettler Site Trust Acquisition Letter Tejon Indian Tribe, Mettler Site Key Fact Sheet Q&A Federal Register	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	11/17/22
California	Koi Nation of Northern California	Koi Nation of Northern California Shiloh Resort and Casino Project Federal Register The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the potential environmental consequences of the Koi Nation of Northern California’s (Koi Nation) proposed fee-to-trust transfer of an approximately 68.6-acre parcel in unincorporated Sonoma County, California, adjacent to the Town of Windsor, for gaming purposes (Proposed Action).	Restored Lands	Pending	05/27/22
California	Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California	Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Decision Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Trust Acquisition Letter Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	10/07/19
California	Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California	Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians Decision Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians Trust Acquisition Denial Letter Reconsideration requested. See September 19, 2013 Decision.	Restored Lands	Disapproved	05/25/12
California	Big Lagoon Rancheria, California	Big Lagoon Rancheria Decision Big Lagoon Rancheria, Barstow Parcel Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	01/04/08
California	Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California	Chemehuevi Indian Tribe Decision Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Barstow Parcel Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	01/04/08
Connecticut	Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut	Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut Decision Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Montville Trust Acquisition, Memorandum to Regional Director Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Montville Trust Acquisition, Findings of Fact	Initial Reservation	Approved	09/28/95
Indiana	Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana	Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana Decision Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Trust Acquisition Letter Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Record of Decision (ROD) Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	11/17/16
Indiana	Miami Tribe of Oklahoma	Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Decision Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Lake County Parcel Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	10/31/08
Kansas	Wyandotte Nation	Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma Decision Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, Shriner Tract Trust Acquisition, Memorandum to Area Director	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	06/06/96
Kansas	Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas	Kickapoo Tribe of Indian of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas Decision Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas, Trust Acquisition Disapproval Letter	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Disapproved	07/03/14
Louisiana	Tonawanda Band of Seneca	Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe Decision Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, Avoyelles Parish Trust Acquisition, Memorandum to Regional Director Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, Avoyelles Parish Trust Acquisition, Findings of Fact	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	11/15/93
Massachusetts	Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe	Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Decision Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Trust Acquisition Letter Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Record of Decision Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Key Fact Sheet and Q&A Affirming September 18, 2015 decision following litigation in Littlefieldv. United States Dep 't of Interior, 199 F. Supp. 3d 391, 396 (D. Mass. 2016), aff'd sub nom. Littlefield v. Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe, 951 F.3d 30 (1st Cir. 2020).	Initial Reservation	Approved	12/22/21
Michigan	Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan	Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Decision Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Trust Acquisition Decision Letter Finding of No Significant Impact Michigan Governor Request for Six Month Extension Department Approval of Governor's Request for Six Month Extension Governor Non-Concurrence Letter The Department approved the application in 2011. In 2013, the Governor of Michigan did not concur.	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	12/20/11
Michigan	Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan	Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians Decision Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, Calhoun County Findings of Fact Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, Calhoun County Memorandum to Regional Director Federal Register	Initial Reservation	Approved	07/31/02
Michigan	Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan	Hannahville Indian Community Decision Hannahville Indian Community, Romulus Parcel Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter Denied January 4, 2008; withdrawn January 25, 2012.	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	01/04/08
Michigan	Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan	Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Decision Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Isabella County Trust Acquisition, Findings of Fact Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	04/14/97
Michigan	Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan	Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Decision Sault Ste Marie Letter to Governor and Two-Part Determination Department approval and letter to governor, Aug. 18, 1994; Governor's non-concurrence, Sept. 7, 1994.	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	08/15/94
Michigan	Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana	Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana Decision Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Berrien County Trust Acquisition Memorandum to Regional Director Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Berrien County Trust Acquisition Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)	Restored Lands	Approved	01/19/01
Michigan	Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan	Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Decision Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Two-Part Secretarial Determination Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Record of Decision Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Record of Decision Attachment I Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Record of Decision Attachment II (part 1) Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Record of Decision Attachment II (part 2) Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Record of Decision Attachment III Little River Band Letter Granting Extension for Governor Concurrence Little River Band Denial of Second Extension Letter to Governor Little River Band Governor's Non-Concurrence Letter	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	12/16/20

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Gaming Land Decisions

Displaying 26 - 50 of 138

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe Decision

Wilton Rancheria Decision

United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria Decision

Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation Decision

Tejon Indian Tribe Two-Part Secretarial Determination

Tejon Indian Tribe Decision

Koi Nation of Northern California Shiloh Resort and Casino Project

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Decision

Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians Decision

Big Lagoon Rancheria Decision

Chemehuevi Indian Tribe Decision

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut Decision

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana Decision

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Decision

Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma Decision

Kickapoo Tribe of Indian of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas Decision

Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe Decision

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Decision

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Decision

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians Decision

Hannahville Indian Community Decision

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Decision

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Decision

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana Decision

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Decision