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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	Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California	Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Decision Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, Rohnert Park Trust Acquisition Letter (358.41 KB) Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	04/18/08
California	Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California	Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians Decision Enterprise Rancheria Letter to Governor and Two-Part Determination (1.85 MB) Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians, Yuba County Two-Part Secretarial Determination, Governor's Concurrence (91.61 KB) Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians, Two-Part Secretarial Determination Record of Decision (1.4 MB) Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians, Trust Acquisition Record of Decision (4.66 MB) Federal Register	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	09/01/11
California	Guidiville Rancheria of California	Guidiville Rancheria of California Decision Guidiville Rancheria of California, Point Molate Parcel Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter (2.45 MB)	Restored Lands	Disapproved	09/01/11
California	Elk Valley Rancheria, California	Elk Valley Rancheria Decision Elk Valley Rancheria, Del Norte County Trust Acquisition, Record of Decision (2.21 MB) Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	01/04/08
California	Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California	Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians Decision Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians, Trust Acquisition Letter (83.39 KB) Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians, Record of Decision (ROD) (3.53 MB) Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians, ROD Attachment I, Notices (1.74 MB) Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians, ROD Attachment II, Comments (6.66 MB) Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians, ROD Attachment III, Legal Description (36.71 KB) Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians, ROD Attachment IV, Mitigation Monitoring and Enforcement Plan (MMEP) (289 KB) Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	04/29/16
California	Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California	Chemehuevi Indian Tribe Decision Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Barstow Parcel Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter (792.45 KB)	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	01/04/08
California	Big Lagoon Rancheria, California	Big Lagoon Rancheria Decision Big Lagoon Rancheria, Barstow Parcel Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter (767.73 KB)	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	01/04/08
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 (4.67 MB) Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	10/07/19
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	Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California	Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians Reconsideration Decision Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians Reconsideration of May 25, 2012 Decision Decision (163.3 KB) Reconsideration decision of the May 25, 2012 decision.	Restored Lands	Disapproved	09/19/13
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 (4.27 MB) Reconsideration requested. See September 19, 2013 Decision.	Restored Lands	Disapproved	05/25/12
California	Tejon Indian Tribe	Tejon Indian Tribe Two-Part Secretarial Determination Tejon Indian Tribe, Two-Part Secretarial Determination, Attachment 1, Table of Contents (183.03 KB) Tejon Indian Tribe, Two-Part Secretarial Determination, Attachment 2, Regional Map (1.14 MB) Tejon Indian Tribe, Two-Part Secretarial Determination, Attachment 3, Legal Description (72.68 KB) Tejon Indian Tribe, Two-Part Determination, Attachment 4, Record of Decision (with attachments) (26.13 MB) Tejon Indian Tribe, Letter to Governor Newsom (166.78 KB) Tejon Indian Tribe Two-Part Secretarial Determination (8.14 MB) Federal Register	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	01/08/21
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 (99.65 KB) Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Montville Trust Acquisition, Findings of Fact (403.4 KB)	Initial Reservation	Approved	09/28/95
Indiana	Miami Tribe of Oklahoma	Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Decision Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Lake County Parcel Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter (214.33 KB)	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	10/31/08
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 (860.48 KB) Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Record of Decision (ROD) (1.56 MB) Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	11/17/16
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 (639.13 KB)	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Disapproved	07/03/14
Kansas	Wyandotte Nation	Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma Decision Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, Shriner Tract Trust Acquisition, Memorandum to Area Director (230.73 KB)	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	06/06/96
Louisiana	Tonawanda Band of Seneca	Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe Decision Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, Avoyelles Parish Trust Acquisition, Memorandum to Regional Director (112.31 KB) Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, Avoyelles Parish Trust Acquisition, Findings of Fact (756.92 KB)	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	11/15/93
Massachusetts	Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe	Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Decision Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Trust Acquisition Letter (4.14 MB) Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Record of Decision (1.14 MB) Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Key Fact Sheet and Q&A (160 KB) 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	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 (652.19 KB) Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, Calhoun County Memorandum to Regional Director (111.8 KB) Federal Register	Initial Reservation	Approved	07/31/02
Michigan	Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan	Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Decision Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Trust Acquisition Decision Letter (4.64 MB) Finding of No Significant Impact (177.55 KB) Michigan Governor Request for Six Month Extension (64.28 KB) Department Approval of Governor's Request for Six Month Extension (90.24 KB) Governor Non-Concurrence Letter (174.29 KB) 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	Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan	Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Decision Little Traverse Bay Bands Regional Director's Finding of Fact (248.86 KB) Little Traverse Bay Bands Trust Acquisition Decision Memo (168.76 KB) Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	08/27/99
Michigan	Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan	Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Decision Little Traverse Band of Odawa Indians, Emmett County Trust Acquisition Findings of Fact (217.46 KB) Little Traverse Band of Odawa Indians, Emmett County Trust Acquisition Memorandum to Regional Director (90.42 KB) Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	08/07/03
Michigan	Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan	Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Decision Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Isabella County Trust Acquisition, Findings of Fact (320.95 KB) Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	04/14/97
Michigan	Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan	Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Decision Keweenaw Bay Letter to Governor and Two-Part Determination (1.01 MB) Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Marquette Parcel Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) (184.59 KB) Departmental approval May 9, 2000; Governor's Concurrence November 7, 2000.	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	05/09/00

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Gaming Land Decisions

Displaying 26 - 50 of 139

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Decision

Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians Decision

Guidiville Rancheria of California Decision

Elk Valley Rancheria Decision

Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians Decision

Chemehuevi Indian Tribe Decision

Big Lagoon Rancheria Decision

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Decision

Koi Nation of Northern California Shiloh Resort and Casino Project

Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians Reconsideration Decision

Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians Decision

Tejon Indian Tribe Two-Part Secretarial Determination

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut Decision

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Decision

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana Decision

Kickapoo Tribe of Indian of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas Decision

Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma Decision

Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe Decision

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Decision

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians Decision

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Decision

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Decision

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Decision

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Decision

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Decision