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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
Michigan	Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi (previously listed as Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan)	Match-E-Be-Nash-E-Wish Band (Gun Lake Tribe) of Pottawatomi Indians Decision Match-E-Be-Nash-E-Wish Band (Gun Lake Tribe) of Pottawatomi Indians, Allegan County Trust Acquisition Findings of Fact Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish (Gun Lake Tribe) of Potawatomi Indians, Trust Acquisition Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish (Gun Lake Tribe) of Potawatomi Indians Allegan County Trust Acquisition Memorandum to Regional Director Federal Register	Initial Reservation	Approved	04/18/05
Michigan	Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan	Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Governor's Six-Month Extension Decision Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Letter to Tribe Granting Governor Six-Month Extension Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Letter to Governor Granting Six-Month Extension for Concurrence Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Key Fact Sheet and Q&A	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	12/16/21
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
Michigan	Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan	Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Decision Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Manistee County Memorandum to Regional Director Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Manistee County Findings of Fact Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	09/24/98
Michigan	Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan	Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Decision Keweenaw Bay Letter to Governor and Two-Part Determination Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Marquette Parcel Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Departmental approval May 9, 2000; Governor's Concurrence November 7, 2000.	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	05/09/00
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
Minnesota	Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - Mille Lacs Band	White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Decision White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, Mahnomen County Trust Acquisition, Memorandum to Area Director	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	08/14/95
Minnesota	Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - Mille Lacs Band	White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Decision White Earth Band of Chippewa Tribe, Buschelle Site, Trust Acquisition Letter White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa, Buschelle Site, Key Fact Sheet Q&A Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	11/17/22
Minnesota	Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota	Prairie Island Indian Community Decision Prairie Island Indian Community Decision Governor Concurrence Federal Register Positive Two-Part Secretarial Determination issued Nov. 8, 2024 (Enclosure 2); Governor's Concurrence issued Nov. 18, 2024 (Enclosure 3).		Approved	12/10/24
Missouri	The Osage Nation	The Osage Nation Lake Ozark Casino Resort Project The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Department of the Interior, has released a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) dated July 2025 for the Osage Nation Lake Ozark Casino Resort Project (Proposed Project).	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Pending	01/01/26
Mississippi	Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians	Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Decision Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Jackson County Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	01/04/08
Montana	Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana	Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana Decision Northern Cheyenne Letter to Governor and Two-Part Determination Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Big Horn County, Governor's Concurrence Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Big Horn County Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	10/28/08
North Dakota	Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota	Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation Decision Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, Richland County Trust Acquisition, Memorandum to Regional Director Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, Richland County Trust Acquisition, Findings of Fact	Within Last Recognized Reservation	Approved	09/30/94
Nebraska	Ponca Tribe of Nebraska	Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Decision Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Knox County Trust Acquisition Findings of Fact Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Knox County Trust Acquisition Memorandum to Regional Director Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	12/20/02
Nebraska	Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska	Santee Sioux Tribe Decision Santee Sioux Trust Acquisition Decision	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	01/23/92
New Mexico	Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico	Pueblo of Jemez Decision Pueblo of Jemez, Anthony Site Trust Acquisition Denial	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	09/01/11
New Mexico	Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico	Pueblo of Jemez Decision Pueblo of Jemez, Trust Acquisition Denial Letter	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	01/04/08
New York	Seneca Nation of Indians	Seneca Nation of Indians of New York Decision Seneca Nation of Indians, Niagara County Trust Acquisition Findings of Fact	Settlement of a Land Claim	Approved	11/29/02
New York	Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe	St. Regis Mohawk Decision St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Two-Part Secretarial Determination, Letter to Governor St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Two-Part Secretarial Decision, Second Letter to Governor and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Two-Part Secretarial Decision, Governor's Concurrence Letter Two-Part Secretarial Determination approval issued April 6, 2000; Governor's Concurrence received Feb. 18, 2007; Departmental Part 151 Trust Acquisition denied Jan. 4, 2003.	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	04/06/00
New York	Rappahannock Tribe, Inc.	Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Decision Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Monticello Parcel Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	01/04/08
New York	Oneida Indian Nation	Oneida Indian Nation Decision Oneida Indian Nation Trust Acquisition Letter Oneida Indian Nation Key Fact Sheet Q&A Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	02/17/23
New York	Oneida Indian Nation	Oneida Indian Nation Decision Oneida Indian Nation, Trust Acquisition, Record of Decision Oneida Indian Nation, Amendment to Record of Decision Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	05/20/08
New York	Cayuga Nation	Cayuga Indian Nation of New York Decision Cayuga Trust Acquistion Letter This decision was reconsidered and reversed by the March 29, 2023 approval.	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Disapproved	07/31/20
New York	Cayuga Nation	Cayuga Indian Nation of New York Decision Cayuga Nation Trust Acquisition Decision Cayuga Indian Nation of New York, Key Fact Sheet Q&A Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	03/29/23
Oklahoma	Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma	Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma Decision Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma, I-35 Parcel Trust Acquisition Letter Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma, I-35 Parcel, Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Federal Register	Oklahoma - Within Former Reservation Boundaries	Approved	12/06/12

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Gaming Land Decisions

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Match-E-Be-Nash-E-Wish Band (Gun Lake Tribe) of Pottawatomi Indians Decision

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Governor's Six-Month Extension Decision

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Decision

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Decision

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Decision

Hannahville Indian Community Decision

White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Decision

White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Decision

Prairie Island Indian Community Decision

The Osage Nation Lake Ozark Casino Resort Project

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Decision

Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana Decision

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation Decision

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Decision

Santee Sioux Tribe Decision

Pueblo of Jemez Decision

Pueblo of Jemez Decision

Seneca Nation of Indians of New York Decision

St. Regis Mohawk Decision

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Decision

Oneida Indian Nation Decision

Oneida Indian Nation Decision

Cayuga Indian Nation of New York Decision

Cayuga Indian Nation of New York Decision

Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma Decision