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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
Oregon	Klamath Tribes	Klamath Tribes of Oregon Decision Klamath Tribes of Oregon, Klamath County Trust Acquisition Memorandum to Regional Director Klamath Tribes of Oregon, Klamath County Trust Acquisition Findings of Fact Federal Register	Within Last Recognized Reservation	Approved	05/14/97
Oregon	Coquille Indian Tribe	Coquille Indian Tribe Decision Withdraw Remand Coquille Indian Tribe, Letter to Tribe, Withdraw Remand Coquille Indian Tribe, Memorandum to Regional Director, Withdraw Remand Coquille Indian Tribe, Key Fact Sheet and Q&A	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	12/22/21
Oregon	Coquille Indian Tribe	Coquille Indian Tribe Decision Coquille Indian Tribe, North Bend Waterfront Trust Acquisition, Memorandum to Area Director		Approved	06/22/94
Oregon	Coquille Indian Tribe	Coquille Indian Tribe Decision Coquille Indian Tribe, January 10, 2025, Trust Acquisition Decision Letter Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	01/10/25
Oregon	Coquille Indian Tribe	Coquille Indian Tribe Decision Coquille Indian Tribe, Trust Acquisition Letter	Restored Lands	Disapproved	05/27/20
Oregon	Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon	Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community Decision Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, Polk County Trust Acquisition, Memorandum to Area Director	Restored Lands	Approved	03/05/90
Oregon	Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon	Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon Decision Siletz Letter to Governor and Two-Part Determination Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, Marion County Two-Part Secretarial Determination, Letter to Tribe Department approval and letter to governor, Nov. 6, 1992; Governor's non-concurrence, Nov. 20, 1992.	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	11/06/92
Oregon	Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians	Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Suislaw Indians Decision Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Suislaw Indians, Hatch Tract Gaming Eligibility Decision Letter to Tribe	Restored Lands	Disapproved	10/21/99
South Carolina	Catawba Indian Nation (aka Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina)	Catawba Indian Nation Decision Catawba Indian Nation, Kings Mountain Trust Acquisition Letter Federal Register	Restored Lands	Approved	03/12/20
Washington	Muckleshoot Indian Tribe	Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Decision Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Wynn Property Trust Acquisition Letter Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	12/12/08
Washington	Skokomish Indian Tribe	Skokomish Indian Tribe of Washington Decision Skokomish Indian Tribe, Mason County Trust Acquisition Findings of Fact Skokomish Indian Tribe, Mason County Trust Acquisition Memorandum to Regional Director Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	12/08/03
Washington	Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation	Suquamish Tribe of Washington Decision Suquamish Tribe of Washington, Kitsap County Trust Acquisition Findings of Fact Suquamish Tribe of Washington, Kitsap County Trust Acquisition Memorandum to Regional Director Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	04/21/04
Washington	Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation	Suquamish Tribe Decision Suquamish Tribe, Kitsap County Trust Acquisition Letter Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	11/10/10
Washington	Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation	Spokane Tribe of Indians Decision Spokane Tribe of Indians, Governor Inslee Letter of Concurrence Spokane Tribe of Indians, Record of Decision (ROD)	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	06/15/15
Washington	Snoqualmie Indian Tribe	Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington Decision Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington, King County Trust Acquisition Findings of Fact Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington, King County Trust Acquisition Memorandum to Regional Director Federal Register	Initial Reservation	Approved	01/13/06
Washington	Skokomish Indian Tribe	Skokomish Indian Tribe of Washington Decision Skokomish Indian Tribe, MacDonald Property Trust Acquisition Letter Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	03/14/08
Washington	Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation	Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation Decision Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, Trust Acquisition Letter Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	11/29/16
Washington	Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation	Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation Decision Puyallup Tribe, Pierce County Trust Acquisition Letter Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	03/04/08
Washington	Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation	Kalispel Tribe of Indians of Washington Decision Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Airway Heights Two-Part Secretarial Determination, Governor's Concurrence Kalispel Letter to Governor and Two-Part Determination Two-Part Secretarial Determination approved Aug. 19, 1997; Governor's Concurrence June 26, 1998.	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	08/19/97
Washington	Cowlitz Indian Tribe	Cowlitz Indian Tribe Decision Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Clark County, Record of Decision Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Clark County, Record of Decision (ROD) on remand Federal Register Record of Decision remanded by United States District Court for the District of Columbia on March 13, 2013. New Record of Decision issued April 22, 2013, in accordance with sixty (60) day mandated of court.	Initial Reservation	Approved	12/17/10
Washington	Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation	Colville Tribes Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, Franklin County, Washington Environmental Impact Statement	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Pending	04/03/24
Washington	Nisqually Indian Tribe	Nisqually Quiemuth Casino-Resort and Fee-to-Trust Project The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has initiated the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the potential environmental consequences of the Nisqually Indian Tribe’s (Nisqually Tribe) application for a proposed fee-to-trust transfer of approximately 74 acres in the City of Lacey, Thurston County, Washington, for gaming purposes (federal proposed action).	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Pending	07/08/24
Washington	Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation	Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation Puyallup Regional Director's Recommendation Memo Puyallup Trust Acquisition Decision Memo Federal Register	Within or Contiguous to Reservation Boundaries	Approved	11/10/10
Wisconsin	Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin	Forest County Potawatomi Community Decision Forest County Potawatomi Community, Milwaukee County Trust Acquisition, Memorandum to Area Director Forest County Potawatomi Community, Milwaukee County Trust Acquisition, Governor's Concurrence Letter Department approval and letter to governor, July 10, 1990; Governor's concurrence, July 24, 1990.	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Approved	07/10/90
Wisconsin	Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin	Stockbridge Munsee Community Decision Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community, Thompson Parcel Trust Acquisition, Denial Letter Denied January 4, 2008; withdrawn October 15, 2015.	Two-Part Secretarial Determination	Disapproved	01/04/08

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Gaming Land Decisions

Displaying 101 - 125 of 138

Klamath Tribes of Oregon Decision

Coquille Indian Tribe Decision Withdraw Remand

Coquille Indian Tribe Decision

Coquille Indian Tribe Decision

Coquille Indian Tribe Decision

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community Decision

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon Decision

Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Suislaw Indians Decision

Catawba Indian Nation Decision

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Decision

Skokomish Indian Tribe of Washington Decision

Suquamish Tribe of Washington Decision

Suquamish Tribe Decision

Spokane Tribe of Indians Decision

Snoqualmie Tribe of Washington Decision

Skokomish Indian Tribe of Washington Decision

Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation Decision

Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation Decision

Kalispel Tribe of Indians of Washington Decision

Cowlitz Indian Tribe Decision

Colville Tribes Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, Franklin County, Washington

Nisqually Quiemuth Casino-Resort and Fee-to-Trust Project

Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation

Forest County Potawatomi Community Decision

Stockbridge Munsee Community Decision