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Liquor licensing at tribal casinos: how dual regulation works
Gaming is governed by IGRA. The bar next to the gaming floor is governed by a 1953 statute and a 1983 Supreme Court case.
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Gaming is governed by IGRA. The bar next to the gaming floor is governed by a 1953 statute and a 1983 Supreme Court case.
Sovereignty means every tribe licenses its own suppliers. For small vendors, the arithmetic is brutal.
Three compacts, no exclusivity, and three decades of competing head-on with commercial casinos.
A national association and a commission-to-commission memorandum signal a shift away from province-by-province bargaining.
A procedural amendment, but negotiation-process terms are where compact value quietly accumulates.
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Operator of seven Hard Rock-branded properties in Florida and controlling interest in the global Hard Rock International brand. Holder of a 2021 federal compact granting exclusive statewide sports betting.
Operates WinStar World Casino & Resort — the largest casino in the world by gaming floor — plus 22 other gaming properties statewide.
Owner-operator of Foxwoods Resort Casino, long one of the largest integrated resort casinos in North America.
Operates Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula — the largest resort casino on the West Coast.
A nonprofit consortium of 74 First Nations operating seven casinos under provincial framework agreement.
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