As relevant here, IGRA permitted Tribes to offer so-called class II games-like bingo-in States that “permi such gaming for any purpose by any person, organization or entity.” 25 U. S. C.

IGRA established rules for separate classes of games. Shortly thereafter, Congress adopted its own comprehensive Indian gaming legislation: the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). The Restoration Act also “prohibited” as a matter of federal law “ll gaming activities which are prohibited by the laws of the State of Texas.” Id., at 668. Congress restored the Tribe’s federal trust status in 1987 when it adopted the Ysleta del Sur and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act. The State also expressed opposition to any new federal trust legislation that did not permit the State to apply its own gaming laws on tribal lands. In 1983, Texas renounced its trust responsibilities as inconsistent with the State’s Constitution.

In 1968, Congress recognized the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo as an Indian tribe and assigned its trust responsibilities for the Tribe to Texas. This case represents the latest conflict between Texas gaming officials and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indian Tribe.

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