United States Ninth Circuit

In a lawsuit brought by the state of Idaho alleging that the Coeur D'Alene Tribe's offering Texas Hold'em poker violated a Tribal-State Gaming Compact entered into under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss and grant of preliminary injunction are affirmed where: 1) the IGRA severed tribal sovereign immunity because Texas Hold'em was explicitly prohibited by Idaho law and there was "Class III" gaming under 25 U.S.C. section 2710(d)(7)(A)(ii); 2) venue was proper because the Compact permitted litigation as well as arbitration of disputes; and 3) the district court did not err in its analysis that supported granting injunctive relief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2015
• Published 07/22/2015

Judges

• Hawkins

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

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