Good. Jamul with a casino would be forever changed for the worse...Federal recognition is required for tribes to receive federal aid and participate in government programs. It's also necessary to conduct gaming.
For a tribe like Jamul, the Supreme Court's decision “raises questions about the status of the land,” Indian law expert Kathryn Rand said.
“Those questions might ultimately be decided in favor of the tribe, but . . . they are dependent upon the particular circumstances surrounding the tribe's recognition and the land taken into trust,” said Rand, a law professor who co-founded the Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law and Policy at the University of North Dakota.
Rand said she would expect state and local officials – who have battled Jamul's plans to build a casino – to raise those issues.
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