Whether the tribe can follow through on its plan to build a casino in the Pierre-Fort Pierre is a question of law.Īccording to the National Indian Gaming Commission's website, 'Indian tribes may only game on Indian lands that are eligible for gaming under the IGRA. Lee said the tribe is researching the compact it had with the state to see if it is still valid. 'That compact anticipated a casino along Highway 212 along the eastern edge of the reservation by the Missouri River.
'They don't currently have a compact,' Eliason said.
Larry Eliason, the executive secretary of the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, said the tribe had a gaming compact with the state 'many, many years ago,' around 1990.
