BIA Limits Casino Locations

The Bureau of Indian Affairs Friday published a rule that says casinos should be located within 25 miles of a reservation headquarters. However it did allow for exception. Tribes may seek reservation status and permission to operate casinos on newly acquired land away from a reservation if tribes can show that a significant number of tribal members live nearby, can demonstrate a current connection to the property or if other tribal government facilities have been located on the land for at least two years before an application is filed for new reservation land. Read more about it here.