Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe v. Gerlach et al

  1. June 19, 2015

    Tribal Casino Tax Doesn't Hit Games, SD Says

    South Dakota on Thursday pushed back against the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe's bid to use the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act as a shield against taxes on nontribal members at its casino, saying the use tax at issue was never directed at the "actual play" of casino games and isn't governed by its gaming pact with the tribe

  2. May 28, 2015

    SD Tribe Says Gaming Pact Governs State Casino Taxation

    The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe urged a federal judge on Wednesday to declare that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act preempts state civil regulation and taxation on every subject it channels through the compact process in a dispute over South Dakota's authority to impose taxes at its casino.

  3. May 05, 2015

    SD Urges Dismissal Of Tribal Tax Row Over Casino Customers

    South Dakota on Monday rejected the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe's claim that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act preempts the state's authority to impose taxes on nontribal members at its Royal River Casino & Hotel, arguing the act is inapplicable and the dispute should be dismissed.

  4. April 21, 2015

    SD Tribe Says IGRA Bars State Taxes On Casino Customers

    A South Dakota tribe on Monday urged a South Dakota federal judge to reject the state's bid for judgment in a tax dispute, arguing that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act preempted the state government's authority to impose taxes on nontribal members at the tribe's casino.