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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 737. Gaming activities
(a) In general
All gaming activities which are prohibited by the laws of the
State of Texas are hereby prohibited on the reservation and on
lands of the tribe. Any violation of the prohibition provided in
this subsection shall be subject to the same civil and criminal
penalties that are provided by the laws of the State of Texas. The
provisions of this subsection are enacted in accordance with the
tribe's request in Tribal Resolution No. T.C.-86-07 which was
approved and certified on March 10, 1986.
(b) No State regulatory jurisdiction
Nothing in this section shall be construed as a grant of civil or
criminal regulatory jurisdiction to the State of Texas.
(c) Jurisdiction over enforcement against members
Notwithstanding section 736(f) of this title, the courts of the
United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any offense in
violation of subsection (a) of this section that is committed by
the tribe, or by any member of the tribe, on the reservation or on
lands of the tribe. However, nothing in this section shall be
construed as precluding the State of Texas from bringing an action
in the courts of the United States to enjoin violations of the
provisions of this section.
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