I. History and Evolution of Indian Gaming

In 1976, the United States Supreme Court established the foundation for tribes to operate casinos on Indian land in a case that had nothing to do with casinos. In Bryan v. Itasca County, 426 U.S. 373 (1976), a county in Minnesota assessed a personal property tax on Russell Bryan, a reservation Indian. Ultimately, the Supreme Court held that the county couldn’t assess personal property taxes on reservation Indians. Most importantly, the Court held...