Navajo National Representative Stephen Hart warned Senate government committee members that the 2002 agreement between the state government and Navajo nationalities gives tribes the exclusive right to run casino-style games, which also restricts non-tribal groups from offering commercial casino games.
Mr Hart noted that the tribes pay the state about $100 million a year to protect the monopoly. He added that regulating the Keno game would violate the exclusive rights of American Indian tribes. This is because Keno games are like casino-style games such as slots and video poker. The player pulls the lever or presses the button while looking at the symbols lined up to rotate.
It is important to note that the 2002 game contract with the American Indian tribe states that if the state infringes on the rights of the state and allows non – tribe operators to provide casino – style games, the tribe is no longer obligated to comply with the terms of the contract. Mr Hart believes Keno is not a grandfather under a tribal game contract that means he will infringe on tribal monopolies.
Not long ago, the U.S. gambling community witnessed a similar scenario when Connecticut’s attorney general told state lawmakers that plans to regulate daily fantasy sports competitions could violate game contracts with state tribal casino operators.
However, Navajo Nation is not the only group to oppose Borelli’s bill. The Arizona Policy Center also appears armed to the proposed gambling expansion. Cathy Herod, president of the Arizona Center for Policy, explained that gambling expansion would exacerbate gambling-related problems among locals.
Bill that evolved from Bingo to Keno Games동행복권파워볼
For quite a while, Arizona had the idea of legalizing gambling in bars and clubs. A bill sponsored by Senator Sonny Borrelli proposed taxing bingo games. However, the bill hit a reef because bingo games are considered casino-style games. As a result, Senator Borrelli proposed regulation of electronic games instead of bingo.
Senator Borelli explained that Keno games are similar to lottery games, and in that sense, the regulation of Keno games does not violate Navajo Nation’s game contracts, and these will bring new money to local governments and countries. But the problem is that tribal countries classify Keno games as gambling.