Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act

This bill makes sure Tribal gaming in Texas follows the same national rules as everywhere else. It responds to a 2022 Supreme Court decision about two Texas Tribes—the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe—that created overlapping rules for their casinos. The bill clears that up by saying the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act fully applies to gaming on those Tribes’ lands, so they’re regulated the same way as other Tribes across the country. It also removes older, conflicting parts of a Texas-specific law so there aren’t two sets of rules anymore . Congress notes that Tribal gaming has helped Tribal communities grow and that more than 200 Tribes in 28 states are already regulated under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act .

• Key change: the Texas Tribes’ gaming is placed under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, not Texas state rules, matching the rest of Indian Country. The bill does this by amending the Texas Restoration Act to ensure full federal applicability and by striking sections that caused conflicts (sections 107 and 207) .