![]() ![]() The injunction was put on hold while the tribe appealed. District Judge Philip Martinez of El Paso i ssued an injunction ordering the Tiguas to stop offering bingo and electronic games because they violated state law. The latest ruling on Tigua gambling came in 2019, when U.S. The Kickapoo in South Texas are allowed to provide some gambling because they’re covered by another federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The courts have held that the Restoration Act, passed by Congress in 1987, prohibits the Tiguas and Alabama Coushatta tribe of East Texas from offering gambling that isn’t allowed elsewhere in Texas. The Tiguas and the state have fought for almost 30 years over gambling at their Lower Valley reservation, with the federal courts almost always siding with the state. Tigua tribal officials did not respond to a request for comment on Adelson’s planned lobbying efforts. ![]() “If and when this push begins, I’m going to be sure that any bill that may advance gaming, that it advances guarantees that the Tiguas are able to operate their casino,” said state Sen.-elect César Blanco, D-El Paso.
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