Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act

This bill, known as the Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act, seeks to standardize the regulation of gaming activities for the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe by ensuring their compliance solely under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) . It addresses a unique situation where a 2022 Supreme Court decision created overlapping regulatory language for these two Tribes, allowing them to conduct gaming without full adherence to IGRA or Texas state regulations. The legislation achieves this by amending the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act. Specifically, it inserts a new rule of construction to mandate the full applicability of IGRA to their gaming operations and strikes sections 107 and 207, which previously contributed to the regulatory overlap. This ensures these Tribes are regulated in the same manner as all other gaming by Indian Tribes in the United States, promoting consistency and eliminating regulatory redundancy.