Thus, conflict arose between two provisions within the Restoration Act. During this time frame, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo instituted a process of recreational electronic bingo despite the fact that the state of Texas only permitted the game for matters of Charity. After this relationship was subsequently rendered invalid by the Texas State Constitution, the tribes were transferred under the jurisdiction of the U.S.
In a 5–4 decision issued in June 2022, the Court ruled that the Restoration Act bans only gaming activities also banned by the state of Texas.ĭuring the period between 19, two of the three tribes of Texas- the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta- were held under a trust with the state of Texas. _ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with whether the state of Texas could control and regulate gambling on Texan Native American reservations. Roberts, joined by Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh Gorsuch, joined by Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett The Restoration Act bans only forms of gambling explicitly banned within the State of TexasĬhief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, Et al., Petitioners v.
