Game Classification Opinions

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) created three classes of gaming, set forth at 25 U.S.C. § 2703.  If the requirements of IGRA and NIGC regulations are met, Class II gaming may be conducted by a tribe if it is located within a state that permits such gaming for any purpose by any person, organization or entity and such gaming is not otherwise specifically prohibited on Indian lands by Federal law.  25 U.S.C. § 2710(b)(1)(A). In addition to meeting IGRA and NIGC requirements, tribes offering Class III gaming must have a valid Tribal-state compact approved by the Secretary of the Interior.  Below are the advisory opinions issued by the NIGC’s Office of General Counsel on whether certain games fall within the definition of Class II or Class III games.

Name

Class II

Class III

Bingo

Card Games

Card Games State

Pull-tabs

Internet Gaming

Other Date Issued
8 Draw Kingo   x           x 5/11/2004
Action Jack x     x         9/4/1996
Apache 21   x   x AZ       2/2/1995
Arizona Poker x     x AZ       3/23/1998
Asian Bingo x     x AZ       7/14/1998
Blackjack Advisory Opinion       x         1/15/2003
Blackjack Tournament x               6/10/2003
Break the Bank   x       x     5/31/2001
Cadillac Jack Triple Threat Bingo x   x           12/23/2004
Cashpot Instant Scratch-Off Game x         x   x 9/14/1992
Challenger 9   x           x 6/18/1999
Cherokee Blackjack Tournament   x   x OK       4/29/2003
Cheyenne & Arapaho Card Tournament x     x OK       7/9/1999
Citizen Potawatomi BJ Tournament x     x OK       6/10/2003
Classic II Pull-Tab System   x       x     6/4/2004
Classification of Banking Card Games in California  x     x         6/6/1995
Coeur d'Alene National Internet Lottery   x         x x 6/22/1999
Comanche BJ Tournament   x   x OK       5/7/2003
Crazy Reels   x           x 4/7/1999
Cyberdyne Video         x     10/10/1997
Dice Games   x             3/23/1995
Digideal Digital Card System   x   x FL, WA, ID       12/21/2004
Double Hand High-Low x     x AZ       9/9/1999
Dream Card x     x AZ       7/14/1998
Eastern Shawnee BJ Tournament   x   x OK       6/10/2003
Electronic Game Card x         x     6/24/2005
Evergreen Bingo   x x           11/2/1999
Hand Rolle   x             8/16/2001
Instant Scratch Off Tickets x         x   x 5/23/1994
Interblock Gaming Machines   x             6/6/2003
Interblock Roulette and Dice Games   x             5/5/2005
Jack Attack x               3/28/1996
Keno   x             5/18/2005
K 21 Blackjack   x   x TX       11/30/2004
Kickapoo BJ Tournament x     x OK       4/23/2003
King Dobber Bingo   x x           3/11/1998
Lac Vieux Desert Internet Bingo    x x       x   10/26/2000
Lima   x           x 8/21/2002
Little Traverse Bay Band Card Games   x   x MI       2/17/1999
Lotrec I and II   x             1/21/2004
Lucky Lotto   x             4/22/2005
Lucky Tab II x         x     3/21/2001
Maverick 21 x               3/28/1996
Mega Bingo x   x           7/26/1995
Megamania System   x x           7/10/1996
Megamania System x   x           3/28/1997
Megamania System x   x           4/9/1997
Megamania System x   x           7/23/1997
Megananza Series   x             4/15/2002
Magical Irish Instant Bingo Dispenser and Verifier System   x x           2/29/2000
Mystery Bingo x   x           9/26/2003
Mystery Bingo x   x           4/2/2004
Mystery Bingo x   x           5/7/2004
Mystery Bingo   x x           5/26/2004
National Indian Bingo   x x           8/9/1999
National Indian Bingo x   x           11/14/2000
National Indian Lottery   x         x x 6/22/1999
Non-banked Poker x     x AZ       3/23/1998
NOVA Bingo x   x           4/4/2005
NOVA Bingo System 4.2.5.9 x   x           8/25/2005
NOVA Bingo System 4.2.7.50 x   x           10/18/2005
NOVA Bingo System 4.3.3.30 x   x           8/18/2006
Oasis Electronic Pull-Tab Network   x       x     5/25/1993
Oasis Electronic Pull-Tab Network   x       x     2/10/1994
Pachinko Machines   x             5/5/2005
Pai Gow, Pai Gow Poker, Pan 9 (Non-Banked) x     x CA       6/6/1995
Phone Card Sweepstakes Machines   x           x 10/17/2003
Play Away Pull-Tab x         x     8/24/2006
Play Pull-Tab   x       x     11/2/1999
Play Pull-Tab   x       x     3/30/1999
Play Pull-Tab   x       x     9/26/2000
Play Pull-Tab White Earth Tribe x         x     11/14/1994
Player Pooled Blackjack   x   x NY       4/4/2003
Player Pooled Blackjack at Northern Winz Casino   x   x MT       8/10/2007
Poker Club x     x NY       6/17/1999
POKO   x             8/11/1999
Pot of Gold   x           x 7/1/1999
Promo Extra Match Bonus Series System   x           x 3/16/1999
Quick Shot Bingo   x x           9/19/2002
Raffles   x             9/10/1999
Reel Time x   x           9/23/2003
Reel Time Bingo Version 2.0 x   x           1/7/2004
Reel Touch Bingo 1.4a x   x           7/15/2005
Reels of Skill   x           x 1/9/1998
Rocket Ante Up x   x           8/1/1997
Rocket Bingo Classics x   x           7/22/1997
Rocket FastPlay x   x           10/18/2004
Seven Suns Poker   x   x         8/11/1999
Shake-a-day Game   x             5/24/2007
Shoalwater Bay Blackjack games   x   x WA       7/17/1998
Shooter Bingo x   x           8/3/1994
Shooter Bingo   x x           3/20/1995
Tab Force Instant Pull-Tab Validation System x         x     6/8/1998
Tele Bingo   x         x x 6/21/1999
Tournament Blackjack  x     x OK       4/23/2003
Trips or Better Poker  x x   x FL, WA, ID       12/21/2004
Ultimate Winner's Blackjack Tournament x     x         8/14/2003
Unreal Slots   x   x         8/11/1999
U-PIK-EM Bingo   x x       x   6/9/2000
VGT Bingo    x x           11/5/2002
Wild Ball Bingo x   x           11/12/1996
Wild Ball Bingo x   x           3/22/2001
Wildfire Pull-Tab Dispenser System   x       x     6/7/1994
WIN Sports Betting   x         x x 3/13/2001

  

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