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Jon Kyl: “The State of Wyoming has made that decision, and yet if the Indians were allowed an exemption under this bill, they…”

On the recordJuly 22, 1998
The State of Wyoming has made that decision, and yet if the Indians were allowed an exemption under this bill, they would be permitted to run Internet gambling operations, they could reach every citizen in every State and every young person in every State, as the Presiding Officer pointed out. No one is allowed to do that today. No one would be allowed to do that under the legislation, but under the Craig amendment, a special exception would be made for the Indians. The Senator from Idaho argues that it is legal for the tribes to do that. In this he is simply wrong.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing the implications of a bill on Internet gambling and exemptions for Indian tribes.

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