Andrea Joy Campbell: “I am opposed the Enzi-Reid amendment on Indian gaming because it will continue the ``stand-off'' that exists between the…”

“I am opposed the Enzi-Reid amendment on Indian gaming because it will continue the ``stand-off'' that exists between the tribes and states, preventing them from reaching fair gaming agreements. There are members in the Chamber who are downright against gaming. That is not what this debate is about. Under Federal law, tribes are limited to the types of gaming allowed under the laws of the State in which they reside. In my own State of Colorado as an example, there are two tribes, the Southern Ute and the Ute Mountain Ute. They are limited to slot machines and low-stakes table games, just as the other gaming towns in Colorado. In Utah, State law prohibits all gaming: tribal, non-tribal or otherwise. The intention of the Federal law, IGRA, was that in States where gaming is limited or prohibited, tribes would be limited or prohibited from operating gaming as well. But today's debate is about whether a Governor of a State can limit a type of business activity to certain groups simply by refusing to negotiate. That is unfair and un-American.”