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flag The Trump administration overturned a Biden-era decision, blocking Alaska Native tribes from operating casinos on individual land allotments, sparking legal battles.

flag The Trump administration has revoked a Biden-era legal opinion allowing Alaska Native tribes to operate gaming facilities on individual land allotments, reversing a key precedent that enabled the Eklutna and Tlingit and Haida tribes to pursue casino projects. flag The move, based on a new Interior Department interpretation, reasserts a 1993 policy denying tribal jurisdiction over such lands, aligning with Alaska’s argument that the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act transferred control to the state. flag While the Eklutna’s gaming hall remains open, its legal status is now in question, and construction on the Juneau project continues amid uncertainty. flag The state welcomed the change, and legal challenges to the casinos are expected to intensify as federal and tribal authorities reassess the rulings.

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