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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The level of crime, suicide, and bankruptcy in a
3 community invariably increases as a casino opens its doors;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, Local communities have no authority to declare
6 whether or not large scale Native American gambling should
7 take place in their towns; and
8 WHEREAS, Native American casinos have been known to
9 attract organized crime; and
10 WHEREAS, Current Native American gambling policy has
11 corrupted the political process in some states and
12 communities to the point that legislative initiatives with
13 overwhelming popular support have no chance of passage due to
14 the enormous political power of the gambling industry; and
15 WHEREAS, Current Native American policy has become so
16 intertwined with the corruptive effects of the gambling
17 industry that it has lost almost all credibility; therefore,
18 be it
19 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21 we support the proposed federal Tribal and Local Communities
22 Relationship Act; this Act will require that the State
23 legislatures and governors give their consent to any new
24 gaming compacts and uses of newly acquired land for Class III
25 gambling before any gambling expansion can take place; and be
26 it further
27 RESOLVED, That we support that portion of the Act that
28 will further limit Native American tribes so that in the
29 future they may conduct Class III gaming on only one parcel
30 of land per tribe; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That we support that portion of the Act that
2 shall establish a Federal Native American Policy Commission
3 to report and make legislative suggestions on the following:
4 (1) the economic, environmental, and social impact of
5 Indian gaming facilities on local communities;
6 (2) the influence of non-Native American private investors
7 on the Indian Federal Recognition Process;
8 (3) the influence of non-Native American private investors
9 on the establishment and operation of Indian gaming
10 facilities;
11 (4) the influence of organized crime on Indian gaming;
12 (5) how to improve the living standards of Native
13 Americans; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That we support that portion of the Act that
15 directs the Federal Native American Policy Commission to
16 impose minimum requirements for federal regulations regarding
17 the following:
18 (1) security in Indian casinos;
19 (2) rules of play of games and controls of games;
20 (3) credit and debit collection controls;
21 (4) accounting and auditing procedures; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
23 presented to the President of the United States and to each
24 member of the Illinois congressional delegation.