Slot machines are illegal in Alaska. So how is Klawock’s casino in business?

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In most places in Alaska, electronic bingo machines are illegal under state law — but the Klawock tribe's new casino sits on land held by the federal government in a trust, which predates the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Slot machines, like most kinds of gambling, aren’t legal in Alaska. But in the Prince of Wales Island community of Klawock, the local tribe is now running more than 20 machines that look an awful lot like the kind of slots you might find on the floor of a Las Vegas casino. And it’s all perfectly legal.

The machines look nearly identical to slot machines. But technically, they’re electronic bingo machines. And in most places in Alaska, they’re — even under an exception that allows nonprofits to run raffles and bingo games. A sign advertising the adjoined smoke shop and mini-mart outside the Klawock Casino on Bayview Boulevard. . The law provides a framework for what kinds of gaming is legal in areas defined as “Indian Country.”

 

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