Hogen vows to implement Class II regulations

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Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the National Indian Gaming Commission. April 17, 2008.
Opening Statement

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National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman Phil Hogen said he will implement new Class II regulations before he leaves office.

Hogen told the Senate Indian Affairs Committee at a hearing yesterday that he has to "get this done" before he returns home to South Dakota. He has served on the commission since December 2002.

Tribes oppose the regulations, saying they will wreck the Class II industry. A study commissioned by the NIGC showed tribes would lose $1 billion in revenues if the changes go forward.

Hogen said the rules are needed to draw a "bright line" between Class II games like bingo and Class III games like slot machines. He estimates that more than half of the Class II machines currently in play are really Class III machines.

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