Quote # 5

"As a state's chief executive officer and the primary defender of state sovereignty, a Governor has
the ultimate responsibility to act in the best interests of all state citizens. Although the gambling
activities conducted under IGRA occur within the boundaries of tribal lands, they are designed to
attract nontribal patrons, and the effects of these activities are felt far beyond the geographic
boundaries of the reservations."

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Who Said That?

National Governors Association
Policy Position, Annual Meeting 2003
(Policy Position of National Governors Association, 2003)