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Wyoming Gets Another Chance to Block Indian Casino

Federal appeals-court judges considering an Indian gambling case said Tuesday that Wyoming's gambling laws are so vague and confusing they might have to ask the state's Supreme Court for clarification.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is trying to decide whether gambling could be allowed on central Wyoming's Wind River Indian Reservation.

A three-judge panel of the appeals court ruled in November that federal law requires Wyoming to negotiate with the Northern Arapaho tribe on rules under which a casino would operate.

Wyoming Attorney General Pat Crank was granted a rehearing before the full appeals court after he argued the panel misinterpreted state law. He said if the decision stands, the state would be forced to accept forms of gambling on the reservation that are illegal everywhere else in Wyoming.

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