1.   If the gaming act is invalidated, tribes could set up casinos without regard to state law, according to attorney Scott Crowell, who represents the Shoalwaters.

2.   It is quite possible the court has not yet said its final word on the Indian gaming act.

3.   Jourdain and Chino predicted that state governments would use the gaming act to challenge the sovereignty of Indian nations.

4.   The decision left unanswered many important questions about the Indian gaming act, which the Justices may soon address in other cases awaiting action by the court.

5.   --The gaming act has failed to broadly improve the living conditions of most Indians.

6.   The gaming act required states to negotiate with tribes over their gaming operations.

7.   The gaming act outlaws casino slot machines in states where they are not approved but allows electronic devices that aid in the operation of a bingo game.

8.   Under the gaming act, states get regulatory authority over casinos on Indian reservations.