1.   But directors of other lotteries said the Indian lottery could violate state and federal gaming laws that prohibit tribes from operating beyond the boundaries of their reservations.

2.   Federal appeals courts had taken different stances on how to interpret the gaming law.

3.   I. Nelson Rose, a gaming law expert at Whittier College law school in Whittier, Calif., says he thinks the Missouri idea will spread quickly.

4.   Other federal courts have upheld the American Indian gaming law.

5.   The last time that authorities attempted to enforce gaming laws on a reservation was a fiasco.

6.   The killing came one day after the senator, known for his fiery temperament, failed to block an amendment to a controversial gaming law that he wrote.

7.   The killing came the day after the senator, known for his fiery temperament, failed to block an amendment to a controversial gaming law that he wrote.

8.   The killing came the day after the senator, known for his fiery temperament, lost an amendment to a controversial gaming law that he had authored.

9.   The killing came the day after the senator lost an amendment to a controversial gaming law that he had authored.