11.   Federal law allows Indians to operate casinos outside their reservations with the consent of the governor and the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs.

12.   For years the tribes have operated the casinos without agreements with the state, which is illegal under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

13.   Gaming Internet will announce this week that it has signed a deal with Harrods and will operate the casino under a three-year license.

14.   He filed a lawsuit against the federal government maintaining that allowing Indian tribes to operate casinos would discriminate against him.

15.   However, the federal law does allow tribes to operate casinos on property outside their tribal lands provided the federal Department of the Interior and the governor approve.

16.   In an uneasy accommodation, the two sides agreed to temporarily operate two casinos, one for the benefit of each group.

17.   In March, voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that gives Native Americans exclusive rights to operate gambling casinos in California.

18.   In New York state, the Oneida Indians operate a casino near Syracuse, and the Mohawk Indians plan to open near the Canadian border.

19.   It also operates a casino aboard the Crystal Harmony cruise ship and has four non-gambling resorts in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.

20.   It owns and operates slot machines and video poker devices in Nevada retail stores and operates casinos in Nevada, Louisiana and Mississippi.