1.   A compact was negotiated between the company and the union.

2.   But Nebraska, which does not allow casino gambling anywhere in the state, has refused to negotiate a compact with the Santee Sioux.

3.   Facing such an impasse, Babbitt said he would have the authority to negotiate a compact himself.

4.   Federal law allows Indian tribes to negotiate state compacts that allow them to profit from gambling, even if state law allows gambling to raise money for charity only.

5.   He said that past compacts were negotiated under pressure from the federal courts.

6.   If the states shield themselves from suits, Babbitt believes he must be able to step in and negotiate a compact.

7.   IGRA allowed for tribes to negotiate gambling compacts with states, allowing reservations to operate the same kind of gaming that already exists in the states.

8.   It requires the state to negotiate compacts for any of the five tribes without gaming who want them.

9.   Since then Wilson, a Republican and a foe of gambling in general, has refused to negotiate a compact with any tribe that was already gambling.

10.   Subsequently in Florida, the Seminole tribe accused the state of failing to negotiate compacts in good faith.