Ninth Circuit upholds dismissal of Maverick Gaming’s Washington betting lawsuit
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld dismissal of Maverick Gaming’s challenge to tribal exclusivity for sports betting in Washington. The court found the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe was a necessary party that could not be joined because of its sovereign immunity. Maverick had argued that the tribal compacts violated federal gaming law and constitutional provisions.
Tribal exclusivity remains protected from this challenge because the tribe could not be joined due to sovereign immunity.