The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) created three classes of gaming, set forth at 25 U.S.C. § 2703. If the requirements of IGRA and the National Indian Gaming Commission’s regulations are met, Class II gaming may be conducted by a tribe if it is located within a state that permits such gaming for any purpose by any person, organization or entity and such gaming is not otherwise specifically prohibited on Indian lands by Federal law. 25 U.S.C. § 2710(b)(1)(A). In addition to meeting IGRA and NIGC requirements, tribes offering Class III gaming must have a valid Tribal-state compact approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Below are the advisory opinions issued by the NIGC’s Office of General Counsel on whether certain games fall within the definition of Class II or Class III gaming.
| Title | Class II/III | Bingo | Card Games | Card Games State | Pull Tabs | Internet Gaming | Other | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Draw Kingo | III | | | | | | 05/11/2004 | |
| Action Jack | II | | | | | | 09/04/1996 | |
| Apache 21 | III | | | AZ | | | | 02/02/1995 |
| Arizona Poker | II | | | AZ | | | | 03/23/1998 |
| Asian Bingo | II | | | AZ | | | | 07/14/1998 |
| Bingo Nation | II | | | | | | 06/27/2014 | |
| Blackjack Advisory Opinion | Both | | | | | | 01/15/2003 | |
| Blackjack Tournament | III | | | | | | 06/10/2003 | |
| Break the Bank | III | | | | | | 05/31/2001 | |
| Cadillac Jack Triple Threat Bingo | II | | | | | | 12/23/2004 | |
| Cashpot Instant Scratch-Off Game | II | | | | | | 09/14/1992 | |
| Casino Gateway Network | II | | | | | | 09/24/2009 | |
| Challenger 9 | III | | | | | | 06/18/1999 | |
| Cherokee Blackjack Tournament | III | | | OK | | | | 04/29/2003 |
| Cheyenne & Arapaho Card Tournament | II | | | OK | | | | 07/09/1999 |
| Citizen Potawatomi BJ Tournament | II | | | OK | | | | 06/10/2003 |
| Classic II Pull-Tab System | III | | | | | | 06/04/2004 | |
| Classification of Banking Card Games in California | II | | | | | | 06/06/1995 | |
| CloudStreet Hold’em Poker | III | | | | | | 05/13/2020 | |
| Coeur d’Alene National Indian Lottery | III | | | | | | 06/22/1999 | |
| Comanche BJ Tournament | III | | | OK | | | | 05/07/2003 |
| Crazy Reels | III | | | | | | 04/07/1999 | |
| Cyberdyne Video | III | | | | | | 10/10/1997 | |
| Desert Rose Bingo Opinion | III | | | | | | 04/15/2016 | |
| Dice Games | III | | | | | | 03/23/1995 | |
| Digideal Digital Card System | II | | | | | | 12/17/2009 | |
| Double Hand High-Low | II | | | AZ | | | | 09/09/1999 |
| Dream Card | II | | | AZ | | | | 07/14/1998 |
| Eastern Shawnee BJ Tournament | III | | | OK | | | | 06/10/2003 |
| Electronic Game Card | II | | | | | | 06/24/2005 | |
| Evergreen Bingo | III | | | | | | 11/02/1999 | |
| Fast Track Bingo | II | | | | | | 09/03/2009 | |
| Gamblit Poker LIVE | II | | | MI, IN | | | | 01/23/2018 |
| Grab Bag Bingo | II | | | | | | 06/13/2023 | |
| Hand Rolle | III | | | | | | 08/16/2001 | |
| Instant Scratch Off Tickets | II | | | | | | 05/23/1994 | |
| Interblock Gaming Machines | III | | | | | | 06/06/2003 | |
| Interblock Roulette and Dice Games | III | | | | | | 05/05/2005 | |
| Jack Attack | II | | | | | | 03/28/1996 | |
| Jack Attack | II | | | | | | 03/28/1996 | |
| Jack Attack (In Montana) | III | | | | | | 03/12/2009 | |
| Jackpot Blitz Texas Hold Em’ Electronic Poker | II | | | | | | 10/16/2018 | |
| K 21 Blackjack | III | | | TX | | | | 11/30/2004 |
| Keno | III | | | | | | 05/18/2005 | |
| KGM/Alfastreet Bingo-R Game Opinion | III | | | | | | 02/04/2020 | |
| Kickapoo BJ Tournament | II | | | OK | | | | 04/23/2003 |
| King Dobber Bingo | III | | | | | | 03/11/1998 | |
| Lac Vieux Desert Internet Bingo | III | | | | | | 10/26/2000 | |
| Lima | III | | | | | | 08/21/2002 | |
| Little Traverse Bay Band Card Games | III | | | MI | | | | 02/17/1999 |
| Lotrec I and II | III | | | | | | 01/21/2004 | |
| Lucky Lotto | III | | | | | | 04/22/2005 | |
| Lucky Tab II | II | | | | | | 03/21/2001 | |
| Magical Irish Instant Bingo Dispenser and Verifier System | III | | | | | | 02/29/2000 | |
| Maverick 21 | II | | | | | | 03/28/1996 | |
| Mega Bingo | II | | | | | | 07/26/1995 | |
| Megamania System | II | | | | | | 03/28/1997 | |
| Megamania System | II | | | | | | 09/23/1997 | |
| Megamania System | II | | | | | | 07/10/1996 | |
| Megananza Series | III | | | | | | 04/15/2002 | |
| Mystery Bingo | III | | | | | | 05/07/2004 | |
| Mystery Bingo | III | | | | | | 05/26/2004 | |
| Mystery Bingo | II | | | | | | 09/26/2003 | |
| Mystery Bingo | III | | | | | | 04/02/2004 | |
| National Indian Bingo | II | | | | | | 11/14/2000 | |
| National Indian Bingo | III | | | | | | 08/09/1999 | |
| National Indian Lottery | III | | | | | | 06/22/1999 | |
| NetPoker | II | | | | | | 07/03/2013 | |
| Non-banked Poker | II | | | CT | | | | 05/29/2013 |
| NOVA Bingo | II | | | | | | 04/04/2005 | |
| NOVA Bingo System 4.2.5.9 | II | | | | | | 08/25/2005 | |
| NOVA Bingo System 4.2.7.50 | II | | | | | | 10/18/2005 | |
| NOVA Bingo System 4.3.3.30 | II | | | | | | 08/18/2006 | |
| O-Craps | III | | | | | | 04/29/2020 | |
| Oasis Electronic Pull-Tab Network | III | | | | | | 02/10/1994 | |
| Oasis Electronic Pull-Tab Network | III | | | | | | 05/25/1993 | |
| Ortiz Gaming | III | | | | | | 11/25/2014 | |
| Pachinko Machines | III | | | | | | 05/05/2005 | |
| Pai Gow, Pai Gow Poker, Pan 9 (Non-Banked) | II | | | CA | | | | 06/02/1995 |
| Pari-Mutuel Draw Poker | II | | | | | | 04/07/2020 | |
| Phone Card Sweepstakes Machines | III | | | | | | 10/17/2003 | |
| Play Away Pull-Tab | II | | | | | | 08/24/2006 | |
| Play Pull-Tab | III | | | | | | 03/30/1999 | |
| Play Pull-Tab | | | | | | 09/26/2000 | ||
| Play Pull-Tab | III | | | | | | 11/02/1999 | |
| Play Pull-Tab White Earth Tribe | II | | | | | | 11/14/1994 | |
| Player Pooled Blackjack | III | | | NY | | | | 04/04/2003 |
| Player Pooled Blackjack at Northern Winz Casino | III | | | MT | | | | 08/10/2007 |
| Poker Club | II | | | NY | | | | 06/17/1999 |
| Poker Room | II | | | WI | | | | 02/26/2009 |
| POKO | III | | | | | | 08/11/1999 | |
| Pot of Gold | III | | | | | | 07/01/1999 | |
| Promo Extra Match Bonus Series System | III | | | | | | 03/16/1999 | |
| Quarter Draw Football | Both | | | | | | 09/03/2009 | |
| Quick Shot Bingo | III | | | | | | 09/19/2002 | |
| Raffles | III | | | | | | 09/10/1999 | |
| Reel Time Bingo | II | | | | | | 09/23/2003 | |
| Reel Time Bingo Version 2.0 | II | | | | | | 01/07/2004 | |
| Reel Touch Bingo 1.4a | II | | | | | | 07/15/2005 | |
| Reels of Skill | III | | | | | | 01/09/1998 | |
| Rocket Ante Up | II | | | | | | 08/01/1997 | |
| Rocket Bingo Classics | II | | | | | | 07/22/1997 | |
| Rocket FastPlay | II | | | | | | 10/18/2004 | |
| Seminole Opinion | | | | | | 02/01/2013 | ||
| Seven Suns Poker | III | | | | | | 08/11/1999 | |
| Shake-a-day Game | III | | | | | | 05/24/2007 | |
| Shoalwater Bay Blackjack Games | III | | | WA | | | | 07/17/1998 |
| Tab Force Instant Pull-Tab Validation System | II | | | | | | 06/08/1998 | |
| Tele Bingo | III | | | | | | 07/21/1999 | |
| Tournament Blackjack | II | | | OK | | | | 04/23/2003 |
| Trips or Better Poker | II | | | FL,WA,ID | | | | 12/21/2004 |
| U-PIK-EM Bingo | III | | | | | | 06/09/2000 | |
| Ultimate Texas Hold’Em Poker | III | | | | | | 04/07/2021 | |
| Ultimate Winner’s Blackjack Tournament | II | | | | | | 08/14/2003 | |
| Unreal Slots | III | | | | | | 08/11/1999 | |
| Washington State Lottery | III | | | WA | | | | 10/16/2017 |
| WhoopAss Poker (poker version) | II | | | | | | 08/06/2012 | |
| WhoopAss Poker (table version) | III | | | | | | 08/06/2012 | |
| Wild Ball Bingo | II | | | | | | 03/22/2001 | |
| Wild Ball Bingo | II | | | | | | 11/12/1996 | |
| Wildfire Pull-Tab Dispenser System | III | | | | | | 06/07/1994 | |
| WIN Sports Betting | III | | | | | | 03/13/2001 |