August 3, 2026
| TO: Indian Gaming Association Member Tribes FROM: David Z. Bean, Chairman Jason Giles, Executive Director RE: URGENT: Contact Senators to Vote “NO” on the CLARITY Act, Unless the Bill Protects Tribal Economies, IGRA, and Tribal and State Gambling Laws Date: August 3, 2026 |
| The CLARITY Act could be brought to the Senate floor this week (August 3-7) before the summer recess. The Indian Gaming Association urges our Member Tribes to act quickly to contact your Senators to VOTE NO on the CLARITY Act unless it protects Tribal economies, IGRA, and Tribal and State Gambling Laws. IGA, along with our partner organizations continue to educate members of the United States Senate, urging Senators to include a provision in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (“CLARITY Act”) to affirm that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”) and tribal and state gambling laws have full force and effect and to codify existing CFTC regulations that prohibit registered entities from listing trades relating to, involving, or referencing sports and casino-style gambling. The tribal savings clause is posted below for your reference. At present, the CLARITY Act is the most viable legislative vehicle to address our longstanding concerns with online sports gambling through prediction markets. The CLARITY Act seeks to legitimize the cryptocurrency industry by setting regulatory guidelines for the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). As currently drafted, the CLARITY Act would permit prediction markets to expand their sports betting activities into casino-style gambling and the cryptocurrency financial system. Thanks to our work, the savings clause was included in the Democratic counterproposal during the ongoing negotiations about the CLARITY Act. While senators are continuing to negotiate the final draft of the CLARITY Act, it is imperative we hold our ground on the inclusion of the tribal savings clause. We ask that you exercise your voice by calling on your Senate delegation and Senators that you know to “VOTE NO on Cloture for the CLARITY Act, unless the bill includes Indian Country’s provision to confirm that prediction markets cannot offer contracts on sports and casino gambling and ensure that IGRA and tribal and state gambling laws have full force and effect. If the bill moves to the Senate floor without the savings clause, we ask that Senators “Vote NO on the CLARITY ACT”. Again, our effort is gaining real momentum, and we need your help to protect Tribal economies, IGRA, and Tribal and State gaming laws. Contact your Senators to send the message that prediction markets are an existential threat to Tribal sovereignty and our economies – and that Congress must act now to stop illegal online gambling through prediction markets. |
| See Attachment Attached |
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