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The Cayuga Nation of New York sued Caesars Entertainment in federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the company offered online Sports Betting on tribal lands.
In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, the federally recognized tribe claims that Caesars Sportsbook violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) by accepting wagers within the boundaries of the Nation’s reservation without the tribe’s authorization.
“Despite clear statutory mandates, Defendant conducted gaming within the Reservation without the Nation’s authorization, approval of a Tribal-State compact, or oversight by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) or the Secretary of the Interior, as required by IGRA,” reads the complaint’s introduction.
“Through Defendant’s applications and servers licensed by the New York State Gaming Commission, Defendant accepted wagers placed from physical locations within the Reservation’s boundaries, including wagers from users who are present on Indian lands.”
In doing so, asserts the Nation, Caesars compromised Cayuga’s IGRA-given exclusive jurisdiction to regulate gaming on its lands, and “deprived the Nation of the governmental and economic benefits Congress intended IGRA to secure.”
In the lawsuit, the Cayuga Nation states that Caesars took bets on its lands over a period of more than three years between January 2022 and July 2025. It also alleges that Caesars is breaching advertising laws by promoting its mobile sportsbook as legal everywhere in New York State.
The tribe purports to have sent a cease-and-desist letter to the gaming giant on June 20, 2025, and claims that Caesars responded the following month by agreeing to implement geofencing measures to ensure it did not accept any more bets within reservation boundaries.
However, the Nation alleges that Caesars declined to provide a complete accounting of its wagering activity and the revenue generated from bets placed within the reservation, rejecting a request made in the cease-and-desist notice.
The Cayuga Nation of New York sued Caesars Entertainment in federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the company offered online Sports Betting on tribal lands.
In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, the federally recognized tribe claims that Caesars Sportsbook violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) by accepting wagers within the boundaries of the Nation’s reservation without the tribe’s authorization.
“Despite clear statutory mandates, Defendant conducted gaming within the Reservation without the Nation’s authorization, approval of a Tribal-State compact, or oversight by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) or the Secretary of the Interior, as required by IGRA,” reads the complaint’s introduction.
“Through Defendant’s applications and servers licensed by the New York State Gaming Commission, Defendant accepted wagers placed from physical locations within the Reservation’s boundaries, including wagers from users who are present on Indian lands.”
In doing so, asserts the Nation, Caesars compromised Cayuga’s IGRA-given exclusive jurisdiction to regulate gaming on its lands, and “deprived the Nation of the governmental and economic benefits Congress intended IGRA to secure.”
In the lawsuit, the Cayuga Nation states that Caesars took bets on its lands over a period of more than three years between January 2022 and July 2025. It also alleges that Caesars is breaching advertising laws by promoting its mobile sportsbook as legal everywhere in New York State.
The tribe purports to have sent a cease-and-desist letter to the gaming giant on June 20, 2025, and claims that Caesars responded the following month by agreeing to implement geofencing measures to ensure it did not accept any more bets within reservation boundaries.
However, the Nation alleges that Caesars declined to provide a complete accounting of its wagering activity and the revenue generated from bets placed within the reservation, rejecting a request made in the cease-and-desist notice.