[xp38]

I wonder if this will apply to Native run Casinos or are they exempt from NY state law and separate sovereign entities?

[VRWC_minion]

I wonder if this will apply to Native run Casinos or are they exempt from NY state law and separate sovereign entities?

Interesting question. I believe that in general, for most laws, if the law applies to the entire state and the state itself is not exempt from it then it applies to the tribe. Also, the tribe would be able to use any exemptions that state allows.

[NYFriend]

I can't say for sure. The new law specifically prohibits smoking is restaurants, bars, bingo halls, etc. The Indian Casino's like Turning Stone in Onieda County, are, in practice if not by law, exempt for pretty much all local regulation. The Oneida's have actually towed and refused to return State Police cars that were parked illegally in front of their building, for example. However, the caterers who serve alcohol at private parties at Turning Stone (Onieda Nation members and former employees who, I believe only serve at the casino), have applied for and may have received a state liquor license. That may have been only to facilitate wholesale purchasing thoug. Basically, the N.A.'s seem to do what they want.