The 1987 California Supreme Court ruling against Cabazon Band of Mission Indians stated that tribes could operate facilities without state regulation because they were sovereign political entities. At that time there were no federal laws regarding gambling. Shortly after the Cabazon ruling, profitable games, including high-stakes bingo, began to be offered by various tribes across the country. States, unable to regulate Indian gambling, began to pressure the federal government to grant them the ability to do so. In 1988, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law. Essentially, different types of games fall into different categories and casino style games fall into Class III. Tribes have the authority to regulate Class I and Class II gaming, but tribal authority to offer Class III gaming is limited and requires, among other things, negotiation of a tribal-state compact. In an effort to create jobs and reverse the poverty that had long plagued the people of Coeur d'Alene, tribal member David Matheson began conducting market analyzes and feasibility studies in 1989 for building a casino on the reservation . The plan, with state approval, was to build a 100,000-square-foot casino and offer both bingo and casino-style games. In April 1992, according to IGRA, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe began negotiations with the State of Idaho for a Class III compact. Two other Idaho tribes also applied for Class III gaming contracts during June and July. At the time, Idaho did not specifically prohibit any form of casino-style gaming. In the summer of 1992, Governor Andrus called a special legislative session in an apparent attempt to block casino-style gaming on the Id Indian reservations... .... middle of paper ...... Berg Integrated Systems, which has recently obtained a contract from the US government for military fuel tanks. The tribe has built a health center, a tribal school and the Benewah Medical Center, all open to non-tribal individuals. Local schools, both tribal and non-tribal, have benefited greatly from the success of the Coeur d'Alene Casino. More than $14 million has been donated to education since the casino opened in 1993. Nearing the end of its seventh transformation, the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort will boast the addition of 100 luxury hotel rooms, a deluxe spa of 15,000 square feet and a swimming pool, a pub, a gourmet steakhouse and an outdoor amphitheater. In this struggling economy, the casino just hired an additional 200 people, bringing the total number of employees to over 1,100; more than enough to fill the seats in the original bingo hall to capacity.