California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, 480 U.S. 202 (1987), was a breakthrough case in the development of Native American Gaming. The Supreme Court decision, which has come to be known as the Cabazon Decision of 1987, effectively overturned the existing laws restricting gaming/gambling on U.S. Indian reservations.
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