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Tribes assert self-governance over regulation of mixed martial arts events

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An effort by Wisconsin to force tribal casinos to follow new regulations to sanction mixed martial arts events came close to forcing legal action against the state.Tribes objected to what they saw was interference with their sovereignty.Mike Simonson reports.

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