reservation shopping

reservation shopping
 n.— «The bill, H.R. 4893, introduced by Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Tracy, sought to end the practice of “reservation shopping,” in which a tribe seeks to have land placed in trust, the same legal category as a reservation, in order to set up a casino.» —“Bill outlawing ‘reservation shopping’ fails” by Andrew Silva San Bernardino County Sun (California) Sept. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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