Based on those estimates, the state allowed wholesalers to sell a certain number of tax-free cigarettes to Indian businesses.
He said that the states will lose an estimated $1.4 billion this year in tax revenue from the sale of illegal tax-free cigarettes online.
The Web sites offer tax-free cigarettes, mailed to your home, saving you loads of taxes illegally.
They've had trouble stopping tax-free cigarettes at the source - Indian reservations, in some cases, and the Internet sites.
Those who do often come for the tax-free cigarettes and liquor.
"The gas stations and the tax-free cigarettes are the only thing keeping us alive," she said.
Based on that, the state would allow wholesalers to sell a certain amount of tax-free cigarettes and gasoline to Indian businesses.
The appeals court did uphold the ruling that the tribe broke state law by selling tax-free cigarettes.
The profits from sales of tax-free cigarettes and gasoline have helped spawn other Indian businesses.
They offer tax-free cigarettes, mailed to your home, saving you loads of taxes.