Sep
29
2009
Greetings from the Tulalip Resort Casino! We're in Tulalip, Washington, for Raving's 12th Indian Gaming Marketing Conference, where we delivered today's luncheon keynote.Archive - Sep 2009
September 29th
September 28th
A Carcieri Fix?
Sep
28
2009
On September 24, our own Senator Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND), Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, introduced a Carcieri "fix" -- a short amendment to the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act, or IRA.September 25th
NIGC Chair Phil Hogen to Step Down; George Skibine to Serve as Interim Chair
Sep
25
2009
Long-time chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission Phil Hogen has announced his retirement, though no specific date for his departure from the NIGC has been set. He will get a nice reception on Friday, Oct. 2, though, marking his 25 years of service in the federal government, including nine years with the NIGC.September 22nd
Reconsidering Commutable Distance
Sep
22
2009
Last year, we wrote an article with economist Alan Meister criticizing the Interior Department's now infamous January 2008 guidance memo on off-reservation gaming. In the memo, Interior created the "commutable distance" test, and also made a number of other substantive and procedural changes to how Interior handled land-into-trust applications related to gaming on off-reservation lands.Now the Obama administration's Interior Department is taking another look at the memo. Calling the issue of off-reservation land acquisitions "important" and "controversial," deputy assistant secretary George Skibine predicted a relatively quick decision on whether to change current policy and practice under the memo.
September 19th
Indian Gaming Keynote & Panel at UND
Sep
19
2009
On September 15, the University of North Dakota hosted its first-ever Distinguished Public Administrator in Residence event, co-sponsored by the UND School of Law and the UND College of Business and Public Administration.Phil Hogen, the long-time chair of the NIGC, was our Distinguished Public Administrator. Professors Richard Missens and Bob Kayseas, both from the School of Business and Public Administration at First Nations University of Canada, were our distinguished guests.
September 14th
First Nations Gaming in Canada
Sep
14
2009
As part of the University of North Dakota's inaugural Distinguished Public Administrator in Residence events this week, we are delighted to have on campus two faculty from First Nations University in Saskatchewan, Professors Bob Kayseas and Richard Missens, both of whom have expertise in Aboriginal economic development and entrepreneurship in Canada.The law and politics of First Nations gaming in Canada are markedly different than that of Indian gaming in the U.S.
The most obvious difference is the scope of the industry. In the U.S., about 220 tribes operate some 400 casinos, topping $25 billion in annual revenue. In Canada, there are only one or two dozen First Nations casino scattered over five provinces.
NIGC Chair Phil Hogen at UND
Sep
14
2009
In anticipation of NIGC Chair Phil Hogen's visit to the University of North Dakota as our first-ever Distinguished Public Administrator in Residence, we've gathered some interesting links relating to Hogen's recent appearances in the news.NIGC website
Hogen Rejects Committee's Request for Technical Advisors
White House Reportedly Vetting Candidates for NIGC Chair
