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July 29th

Proposed San Francisco Casino Tests Federal, State Law

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Jul 29 2010
Today's student guest blog post is written by third-year law student Christopher Westby.  Here's his take on a proposal for gaming on newly acquired lands by a recently recognized tribe:

Proposed San Francisco Casino Tests Federal, State Law

The 112 member Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians has no reservation;
during the era of termination policy the federal government revoked
recognition of the tribe and transferred its lands to private owners.
The tribe regained federal recognition in 1991. Many of its members
currently still live near the former reservation in Ukiah, California.

The tribe proposes building a casino seventy-miles away from Ukiah in
Richmond, which sits on the San Francisco Bay. The Bureau of Indian

July 27th

More on Mashpee Wampanoag in Massachusetts

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Jul 27 2010
Today's student guest blog post is by Andrew Weiss, a second-year law student in Kathryn's Indian Gaming Law course.  Andrew's post discusses another twist in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's pursuit of a casino.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Indians plan to build a casino in Fall River, MA, which is about an hour away from Boston and 20 minutes away from Providence, RI (a highly lucrative location).  This new project was announced around May of this year after negotiations with the city of Middleborough fell through.  The new casino in Fall River will include three hotels, a gambling area, shopping mall, and indoor waterpark.

July 21st

Update From NY: Shinnecock Tribal Recognition

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Jul 21 2010
Today's student-written guest blog post is by third-year law student Meg Morley.  Meg's research paper for Kathryn's Indian Gaming Law course is on the Shinnecock Indian Tribe and their quest for federal recognition and desire to open a casino.  As Meg has chosen a topic that is developing literally as she conducts her research (one of the challenges of working in the field of tribal gaming!), she is tracking news accounts daily.  Here's her latest update:

An appeal has been filed by the "Connecticut Coalition for Gaming Jobs".  This filing automatically stays the Federal Recognition process for the Shinnecocks, a process that was to be finalized on July 19.

Now another group has come forth with an appeal, the Montaukett Tribe.

July 19th

Revenue Sharing in Oklahoma

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Jul 19 2010
As part of Kathryn's Indian Gaming Law course at UND School of Law this summer, students have the chance to write guest blog posts.  This post, written by third-year law student Chinazo Odigbo, references the tribal-state revenue-sharing agreement in Oklahoma, under which tribes pay 4 to 6% of adjusted gross revenue to the state.  Originally expected to result in annual payments of about $70 million to the state, this year's payment is expected to top $120 million. 

Here's Chris's comment on the issue:

July 15th

Trenton Indian Service Area Pursues Class II Gaming in ND

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Jul 15 2010
This blog post, authored by third-year law student Doug Hanson, describes the efforts of the Trenton Indian Service Area to pursue gaming.  The Trenton Indian Service Area (TISA) is a government agency established by the federal government to service members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.  The Turtle Mountain Band's reservation is in northeastern North Dakota, while the TISA is made up of six counties in western North Dakota and eastern Montana.  The Turtle Mountain Band operates the Sky Dancer Hotel&Casino in Belcourt, ND.  Here's more on the topic from Doug:

July 14th

Update From Massachusetts: Mashpee Wampanoag's Casino Efforts

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Jul 14 2010
Today's featured student guest post is by Joshua Haugen, a second-year law student at UND:

Massachusetts is deciding whether or not to allow a casino to be opened.  A recent article mentions some really interesting points like:

"The Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe started the whole Massachusetts competition when it announced plans in 2007 to build a $1-billion casino-hotel complex in Middleboro. Since then, the tribe has changed leaders, financiers and its proposed casino location.

"The competitors now include three other racetracks, a second Indian tribe and other commercial groups, who’ve announced plans of varying scope for New Bedford, Fall River, Raynham, Plainville, Milford and Palmer.