In the latest issue of the Gaming Law Review&Economics, we have a short article on the emerging federal policy on Indian gaming and land-into-trust issues.  Titled, "The Obama Administration's 'Path Forward on Indian Gaming Policy' and What it Signals for 'Off-Reservation' Gaming," our article summarizes Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's June 2010 memo outlining the Department's approach to Indian gaming.  We also offer our thoughts on what the Salazar memo signals for the future in these five areas: policymaking, consideration of off-reservation applications, revisiting the "commutable distance" test, IGRA's public policy goals, and government-to-government relations.

The article is downloadable from the GLRE website (just click to view the table of contents for the current issue).

The citation for the article is Kathryn R.L. Rand & Steven Andrew Light.  "The Obama Administration's 'Path Forward on Indian Gaming Policy' and What it Signals for 'Off-Reservation' Gaming."  Gaming Law Review and Economics. July/August 2010, 14(6): 449-454.

Let us know what you think about our analysis and predictions -- are we spot on, or way off?