Oct
3
2012
Kathryn is quoted in this Fresno Bee article on the legal challenges to the North Fork Mono Indians casino project. A rare example of a casino approved under the "best interests" exception, the North Fork casino gained Interior Secretary approval last year, and California Governor Jerry Brown's approval in August. Similar approval was given in the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria. Now, opponents are exploring lawsuits to halt, delay, or bankrupt both projects.California
Economic Impacts in the News
Aug
31
2012
In Washington state, the Spokane Tribe's proposal for an off-reservation casino is generating debate over predicted economic impacts on the state; similarly, in California, tribes are emphasizing how Indian gaming benefits non-Indian economies.Reaction to LA Times Editorial
Aug
24
2012
And here's an op-ed in response to the Los Angeles Times editorial we covered in our last post . . . . LA Times: "Bad Bet" on Tribal Casinos
Aug
21
2012
This week, an editorial in the Los Angeles Times ran with this headline: "A Bad Bet on Indian Casinos." The editorial called on Governor Jerry Brown to reject two applications for casinos on newly acquired lands, as well as for "changes in federal law . . . to deter this from happening again."Steve Quoted in NYT
Aug
6
2012
Steve is quoted in this August 4 New York Times article on tribal gaming in California.The article, "Lucrative Gambling Pits Tribe Against Tribe," details so-called "reservation shopping" among California tribes as some work to develop casinos on newly acquired lands. Steve is quoted about the shift in politics to inter-tribal competition:
Student Guest Blog: Tribal Language Preservation & Gaming Revenue
Jul
24
2012
Note by Kathryn: Today's
guest blog post, written by one of the students in Kathryn's Indian
Gaming Law course, is by second-year law student Tim Heise.In June, the Linguistics dept. at California State University, Fresno, was promised $1 million from the Picayuna Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Kathryn Quoted in Sacramento Bee
Jul
6
2012
Kathryn is quoted in the Sacramento Bee article on "off-reservation" gaming, "In a New Twist, Tribes Are Moving to Open More Casinos Far From Home." Calling tribes' efforts to develop casinos on newly acquired trust lands the "latest twist in the nation’s Indian casino wars," the article describes the potential impact of the Obama administration's loosening of the "commutable distance" standard put in place by the Bush administration.