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Kathryn Quoted on Gov. Riley's Efforts to Close Tribal Casinos

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Oct 28 2010
As we posted yesterday, Alabama Governor Riley is working to shut down tribal casinos for failure to comply with the state law prohibition against electronic bingo.  Kathryn's quoted in an article in Gambling Compliance, "Alabama Crackdown Shifts Focus to Tribal Casinos."

Maybe we should extend our offer for a crash course on tribal sovereignty and Indian gaming law to the Republican gubernatorial candidate, Robert Bently . . . .

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: