Feb
8
2010
Constitutional law students will remember the "switch in time that saved the nine" -- the U.S. Supreme Court's abrupt turn-around on its approach to federal economic legislation in the 1930s that staved off FDR's efforts to pack the Court with additional justices who would support his "New Deal" legislation. Are we seeing a "switch in time to save the dime" on gambling policy in Florida? The state legislature has obstructed efforts to reach a new compact with the Seminoles, but the legislature's anti-gambling stance may give way to economic pressure.Gambling Expansion; Class III Gaming
Steve Quoted on John McCain in Sunday's NYT
Sep
29
2008
On Sunday, Sept. 28, the New York Times ran a front-page story with the headline, "For McCain and Team, a Host of Ties to Gambling."Steve is the lead quote for the story:
"One of the founding fathers of Indian gaming" is what Steven Light, a University of North Dakota professor and a leading Indian gambling expert, called Mr. McCain.”
Class III Gaming in Maine?
Apr
30
2008
Earlier this month, the Maine state legislature approved a bill that would allow the Penobscot Indian Nation to operate 100 slot machines at its Class II facility at Indian Island. Governor John Baldacci, however, vetoed the bill, stating his position that any expansion of gambling must be approved directly by the voters through a referendum. Now the tribe is seeking alternatives that would allow it to operate slot machines, and also acting on its disappointment with the governor's veto.