Jun
23
2010
Kathryn participated in a "roundtable" discussion of hot topics in tribal gaming for a future issue of the Gaming Law Review&Economics. Other roundtable panelists were attorneys Heidi Staudenmaier, Mike McBride, and Gabe Galanda. Steve Zweig, the new managing editor for GLRE, moderated the roundtable. Topics included off-reservation gaming, land acquisition, revenue sharing, and the NIGC. Look for a transcript of the roundtable discussion in the next issue of the GLRE. News
Steve Presents at Seattle University Symposium on Land Acquisitions
Jun
23
2010
Steve presented at Perspectives on Tribal Land Acquisition in 2010: A Call to Action, a symposium sponsored by the Center for Indian Law and Policy at Seattle University School of Law.Steve and Kathryn to Give Keynote at University of Helsinki
May
15
2010
On May 19, 2010, Steve and Kathryn will give a keynote presentation at the University of Helsinki's 13th Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference. Their keynote, part of a plenary session sponsored by the Finnish Foundation for Gaming Research, will describe the law, policy, and politics of Indian gaming in the U.S. The conference program is available online. Steve to Give Presentation on Indian Gaming at NDSU
Apr
7
2010
Steve Light will give a presentation on Indian gaming to the Political Science Department at North Dakota State University on April 8, 2010. His presentation will discuss the history of tribal gaming under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, as well as the political and legal issues that will shape the future of the tribal gaming industry. Kathryn to speak at Native Nations Law Symposium
Feb
8
2010
On February 12, Kathryn will give a presentation on "Indian Gaming Now: Law, Policy, and Politics in the Next Decade," at the Native Nations Law Symposium hosted by the University of Kansas School of Law. This is the 10th annual Native Nations Law Symposium, and it will be held at the Prairie Band Casino and Resort in Mayetta, Kansas. Other presenters include Elizabeth Kronk (University of Montana School of Law), Douglas Nash (Institute for Indian Estate Planning and Probate at Seattle University School of Law), Melody McCoy (Native American Rights Fund), Aliza Organick (Washburn University School of Law), Mark Dodd (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation), and Stacy Leeds (Tribal Law and Government Center, University of Kansas School of Law). Open House at UND Research Foundation's REAC 1
Dec
1
2009
The University of North Dakota Research Foundation is hosting an open house at its REAC 1 building on December 2. As one of the UND Research Foundation's projects, Indian Gaming Now will be featured at the open house. REAC stands for Research Enterprise and Commercialization; the REAC 1 building is the first “brick and mortar” representation of the UND Research Foundation. REAC 1 is a 50,000-square-foot research and development hub, currently host to eight businesses and home base for the UND Research Foundation. Light & Rand serve as Distinguished Visitors at University of Manitoba
Nov
21
2009
On November 18 and 19, 2009, Kathryn Rand and Steven Light were at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law as part of the University's Distinguished Visitors Lecture Series. Their Distinguished Visitors Lecture was on Indian gaming in the U.S. As part of their visit, Light&Rand gave a two-hour guest lecture on tribal-state compacts in the "Art of the Deal" course for senior law students, including a role-play exercise that had students act as attorneys for a state and a tribe in negotiating a revenue-sharing provision in a compact. They al Rand, Light named to Editorial Board of Gaming Law Review & Economics
Oct
17
2009
The Gaming Law Review and Economics journal, published by Mary Ann Liebert, is the only authoritative Journal covering traditional land-based,
Internet and wireless gaming law, in one of the fastest growing
economic leisure industries. The Journal provides the latest
developments in legislative, regulatory and judicial decisions
affecting gaming at both the state and federal level in the U.S and in
more than 75 countries. It also is the official publication of the International Masters of Gaming Law.Light & Rand to give lecture at American University Washington College of Law
Oct
10
2009
Steven Andrew Light and Kathryn Rand will give a presentation at American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., on October 12, 2009. Their presentation, sponsored by the American University chapter of the Native American Law Student Association, is titled "Indian Gaming Now: The Story of Indian Gaming." The presentation runs from noon to 1:30 pm in Room 603. General registration is free; 1 CLE ethics credit has been applied for and is available for $35.You can register for the event and download a flyer here.
NIGC Chair Phil Hogen at UND
Sep
14
2009
The University of North Dakota School of Law and the College of Business and Public Administration are co-sponsoring the University's inaugural Distinguished Public Administrator in Residence.The Distinguished Public Administrator is Phil Hogen, the longtime Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission, the federal regulatory agency that has oversight of the more than 400 tribal gaming operations across the country. The event also features Professors Bob Kayseas and Richard Missens, from First Nations University in Saskatchewan, both of whom have expertise in Aboriginal economic development and entrepreneurship in Canada.
