Jan
6
2012
Menominee Indian Tribe v. U.S. Dep't of Interior, No. 09-C-496 (E.D. Wis., Nov. 4, 2010) (slip opinion). This district court decision by Judge Griesbach concerns the ongoing effort to build an off-reservation tribal casino in Kenosha, Wis., along the I-94 corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago. (We wrote an article on this all the way back in 2001: Light&Rand, "Are All Bets Off? News
Light & Rand's First Book Featured as Recommended Gaming Book
Jan
4
2012
In December 2011, Indian Country Today ran a short piece on recommended gaming books, perfect for holiday gift giving. The list includes our first book, Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise, by Steven Andrew Light and Kathryn R.L. Rand (University Press of Kansas, 2005). The book is described as “well-balanced” and “offer[ing] a more comprehensive analysis of the industry. The authors’ succinct delivery starts with gaming’s history and details the development of Indian law and policy.” New Article on Internet Gaming and "Tribal Gaming Ethic"
Jan
4
2012
Steve and Kathryn have an article in the November 2011 issue of the Gaming Law Review&Economics:Indian Gaming on the Internet: How the Indian Gaming Ethic Should Guide Tribes’ Assessment of the Online Gaming Market
Kathryn R.L. Rand and Steven Andrew Light
Gaming Law Review and Economics. November 2011, Vol. 15, No. 11: 681-691
It’s available through the journal’s web site (or email us if you'd like a pdf of the article):
http://www.liebertonline.com/toc/glre/15/11
Kathryn & Steve to Present at NIGA Tradeshow
Mar
21
2011
Kathryn and Steve are panelists at the upcoming National Indian Gaming Association Tradeshow and Convention, April 3-6, 2011, in Phoenix. They will participate in a panel on Internet Gaming: Federal and State Legislative Outlook, scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, at 9 am. Their take on the topic will include issues
related to Internet gaming that tribes should examine as tribal governments --
that is, beyond the profitability and feasibility of Internet gaming, what are
the policy issues tribes should consider in deciding whether and how to pursue
Internet gaming Kathryn and Steve at NIGA Mid-Year Meeting
Oct
12
2010
Steve and Kathryn are scheduled to participate in the National Indian Gaming Association's Mid-Year Meeting on October 19, 2010. The meeting will take place at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, MN. Steve will moderate a panel and Kathryn will serve as a panelist, both speaking on Internet gambling, legislative updates, and what it all means for Indian gaming. Steve & Kathryn on Obama Administration in Latest Issue of GLRE
Sep
23
2010
Kathryn and Steve wrote an article on "The Obama Administration's 'Path Forward on Indian Gaming Policy' and What It Signals for Off-Reservation Gaming" in the current issue of the Gaming Law Review and Economics. The cite for the article is 14 Gaming L. Rev.&Econ. 449-54 (2010). Send us an email if you're interested in the article. Kathryn Participates in Roundtable for GLRE
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. 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. 