In September 2005, University Press of Kansas announced the release of Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise, by Steven Andrew Light and Kathryn R.L. Rand. The book provides the clearest and most complete account to date of the laws and politics of Indian gaming and explains how it has become one of today’s most politically charged phenomena: at stake are a host of competing legal rights and political interests for tribal, state, and federal governments. Meticulously argued, Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty provides an authoritative look at one of today’s most vexing issues, showing that it is possible to establish a level playing field for all concerned while recognizing the measure of sovereignty—and fairness—to which American Indians are entitled. David Wilkins, professor and author of several books on federal Indian law, called Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty “[t]he most detailed study to date of Indian gaming.” “Light and Rand succeed in making a comprehensive, balanced, and even entertaining analysis of the complex issues relating to gaming on Indian reservations,” said law professor and author Alexander Tallchief Skibine. Noted Indian rights activist LaDonna Harris urged that “[e]very state legislator, governor, and Congressman should read this book.”