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Rand and Light give presentations at international conference

Posted by Kathryn and Steve
May 24 2006
Kathryn R.L. Rand and Steven Andrew Light gave a presentation on their recent book, Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise at the 13th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking in Tahoe, Nevada, on May 24, 2006. They also presented a paper on “guiding principles” for law and policy reform in tribal gaming and participate in a roundtable on university research institutes.

Light and Rand receive grant to study state-level constraints on Indian gaming

Posted by Kathryn and Steve
May 11 2006
Light and Rand have received a research grant from the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming Research Center at San Diego State University. The grant funds their study of state-level constraints on tribal political influence on Indian gaming law and policy through two empirical case studies.

Notable recent interviews and media appearances

Posted by Kathryn and Steve
Mar 4 2006
Rand and Light were interviewed about the Mashantucket Pequots and Indian gaming in Connecticut on Special Edition Saturday, WATR Radio (Hartford, CT), Apr. 15, 2006. Steven Andrew Light was interviewed on Indian gaming issues on two radio programs in March 2006, This is Hell, WNUR Radio (Chicago, IL), Mar. 4, 2006, and Straight Talk, KNOX Radio (Grand Forks, ND), Mar. 1, 2006.

Light and Rand appear on C-SPAN2's "Book TV"

Posted by Kathryn and Steve
Feb 12 2006
On February 3, 2006, Light and Rand gave a presentation on their recent book, Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise. They discussed the law and politics of Indian gaming, as well as the connection between Indian gaming and the Jack Abramoff scandal. The lecture was taped for C-SPAN2’s "Book TV", and aired Feb. 12 and Mar. 19, 2006.

Recent and Forthcoming Scholarly Articles

Posted by Kathryn and Steve
Jan 15 2006
Kathryn R.L. Rand & Steven Andrew Light, “The Moral Landscape of Indian Gaming: Is It Any Different?,” in Alan Wolfe ed., Gambling and the American Moral Landscape (forthcoming)

Steven Andrew Light & Kathryn R.L. Rand, “Within Boundaries: Indian Gaming in North Dakota,” in Pauliina Raento & David Schwartz, eds., Gambling, Space, and Time (forthcoming)

Steven Andrew Light, “Indian Gaming and Intergovernmental Relations: State-Level Constraints on Tribal Political Influence Over Policy Outcomes” (forthcoming 2007)

Rand and Light publish second Indian gaming book

Posted by Kathryn and Steve
Jan 12 2006
Rand and Light’s second book on tribal gaming, Indian Gaming Law and Policy, was published by Carolina Academic Press in January 2006. Geared toward practitioners, policymakers, and students, Indian Gaming Law and Policy is a highly readable and comprehensive account of the myriad laws governing tribal gaming. An excerpt from Indian Gaming Law and Policy appeared in the Spring 2006 issue Casino Lawyer.
            

Notable recent interviews and media appearances

Posted by Kathryn and Steve
Oct 9 2005
Steven Andrew Light was interviewed on Indian gaming issues for The Big Picture (Bloomberg Radio broadcast, Nov. 30, 2005).

Steven Andrew Light provided commentary on the politics of Indian gaming for several national news outlets, including Jeannine DeFoe, “McCain, Jarred by Indian Casino Growth, Wants Interstate Limits,” Bloomberg.com,

Nov. 30, 2005 and James P. Sweeney, “Indian Tribes Facing Heightened Scrutiny in Search for Land,” San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 23, 2005.

Light and Rand publish book on Indian gaming

Posted by Kathryn and Steve
Aug 31 2005
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.

Rand and Light invited to testify before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee:

Posted by Kathryn and Steve
Apr 26 2005
On April 27, 2005, Rand and Light testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs during a hearing on Indian gaming regulation. Their testimony covered a number of topics, including criticism of the current regulatory scheme governing Indian gaming and the role of tribal regulation. Their testimony is available online.