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Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise

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Television Radio Print Steven Andrew Light and Kathryn R.L. Rand regularly are asked to comment on a wide range of Indian gaming issues, including pending federal legislation, off-reservation gaming, tribal-state compacts, tribal sovereignty, Indian lands, the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, state gambling laws, and tribal economic development. They have provided commentary to many national media outlets, including Bloomberg Media, Copley News Service, Associated Press, the Washington Post, and Congressional Quarterly magazine, as well as to numerous regional and local outlets. They also write a column, “Indian Gaming Today: Law and Politics,” that appears regularly in Casino Lawyer magazine. Recent media appearances include:

Television
Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise (Feb. 3, 2006) (C-SPAN2’s Book TV, aired Feb. 12 and Mar. 19, 2006) Studio One (television broadcast, Feb. 26, 2006) WDAZ News (Grand Forks, ND) (television broadcasts, Jan. 15, 2006, Oct. 11, 2005) Back to the Top

Radio
Justice Talking, National Public Radio, March 5, 2007 Special Edition Saturday, WATR Radio (Hartford, CT), Apr. 15, 2006 This is Hell, WNUR Radio (Chicago, IL), Mar. 4, 2006 Straight Talk, KNOX Radio (Grand Forks, ND), Mar. 1, 2006 The Big Picture (Bloomberg Radio broadcast, Nov. 30, 2005) Hear It Now (North Dakota Public Radio broadcast, Nov. 15, 2005) (featured interview to discuss Light & Rand, Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise) Dan Gunderson, “Senate Questions Oversight of Indian Gambling” (Minnesota Public Radio broadcast, Apr. 27, 2005) Back to the Top

Print
Kathryn R.L. Rand & Steven Andrew Light, "Opening the Door to Indian Gaming: 20 Years Later" (op-ed on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians) Kathryn R.L. Rand & Steven Andrew Light, "State Courts, State Law, and Indian Gaming in Wisconsin," Casino Lawyer (Winter 2007) Michael Gardner, "Disclosure Rules Apply to Tribes, Court Rules," San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 22, 2006 Steven Andrew Light & Kathryn R.L. Rand, "Senator John McCain’s Proposed Amendments to IGRA," Casino Enterprise Management 66-67 (November 2006) "ECU’s Watkins Lectureship to Address Indian Gaming," Ada Evening News, Oct. 2, 2006 Paul M. Krawzak & James P. Sweeney, "House Rejects Limits on Off-Reservation Casinos," San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 19, 2006 Kathryn R.L. Rand & Steven Andrew Light, "Class II v. Class III Reforms", Casino Lawyer 18-19 (Summer 2006) Paul M. Krawzak, "Bill to Block Casino Advances," Massillon Independant (OH), July 27, 2006 Kathryn R.L. Rand & Steven Andrew Light, "Indian Gaming Law and Policy: An Introduction," Casino Lawyer (Spring 2006) Steven Andrew Light & Kathryn R.L. Rand, "Don’t Punish Tribes for Jack Abramoff," Op-Ed, Grand Forks Herald, Jan. 25, 2006 (op-ed on Abramoff scandal and Indian gaming also appeared in a number of regional and national media outlets) Paul M. Krawzak, "Shawnee Face Hurdles in Casino Bid," Canton Repository (OH), Apr. 28, 2006 Jerry Zremski, "Indian Casinos Raising Concerns," Buffalo News, March 12, 2006 Jeannine DeFoe, "McCain, Jarred by Indian Casino Growth, Wants Interstate Limits," Bloomberg.com, Nov. 30, 2005 James P. Sweeney, "Indian Tribes Facing Heightened Scrutiny in Search for Land," San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 23, 2005 Lloyd Omdahl, "A Tribal Casino in GF? Unlikely," Grand Forks Herald, Nov. 14, 2005 Toby Eckert, Indian Casinos' Money, Clout Under Scrutiny, San Diego Tribune, June 20, 2005 Associated Press, "Compact Provides First Revenue-Sharing with State, Casino on Trust Land," Oct. 10, 2005 Kenneth P. Vogel, "Deal Could Expand Tribal Gambling," News Tribune (Tacoma, WA), Oct. 8, 2005 Dorreen Yellow Bird, "All Bets Are Off" ["Prairie Voice" feature], Grand Forks Herald, June 12, 2005 Jeff Kosseff, "Oregon Plays Wild Card to Win Casino," The Oregonian, Apr. 24, 2005 Mike Nowatzki, "Deck Stacked Against Casino," Fargo Forum, Nov. 27, 2004 Bart Jansen, "Tribes See Independence in a Casino," Portland (Maine) Press Herald, Sept. 15, 2003 Back to the Top

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