Gaming Law for Tribal Government
Officials, Gaming Professionals and Commissioners
 Tribal council members, gaming commissioners
and other gaming professionals are
entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing
and regulating the management and growth of a tribe's gaming operation. If you fill one of these roles, you must understand
complex federal laws and the court
decisions that affect them, evaluate management
and vendor agreements, handle strict audit requirements and respond to the constant
scrutiny of national and local media.
In the ever-changing gaming arena, you
must keep up-to-date on new legislation and
how it affects your operation. We’ll discuss the Colorado River Indian Tribes v. National Indian
Gaming Commission (CRIT) case, proposed
Class II classifications, the updated Minimum
Internal Control Standards (MICS) and employment
law cases that may affect your practices.
Perhaps no other industry is more closely watched and regulated than Indian gaming. This class will assist you as you confront the challenges of building a strong, successful gaming operation. Special attention will be given to the relationships among the tribal council, gaming commission and casino management and how these relationships impact the success of your operation.
Your registration fee also includes a copy of the book, Indian Gaming Law and Policy, by Kathryn RL Rand & Stem Andrew Light and an individualized
gaming consultation. Bring your gaming
ordinance, supporting documents and questions
for review. Don't miss this opportunity to update your knowledge of the latest developments in gaming case law and regulations.
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Tribal Gaming Law
- Legal background
- Legislative background
- Legal authority for gaming
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) and
Compliance Issues
- Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act
- Crimes and criminal
procedures
Indian Gaming Regulatory
Act — Regulations
- Title 25, Code of
Federal Regulations,
Chapter 3
- Minimum Internal
Control Standards (updated
May 2006)
- Exercise — IGRA regulations
- Title 31 — Money laundering
Roles and Responsibilities of the Gaming Commission
- Gaming establishment and the commissioners
- Role of the commission
- Maintaining commission effectiveness
- Structure and function
- Goals and objectives
- Implementing policies
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Current NIGC Information and Bulletins
- Fee rate (updated)
- Independence of the tribal gaming commission
- Request to submit a facility license
- Audit requirements for gaming operations
- NIGC-approved management contracts vs. consulting agreements
Role and Authority of
the Tribal Council
- Structure of government
- Separation of powers
- Jurisdiction
- Evaluating management
Relationships Among the Tribe, Commission and Operation
- Maintaining independence
- Budgetary issues
- Responsibility to the community
- Management contracts
- Hiring vs. licensing
Employment Law in Indian Country
- Tuscarora Test
- Donovan Test
- Applying the Tuscarora Test to federal employment law
- Tribal/Indian preference
- Best practices — law and policy
- Bahweting Public School Academy v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
- Union update: San Manuel v. NLRB
| Current Case Law
- Colorado River Indian Tribes v. National Indian Gaming Commission
- Chickasaw Nation v. United States
- California, et al. v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, et al.
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. State of Florida
- JPW Consulting v. NIGC — management contracts case
- U.S. v. 103 Electronic Gaming Devices
- U.S. v. 162 Megamania Gaming Devices
- Victor v. Grand Casino-Coushatta — slot malfunction case
Ethics and Gaming
- Official policy toward corruption
- Detection tools
- Conflict of interest, disclosure and fraud
- Identifying and handling misconduct
- Penalties and sanctions
- Making a code of ethics work
- Developing a code of ethics
- Diagnostic checklist
Liability
- Tribal sovereignty and organizations
- Liability
- Potential liability in Indian Country
- Standard rules of liability
- Applying rules
- Assessment checklist
*Topics subject to change.
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