We're Off to Arizona!

This week, the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is hosting "Indian Country's Winning Hand," a conference marking the 20th anniversary of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The law was enacted on October 17, 1988, and established the overarching governmental framework for tribal gaming.

As one can imagine, the industry has grown and changed in many ways, some of which Congress clearly foresaw in 1988, and some of which would be news to those lawmakers.

We'll be commenting on Indian Gaming and Economic Trends, offering our take on the overall picture of tribal gaming's growth and economic impacts both on and off the reservation, as well as what we've called the "spectrum of success." And we'll note some trends in tribal gaming, including economic diversification, financial and commercial ventures, tribal-state partnerships (as well as the flip-side of that coin, tribal-state contestation), tribal-corporate partnerships, and private entrepreneurship on the reservation. We'll report back next week!

More conference information:
http://ilp.law.asu.edu/