Indian Gaming

Session I, Two-Week Intensive: June 19 - June 29, 9:00am-12:00pm, exam July 2

Indian gaming concerns the federal, tribal and state law regarding the development of gaming and related enterprises in Indian country. This course will survey the historical background behind Indian gaming and further examine the modern legal system governing the operation and regulation of Indian gaming activities.

General topics to be covered include the jurisdictional precepts to gaming in Indian country, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, tribal-state compacts, and regulatory oversight schemes of Indian gaming activities. Emerging issues also will be reviewed, such as taking land into trust for gaming purposes and diversification of tribal gaming. In addition, coursework will include review of financing documents, contracts involved in the operation gaming enterprise, and tribal legal and judicial systems that support tribes’ economic endeavors.

Professor Patrice H. Kunesh, University of South Dakota, 2 semester hours.