Jackpot: The Possibilities of Indian Gaming Revenue

The William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV and the Indian Nations Gaming and Governance Program presents Jackpot: The Possibilities of Indian Gaming Revenue a one day symposium on permissible and creative uses of Indian Gaming on March 1. Topics will include economic development, government operations, philanthropy, and cultural continuity. Dean of the University of Iowa College of Law, Kevin Washburn, will be the keynote speaker. Program is free, but registration is required. 

In-person attendees can receive 7 Nevada MCLE Credits!

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9:00-9:30: Opening Session. Tribal Gaming Revenue Use Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

1. Speaker: Kathryn Rand
2. Speaker: Steve Light

9:45-11:00: Panel 1. Philanthropy.

1. Moderator: Addie C. Rolnick
2. Speaker: Jean Swift. Chief Financial Officer. Mashantucket Pequot Tribe.
3. Speaker: Liberty Reyes. Chief of Staff. San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
4. Speaker: Rose David. Director of Tribal Nations Engagement. Native Philanthropy

11:15-12:30: Panel 2. Economic Development.

1. Moderator: Kostan Lathouris
2. Speaker: Sean Vasquez. 1st Vice President of Pechanga Development Corporation
3. Speaker: Ken Bellmard. Chair. Kaw Nation Economic Development Corporation
4. Speaker: Lisa Koop Gunn. General Counsel. Tulalip Tribes
5. Speaker: Ray Martin. Attorney General of Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana and General Counsel and Tribal Staff Attorney for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

12:30-1:00: Break

1:00-2:00. Keynote Speaker: Opportunities and Perils of Indian Gaming Revenue. Kevin Washburn. Dean of University of Iowa College of Law

2:15-3:30: Panel 3. General Welfare.

1. Moderator: Danielle Finn
2. Speaker: Paula Hart. Office of Indian Gaming/Affairs Director.
3. Speaker: Geoffrey Standing Bear. Principal Chief. Osage Nation.
4. Speaker: Stephen Roe Lewis. Governor of the Gila River Indian Community
5. Speaker: Crystal Williams, Vice Chair of Coushatta 

3:45-5:00: Panel 4. Tribal Government Operations.

1. Moderator: John Tahsuda
2. Speaker: Caleb Dogeagle. General Counsel Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
3. Speaker: Tracy Burris. Executive Director. Muscogee Creek Nation Office of Public Gaming Regulation.
4. Speaker: Thomas Cunningham. Director of Compliance. National Indian Gaming Commission