Jennifer Carleton
- B.A., 1991, honors, Political Science Indiana University- Bloomington
- J.D., 1996, cum laude, University of Wisconsin Law School
Jennifer Carleton
Professor Jennifer Carleton has been appointed as the Distinguished Fellow of Gaming Law and Visiting Professor of Law. Professor Carleton brings decades of expertise in payments, internet, sports, and Indian gaming, as well as insight into the unique issues that arise when technology and regulation intersect. She is the first Chief Legal Officer for Sightline Payments and during last academic year, she served as the Distinguished Fellow in the Indian Nations Gaming and Governance (INGG) Program. Before Sightline, Professor Carleton was in-house counsel for an Indian casino for a decade and then spent 14 years in private practice as an adviser to some of the premier public and private gaming and investment companies in the world. She has taught advanced federal Indian gaming at the University of Wisconsin Law School and Boyd Law. She is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Gaming Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada, a former trustee of the International Association of Gaming Advisors, was previously the chair of the Indian Gaming Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, and has published numerous articles on investment and Indian gaming regulatory compliance. Professor Carleton was recently announced as a finalist for the 2022 Global Gaming Awards American Executive of the Year.