Gabe Galanda and Anthony Broadman will co-chair the 19th Annual Northwest Gaming Law Summit at the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle on December 9 and 10, 2021.
The Summit, which remains the most important gaming legal education event in the country, attracts a veritable “who’s who” in the tribal and commercial gaming industries.
Agenda For Thursday, December 9, 2021
9:00 PDT
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Anthony S. Broadman, Program Co-Chair
Galanda Broadman PLLC
Gabriel S. Galanda, Program Co-Chair
Galanda Broadman PLLC
David A. Malone, Program Co-Chair
(Live, via Webcast)
Miller Malone & Tellefson
9:10
NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING LITIGATION UPDATE
Review of the major cases decided over the past year regarding the interpretation and implementation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and tribal/state compacts governing tribal gaming operations.
Scott D. Crowell
Crowell Law Office – Tribal Advocacy Group PLLC
9:45
INDIAN GAMING FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Review of major federal legislative and policy developments over the last year that impact tribal governments and gaming enterprises.
Joshua Clause
Clause Law PLLC
Aurene M. Martin, President
Spirit Rock Consulting, Inc.
10:45
BREAK
11:00
NORTHWEST GAMING STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Review of major Washington and Oregon state legislative and policy developments over the last year that impact tribal governments and gaming enterprises.
Anthony S. Broadman, Moderator
Galanda Broadman PLLC
Rebecca George, Executive Director
Washington Indian Gaming Association
Justin Martin
Perseverance Strategies, Inc.
Anna Richter Taylor
(Live, via Webcast)
ART Public Affairs
12:15
MIDDAY BREAK
1:30
SECTION 20 LITIGATION & ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE
Review of cases decided over the past year regarding the interpretation and implementation of Section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
John A. Maier
Maier Pfeffer Kim Geary & Cohen LLP
Scott Wheat
Wheat Law Offices
2:30
SPECIAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: THE STATE OF FEDERAL/TRIBAL GAMING RELATIONS
Update on the Department of the Interior's Federal policy agenda for Indian Country
Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary
Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
3:00
BREAK
3:15
SPECIAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: INDIAN GAMING IN 2022
Ernest L. Stevens, Jr., Chairman
National Indian Gaming Association
3:45
INDIAN GAMING POST-PANDEMIC: TRIBAL EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS
Review of how tribal governments and gaming enterprises have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and adapted for the future.
Rebecca George, Executive Director, Moderator
Washington Indian Gaming Association
Hon. W. Ron Allen, Chairman
Washington Indian Gaming Association
Junior Maldonado, Executive Director
Gaming Operations, Muckleshoot Casino Resort
Laura Penney, Chief Executive Officer
Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel
5:00
ADJOURN
Agenda For Friday, December 10, 2021
9:00 PDT
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Anthony S. Broadman, Program Co-Chair
Galanda Broadman PLLC
Gabriel S. Galanda, Program Co-Chair
Galanda Broadman PLLC
David A. Malone, Program Co-Chair
(Live, via Webcast)
Miller Malone & Tellefson
9:10
SPORTS COMPACT LITIGATION
Review of a recent Florida case and discussion of the potential future application of the Florida model in the Pacific Northwest.
David A. Malone, Moderator
(Live, via Webcast)
Miller Malone & Tellefson
Marc W. Dunbar
(Live, via Webcast)
Dean Mead
Tallahassee, FL
Robert M. Jarvis
(Live, via Webcast)
Professor of Law
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
10:15
BREAK
10:30
SPORTS BETTING – A PANEL DISCUSSION
Review of “brick and mortar” models such as Washington State’s new compact amendments; “mobile” models as in Florida and Colorado; state law-based models as in Michigan, Arizona and Connecticut, and California’s competing ballot measures.
Scott Wheat, Moderator
Wheat Law Offices
Steve M. Bodmer, General Counsel
Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Scott D. Crowell
Crowell Law Office – Tribal Advocacy Group PLLC
Christine M. Masse
Miller Nash LLP
12:00
ADJOURN
