WM 21 Release - Indian

Indian Gaming's Digital Advancement

and Future to be Addressed

at NCLGS Winter Meeting,

December 12-14 in Austin

Experts in Indian gaming will examine how changes in technology will affect tribal operators across the United States at the Winter Meeting of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS), December 12-14 at the Hyatt Regency Austin.

The Committee on Indian Gaming will present Finding a Level Playing Field in the Digital Future, co-chaired by Representative Georgene Louis, New Mexico, and Representative Kevin Ryan, Connecticut. They will hear from the following experts:

Derril B. Jordan, Partner, Peebles Kidder Bergin & Robinson LLP

Matthew Morgan, Chairman, Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association

Julie Wilkerson, Trial Attorney, Jena Band of Choctaw Indians

This select team of Indian Gaming experts will address:

What can tribal gaming commissions and operators do to ensure full participation in the digital future, as many compacts were developed during a land-based era?

What are the concerns and opportunities for states as they develop and maintain dialogue with their Indian gaming constituencies?

The NCLGS Winter Meeting is open to the public. The three-day agenda also includes:

Six legislator-chaired Committee sessions that will focus on critical aspects of gaming:

Committee on Casinos: The Future of Brick-and-Mortar Casinos in a Changing World

Committee on Emerging Forms of Gaming: Adopting New Technologies

Committee on Indian Gaming: Finding a Level Playing Field in the Digital Future

Committee on Lotteries: Building a Digital Future for Lotteries

Committee on Pari-Mutuels: Horseracing’s Uncertain Future – an Industry at a Crossroads

Committee on Responsible Gaming: Identifying, Adopting Best Practices

Keynote Presentations from American Gaming Association CEO Bill Miller and Las Vegas Sands Senior Vice President Andy Abboud

Capstone Panel – Sports Betting Retrospective: Expectations, Reality and Lessons Learned

Two International Masters of Gaming Law Masterclass sessions on:
- Igaming and the Intersection with Land-Based Gaming
- Distributed Gaming: Threat, Opportunity or Conundrum?

Two evening networking receptions

For panel descriptions please click here.

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NCLGS is the only organization of state lawmakers that meets on a regular basis to discuss issues relating to gaming. Members of NCLGS serve as chairpersons or members of state legislative committees responsible for the regulation of gaming in their state legislative houses. NCLGS does not promote or oppose gaming but is primarily concerned with the regulation and economic and social impacts of the industry. The NCLGS Foundation is the educational and research arm of NCLGS. The 501(c)(3) non-profit is a source of non-partisan data on issues of gaming legislation and regulation.

Learn more about NCLGS at https://www.nclgs.org/.