National Indian Gaming Commission
The National Indian Gaming
Commission (NIGC) is an independent federal regulatory agency within
the Department of the Interior. Congress established the agency pursuant to
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988. The Commission comprises a Chair
and two Commissioners, each of whom serves on a full-time basis for a
three-year term. The Chair is appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate. The Secretary of the Interior appoints the other two Commissioners.
Under the Act,at least two of the three Commissioners must be enrolled members
of a federally recognized Indian tribe, and no more than two members may be of
the same political party. The first Chairman of the NIGC was Tony Hope. The
current Chair is vacant after Tracie L. Stevens, a member of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, stepped down in August 2013. Stevens was
the first Native American woman to chair the Commission.
The Commission is the only federal agency
focused solely on the regulation of gambling, though it has many counterpart
state and tribal regulatory agencies. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior also have responsibilities related to
Indian gaming.
National Indian Gaming Commission
Tracie
Stevens is the chair for the National Indian Gaming
Commission, and was a senior adviser to the assistant secretary for
the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Note: Kevin
K. Washburn was the general counsel for the National
Indian Gaming Commission, the dean for the University
of New Mexico Law School, and is a assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Louis E.
Caldera was a professor at the University of New Mexico
Law School, and the assistant to the president & director of the
White House military office for the Barack Obama
administration.
Gloria
Valencia-Weber is a professor at the University of New Mexico
Law School, and a director at the Legal
Services Corporation.
Martha
L. Minow is the vice chair for the Legal Services Corporation,
Newton N. Minow’s daughter, and Barack Obama was her student.
Newton N.
Minow is Martha L. Minow’s father, a senior
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Michelle
Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP,
and is Craig M. Robinson’s sister.
Barack Obama
was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden
Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP,
and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
James S.
Crown is a member of the Commercial Club
of Chicago, a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank), and Lester Crown’s
son.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Lester Crown
was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank), is James S. Crown &
A. Steven Crown’s father, and a member
of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
A. Steven
Crown is Lester Crown’s son, a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago, and
was a director at Hilton Worldwide.
Raymond
C. Avansino Jr. was the president & COO for Hilton
Worldwide,m and a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Penny S.
Pritzker is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
the secretary of the U.S. Department of
Commerce for the Barack Obama administration,
married to Bryan Traubert, was the national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser,
national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama
presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013 Barack
Obama inaugural committee, the host for the Barack Obama
fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008, and Craig M.
Robinson’s basketball coach for the children's team.
Bryan
Traubert is married to Penny S. Pritzker,
and a director at the National Park Foundation.
Ken Salazar
was the chairman for the National Park Foundation,
and the secretary at the U.S. Department of the
Interior for the Barack Obama
administration.
U.S.
Department of the Interior is a division of the National
Park Service.
‘War’: Vets planning ‘Million Vet
March on the Memorials’ against Obama (Past Research for the National Park
Service, Bryan Traubert & Penny S. Pritzker)
Sunday, October 13, 2013
U.S.
Department of the Interior is a division of the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM).
Sheriff Mack Confirms: Feds Are
Planning To Raid Bundy Homes (Past Research for the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Bunkerville, NEVADA, April 14, 2014– As reported yesterday, hundreds of
federal agents are still at the Bundy Ranch and the area continues its status
as a no-fly zone. Despite major media reports that the Nevada Bureau of Land Management is retreating, the remaining activity that still
surrounds the ranch illustrates a different scenario.
Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement is a division of the
U.S. Department of the Interior.
Obama: No Offshore Drilling in
East Coast Waters
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON AND MATTHEW DALY
updated 12/1/2010 4:43:06 PM ET
National
Indian Gaming Commission is a commission for the U.S.
Department of the Interior.
Bureau
of Indian Affairs is a bureau for the U.S. Department of the
Interior.
With All Deliberate Speed:
Hearing Held on Deputy Interior Secretary Nominee
Posted by Kathryn and Steve | Filed under: Interior Department Obama
March 16, 2009
Despite high expectations, things have
slowed down a little at the Interior Department.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
has been the only confirmed nominee, and not much is happening on Indian affairs.
However, former Clinton Administration Deputy Interior Secretary David J. Hayes
is set to assume the same position under President Obama.
Hayes, an attorney, has been a partner at
the Washington
office of Latham & Watkins, well known as one of the leading environmental,
energy, and natural resource law firms in the world. At Latham & Watkins, Hayes’ practice focused on counseling, litigation, and
transactions, and he was, in effect, a lobbyist.
With a promised focus on tribal economic
development, Hayes told the Senate Entergy and Natural Resources Committee that
he is looking forward to “working with Native American communities,” which “was
one of the most rewarding aspects of the job” when he worked at Interior in the
Clinton era.
Although after leaving office last time
around, Hayes was accused of violating anti-“revolving door” policies designed
to prevent too much cozying up between lobbyists and government, a bipartisan
investigation did not evidence that to be the case. Still, the relationship did
not sit too well with Senator John McCain. Hayes did not represent any tribal
clients during his time at Latham and Watkins.
David J.
Hayes was the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of the
Interior, and a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP.
Bradley
C. Faris is a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP,
and an attorney at Koch Industries.
Timothy
P. FitzSimons is a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP,
and an attorney at Koch Industries.
Mark D.
Gerstein is a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP,
and an attorney at Koch Industries.
Shaun
D. Hartley is a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP,
and an attorney at Koch Industries.
Brad E.
Kotler is a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP,
and an attorney at Koch Industries.
Latham
& Watkins, LLP is Koch Industries
law firm.
David H.
Koch is the EVP for Koch Industries,
and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Lester Crown
was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank), is James S. Crown &
A. Steven Crown’s father, and a member
of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
A. Steven
Crown is Lester Crown’s son, a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago, and
was a director at Hilton Worldwide.
Raymond
C. Avansino Jr. was the president & COO for Hilton
Worldwide,m and a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Michael
A. Pucker is a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP,
and a Pritzker Realty Group client.
Penny S.
Pritzker is the chairman for the Pritzker Realty Group,
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the
secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce for
the Barack Obama administration, married to
Bryan Traubert, was the
national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama
presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack
Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for
the 2013 Barack Obama inaugural committee,
the host for the Barack Obama fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008,
and Craig M. Robinson’s basketball coach
for the children's team.
Bryan
Traubert is married to Penny S. Pritzker,
and a director at the National Park Foundation.
Ken Salazar
was the chairman for the National Park Foundation,
and the secretary at the U.S. Department of the
Interior for the Barack Obama
administration.
U.S.
Department of the Interior is a division of the National
Park Service.
Jonathan
B. Jarvis is a director at the National Park Service,
and a director at the National Park Foundation.
Robert H.
Malott was a director at the National Park Foundation,
and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
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