What started out as a handful of Indian tribes offering high stakes bingo on tribal land has transformed into a $30 billion a year business in this country. California currently has 109 federally recognized Indian tribes and over 60 of these tribes are currently operating gaming enterprises. Unfortunately, many personal injury claims that stem from incidents at these gaming casinos are not being handled by attorneys and many people are not being compensated for the damages they suffer when they are injured at Indian casinos.
This course is intended to give you a background to be confident to handle tort claims arising in connection with California tribal gaming enterprises. The main topics discussed include the history of tribal gaming, tribal sovereignty, Indian gaming legislation, sovereignty & tort claims and the Intertribal Court of Southern California. Further topics discussed include sovereign immunity from civil actions, Public Law 280, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), California gaming compacts, gaming revenue & taxes, tribal ordinances, waiver of sovereignty for tort claims, jurisdiction, adjudication, where to start with a claim, calendaring dates, source of law, the application of tribal ordinance provisions, appellate court and handling claims in the Intertribal Court.
Lionel Halsey is an attorney at the Law Office of William C. Halsey, in Oceanside, California. Mr. Halsey is a graduate of California Western School of Law in San Diego, California, and has over ten years of experience as an attorney. David R. Stegman is an attorney in Carlsbad, California. Mr. Stegman is a graduate of California Western School of Law in San Diego, California, and has over thirty-five years of experience as an attorney.