Featured Articles

The National Indian Gaming Commission submits and responds to various articles and news items in order to support and clarify the agency’s policies. This page is a collection of our feature articles, including editorials and letters to the editor or opinion editorials that have been published in various periodicals.

Title	Date
2024
Episode #15: Jeannie Hovland	11/22/2024
GGB with Vice Chair Hovland	11/14/2024
Casino Update Jeannie Hovland Vice Chair National Indian Gaming Commission at the Tribal Leadership Council Conference	7/17/2024
Jeannie Hovland (NIGC). Supporting the Integrity and Success of Tribal Gaming	6/20/2024
NIGC Interview: Vice Chair Jeannie Hovland On The Diversity Among America’s Tribal Gaming Operators	5/24/2024
Executive Q&A: Up Close With Jeannie Hovland, Vice Chair of the NIGC	5/3/2024
Founding Mothers – Tribal Government Gaming	4/25/2024
GGB with Vice Chair Hovland at IGA	4/20/2024
Jeannie Hovland’s Journey: From the Coat Room to Leading Tribal Gaming Innovation	4/17/2024
Casino Update at the IGA Tradeshow & Convention with Jeannie Hovland Vice Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission	4/13/2024
IGA Tradeshow: Tribal Women Inspire With Stories of Blazing Paths for Others	4/10/2024
NIGC: “ICE was a good opportunity to talk about the strength of Indian gaming and its longevity for over three decades”	2/26/2024
E Sequoyah Simermeyer of the NIGC on self-regulation, ransomware and sports betting	2/22/2024
Hidden in Plain Sight: Tribal Gaming Facilities Join Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking	2/2/2024
NIGC Report: Self-Sufficiency Through Self-Regulation Protection	2/1/2024
2023
Yogonet Gaming News – Chairman Simermeyer ” In 2024, I expect we will continue to see advances in technological aids to expand gaming on Indian lands”	12/28/2023
Leadership from Within – Global Gaming Magazine	12/22/2023
GA Huddle: E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, Chairman – NIGC	11/07/2023
Up Close With E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission	11/03/2023
The NIGC’s Commitment to Tribal Sovereignty and Indian Gaming Integrity – A 2023 Update	11/03/2023
SBC Summit Latinoamérica: Vigilance and creativity required for combating cybersecurity threats	11/02/2023
Joint initiative targets human trafficking in Tribal casinos	10/30/2023
E. Sequoyah Simermeyer	10/29/2023
GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission	10/28/2023
The Gambling Insider & Gaming America teams had a blast at this year’s Global Gaming Expo | Slide #6	10/21/2023
To create, preserve, and protect: 35 years of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act	10/18/2023
Meet Jeannie Hovland, an extraordinary trailblazer and leader from the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe	10/11/2023
Casino Update with Jeannie Hovland Vice Chair National Indian Gaming Commission	10/09/2023
Jeannie Hovland, Vice Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission, talks to Gaming America at this year’s Global Gaming Expo	10/09/2023
E. Sequoyah Simermeyer: Substantial growth within Indian gaming	9/21/2023
Tribal gaming: The purpose of the declination letter	7/25/2023
DHS’s Blue Campaign Releases Human Trafficking Awareness Toolkit for Tribal Gaming and Hospitality Industry	6/6/2023
Chairman E. Sequoyah Simermeyer and Vice Chair Jeannie Hovland discuss modernizing the NIGC regulations	5/18/2023
NIGC Regulatory Update: Collaboration Through Consultation	3/30/2023
2022
Speak Out: Native American Heritage – Sovereignty and Self-Regulation	11/14/2022
TribalNet: Successful cyberattacks on tribal casinos down sharply in FY 2022	9/15/2022
Chairman Simermeyer and Vice Chair Hovland to Announce Indian Gaming’s 2021 Gross Gaming Revenues	8/10/2022
NIGC Chairman Simermeyer Continues Self-Regulation Outreach Efforts	6/30/2022
Sequoyah Simermeyer	5/8/2023
Regulating for the Future	2022
2021
Speak Out: Native American Heritage Month	11/11/2021
National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman E. Sequoyah Simermeyer talks 2020 casino revenue freefall, prospects for 2021	8/30/2021
Sequoyah Simermeyer	6/20/2021
2020
Missing and murdered Native Americans: How to combat the worsening crisis in the U.S.	6/15/2020