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

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. 6/15/2023

2019

  
Hoeven: Senate Confirms Nomination of E. Sequoyah Simermeyer as NIGC Chair 11/21/2019
Secretary Bernhardt Applauds Nomination of Sequoyah Simermeyer for Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission 6/25/2019
Reflections of a NIGC Chairman 4/1/2019

2018

  
The Future is Not Yet Written: The Importance of Adherence to Self-Determination Principles in the Next 30 Years of IGRA 10/1/2018
The State of Indian Gaming: An Exit Interview With NIGC Chair Jonodev Chaudhuri 5/9/2018
Sound Regulation Grounded in Respect for Sovereignty and Self-Determination: Lessons from Three Decades of IGRA 4/1/2018

2016

  
Identifying Gamesmanship 2016
Tribal Gaming Regulators ‘Stay In Our Lane’ in Gambling Compliance 9/26/2016
Partnerships and Pathways: Latest Numbers Reflect Health of Indian Gaming Industry 9/1/2016
Identifying Gamesmanship: Protecting the Integrity of Indian Gaming 4/1/2016
Identifying Gamesmanship in Tribal Government Gaming 3/8/2016

2015

  
Employing IT Vulnerability Assessments to Identify Cybersecurity
Threats		 10/1/2015
NIGC bids farewell to Associate Commissioner Dan Little published in Indian Gaming Magazine 7/7/2015 
New Chief of Staff brings perspective and extensive Indian law and policy experience to Commission published in BMM 7/6/2015
Commission moves beyond recommendations of the General Accounting Office Report published in Indian Gaming Magazine 7/7/2015
Springing Forward to Increase Efficiency Through the Use of Pay.gov 4/1/2015

2013

  
EXECUTIVE Q&A: Spotlight on Tracie Stevens-Former Chair of the NIGC published in Indian Gaming Magazine 9/1/2013
A Term in Review: Reflecting on the past, looking toward the future published in Global Gaming Business Magazine 9/1/2013
Sequestration Impacts on the National Indian Gaming Commission by Chair Tracie Stevens published in Indian Gaming Magazine 8/1/2013
Daniel Little reappointed as Associate Commissioner at the NIGC published in Indian Gaming Magazine 5/1/2013
NIGC Regulation Insight by Acting General Counsel Eric Shepard published in Indian Gaming Magazine 5/1/2013
Chair reflects in Agency’s regulatory history by Chairwoman Tracie Stevens published in Indian Gaming Magazine 3/1/2013

2011

  
The New NIGC: Improving Consultation with Tribes and Renewing Relationships by NIGC Chair Tracie Stevens published in Indian Gaming Magazine 1/7/2011
NIGC Regulatory Review by NIGC Chair Tracie Stevens published in Indian Gaming Magazine 2/1/2011

2010

  
Strengthening the tribal consultation process by Vice Chair Steffani A. Cochran published in Indian Gaming Magazine 4/13/2010