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Has The Time For Large Gaming Property Involved Reits Finally Arrived?: A Review Of The Potential For Reit Investment In Destination Gaming Resort Properties, Simon Johnson

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

Destination gaming resorts demand massive amounts of capital in order to fund their investment in real property, much of which comprises areas where they realize predominantly passive business, including the hotel tower. Consequently, they generate substantial income from passive business, such as fees for hotel occupancy, even as most of their income is attributable to active business, such as gaming and personal services. Because they blend separable passive and active real property, a REIT can theoretically acquire all or some of the real property, realizing income under an operator lease with a substantially unrelated gaming or hotel lessee. Alternatively, a …

Keeping It Clean: Richard H. Bryan And Nevada Gaming, Leslie M. Niño

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

When Nevada legalized gaming in 1931, few observers could have predicted the extent to which the gaming industry would grow and evolve. The modern gaming industry has expanded across the globe, and is now regarded as a dynamic avenue of commerce. However, during the industry’s infancy, many Americans denounced gaming as a pariah. Legalized gaming was not viewed as a legitimate industry; rather, it was a haven for swindlers and cheaters. How did Nevada turn this negative perception into a positive one? Legislators and regulators resolved to create and enforce gaming regulations with the highest standards of ethics and integrity, …

Can A State Seize An Internet Gambling Website's Domain Name? An Analysis Of The Kentucky Case, Kirk D. Homeyer

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

The newly developed Internet gambling forum has produced myriad legal issues affecting state, federal, and international law. The difficulty in addressing the issues arises from the ubiquity of the Internet. Based on an analysis of the Kentucky Case, this Note argues that a state cannot seize an Internet gambling website’s domain name for violating that state’s laws. First, Kentucky did not have personal jurisdiction over the gambling domain names’ registrars to have authority to seize them. Second, Kentucky’s gambling statute violates the Commerce Clause. Part II provides background to and the facts underlying the Kentucky Case and its procedural …

Introduction: Brewing Lemonade: Conflict Resolution And The Economic Crisis, Jean R. Sternlight

Nevada Law Journal

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There's No Place Like Home: Applying Dispute Systems Design Theory To Create A Foreclosure Mediation System, Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Natalie C. Fleury

Nevada Law Journal

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Community Mediation In Economic Crisis: The Reemergence Of Prearious Sustainability, Wendy E. Hollingshead Corbett, Justin R. Corbett

Nevada Law Journal

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Volunteers: The Power Of Community Mediation, Becky L. Jacobs

Nevada Law Journal

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Integrating "Alternative" Dispute Resolution Into Bankruptcy: As Simple (And Pure) As Motherhood And Apple Pie, Nancy A. Welsh

Nevada Law Journal

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Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation In Florida - Implementation Challenges For An Institutionalized Program, Sharon Press

Nevada Law Journal

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The Global Dimension Of The Current Economic Crisis And The Benefits Of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Rebecca Golbert

Nevada Law Journal

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"Brother Can You Spare A Dime?" Technology Can Reduce Dispute Resolution Costs When Times Are Tough And Improve Outcomes, David Allen Larson

Nevada Law Journal

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Salt Equalizer, Vol. 2011, Issue 2, Society Of American Law Teachers

SALT Equalizer

Contents of This Issue:

Raquel Aldana & Steven W. Bender, Co-Presidents’ Column, at 1.

Hazel Weiser, Executive Director’s Column, at 1.

Hazel Wesier, SALT Board of Governors Election, at 4.

Hazel Weiser, Breaking In: Committed to Diversity in the Legal Academy, at 7.

Hope Lewis, SALT and Northeastern Host Well-Received “Breaking Into Law Teaching Program,” at 7.

Solangel Maldonado, B.A. to J.D. Pipeline Initiative: November Conference on Diversifying the Legal Profession, at 8.

Ruben Garcia, Great Teacher Keith Aoki’s Legacy to be Celebrated at 2012 SALT Dinner, at 9.

Doug Colbert & Pamela Bridgewater, Access to Justice Committee: Progress, …

Salt Equalizer, Vol. 2011, Issue 1, Society Of American Law Teachers

SALT Equalizer

Contents of This Issue:

Raquel Aldana & Steven W. Bender, Co-Presidents’ Column, at 1.

Hazel Weiser, Executive Director’s Column, at 1.

Ruben Garcia, 2011 San Francisco Dinner Is a Great Success; D.C. Is Next in 2012, at 5.

Ngai Pindell, SALT’s Teaching Conference a Tremendous Success, at 6.

Hazel Weiser, Have You Bought Your Copy of Vulnerable Populations and Transformative Law Teaching: A Critical Reader?, at 7.

Hazel Weiser, Breaking In: How to Get a Job in the Legal Academy, at 7.

Holly Maguigan, Leaders Sought to Serve on SALT’s Board of Governors, at 8.

Olympia Duhart, Membership Matters, …