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Hobbs Straus

US Indian law firm advising tribes on gaming compacts, NIGC matters, gaming ordinances, licensing and casino management agreements.

Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker is a US law firm founded in 1982 whose practice is devoted entirely to federal Indian law. Its gaming practice counsels tribal governments and their gaming operations on tribal-state compact negotiations, classification and licensing, gaming ordinances and regulations, IRS assessments and litigation. The firm also represents tribes before Congress, the National Indian Gaming Commission and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and negotiates management and development agreements for tribal casinos. It highlights work on the Oklahoma Model Tribal-State Gaming Compact of 2004, compact negotiations for the Seminole Tribe of Florida and NIGC approvals for Class II mobile gaming standards.

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Company NameHobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
HeadquartersWashington, United States
Founded1982
Websitehobbsstraus.com
Company TypeB2B
OwnershipPrivate
ProductsLegal & Licensing
CommercialsProject Retainer
OfficesWashington, Portland, Oklahoma City, Sacramento, Anchorage, Clinton

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✦Legal & Licensing✦

Gaming Ordinance & Regulation Development

Helps tribes draft tribal gaming ordinances and supports tribal gaming commissions in writing the regulations they enforce.

Internal control standardsGame classificationTechnical standardsLicensing hearings
✦Legal & Licensing✦

National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) Enforcement

Counsel on potential violations of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and representation of tribes in NIGC enforcement matters, including negotiated settlements.

IGRA compliance adviceNIGC enforcement defenceSettlement negotiation
✦Legal & Licensing✦

Management, Development Consulting & Other Agreements

Negotiation of management contracts, development agreements and land-into-trust matters needed to establish and operate tribal gaming facilities, with BIA and NIGC approvals.

Management contractsDevelopment agreementsLand-into-trust applicationsBIA and NIGC approvals

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2026-09-27

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