Professor I. Nelson Rose is an internationally
known scholar, author and public speaker, and is recognized as one
of the world's leading experts on gaming law.
Prof. Rose is best known for his internationally syndicated column
and 1986 landmark book, "Gambling and the Law®." He
is the co-author of Internet Gaming Law, Blackjack and the Law,
and the first casebook on the subject, Gaming Law: Cases and Materials
(LexisNexis). Prof. Rose is co-editor-in-chief of the Gaming Law
Review.
Harvard Law School educated, Prof. Rose is a consultant to governments
and industry. He has testified as an expert witness in administrative,
civil and criminal cases throughout the United States, in Australia
and New Zealand, including the first NAFTA tribunal on gaming issues.
Prof. Rose has acted as a consultant to major law firms, international
corporations, licensed casinos, Indian tribes, and local, state
and national governments, including the province of Ontario, the
states of Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New
Jersey, Texas, and the federal governments of Canada, Mexico and
the United States.
With the rising interest in gambling throughout the world, Prof.
Rose has addressed such diverse groups as the National Conference
of State Legislatures, Congress of State Lotteries of Europe and
the National Academy of Sciences. He has taught classes on gaming
law to the F.B.I., at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, Sun
Yat-sen University in China, the Universidad de Cantabria in Spain,
Université de Toulouse in France, University of Macau, and
as a Visiting Scholar for the University of Nevada-Reno's Institute
for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming. Prof. Rose has
presented scholarly papers on gambling in Nevada, New Jersey, Puerto
Rico, Canada, England, Australia, Antigua, Portugal, Italy, Argentina
and the Czech Republic.
EDUCATION:
- Harvard Law School , Juris Doctor 1979
- University of California at Los Angeles ,
Bachelor of Arts Political Psychology 1973, Magna Cum Laude
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW:
- Hawaii 1979; United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1979;
- California 1980; United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit 1980;
- Supreme Court of the United States 1991.
MEMBER:
- American Bar Association, Gaming Law Committee;
- California State Bar;
- Hawaii State Bar Association;
- National Council on Problem Gambling;
- International Association of Gaming Attorneys;
- International Association for the Study of Gambling;
- European Association for the Study of Gambling; Government and Legal Affairs Committee, Promotion Marketing Association.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
- Whittier Law School
Distinguished Senior Professor of Law; joined faculty January 1983.
Courses: Gaming Law; International Gaming Law (taught in China, Spain and France).
- University of Macau
Masters and Postgraduate Programs in International Business Law Gaming Law, June 2007.
- University of Ljubljana and Turistica College in Slovenia
- Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, College of Business Administration, University of Nevada, Reno
Visiting Scholar, Fall, 1993 to Spring, 1994.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
Consultant to Governments and Industry on Gambling Issues 1983 to Present.
Clients Include:
- States of Arizona Department of Gaming,
- Illinois Gaming Board, Michigan State Lottery;
- Nevada and Atlantic City casinos;
- California gaming clubs;
- international corporations;
- Indian tribes; race tracks;
- Internet suppliers and operators; and major law firms.
- Recognized and testified as an expert witness in legislative and administrative hearings, including the first NAFTA tribunal on gaming for the Federal government of Mexico; before the California Legislature,
- Oregon Governor's Task Force on Gaming,
- Hawaii House of Representative's Finance Committee;
- on behalf of the Texas Comptroller and New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement; and,
- in criminal and civil trials.
- Advised the Federal governments of Canada and the United States
GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS:
- California Gaming Policy Advisory Committee, 2002 to 2005;
- Arizona Office of Problem Gambling Advisory Board, 2003 to 2005.
- California Task Force on Problem Gambling 2005 - present.
PRO BONO PUBLICO:
- Incorporated and obtained federal and state tax-exempt status for California Council on Problem Gambling in 1986,
- Vice President and Legal counsel 1986-1999,
- member Advisory Board 1999 to Present;
- established first eye bank in Hawaii in 1981; served as legal counsel 1981-1983.
LEGAL PRACTICE:
- Law Offices of Bruce C. Dinman 1982 to 1983, Honolulu, Hawaii. Of Counsel.
- Hoddick, Reinwald, O'Connor & Marrack 1979 to 1982, Honolulu, Hawaii. Senior associate.
- Professor Gary Bellow Harvard Law School, 1977. Research assistant.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT:
- California State AssemblyConsultant 1975 to 1976.
- Creative Games, a limited partnership General Partner, founder of manufacturing company, 1972 to 1975.
HONORS/EDITING:
- Co-Editor-in-Chief, Gaming Law Review, 2005 to present, Editorial Board, 1996-2005;
- Editorial Board, Journal of Gambling Studies, Harvard University 1988 to present;
- Editorial Board, BASIS (Brief Addiction Science Information Source) Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School, 1999 to present;
- Board of Advisors, SC Digest/Gambling Issues Section, Strom Thurmond Institute,Clemson University, 1999 to present;
- Board of Advisors, Centre International d’étude sur le jeu et les comportement à risque chez les jeunes (International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High Risk Behaviors), McGill University, 2000 to present.
- Affiliate, Centre for Research into the Social Impact of Gambling, Plymouth University, United Kingdom, 2001 to present.
Prof. Rose can be reached through his website: www.GamblingAndTheLaw.com.
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