The International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) Solicit Papers for the 2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award – Deadline is September 4, 2012
Solicitation of law student research papers that enhance the understanding of gaming law or recommend a beneficial change in gaming law for the 2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award.
The International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) will award prizes of $2,500 for each of the two best research papers written by students of accredited law schools as part of their class work during the 2011-2012 school year. The awards will be announced at IAGA’s 2012 Gaming Law Conference inSingaporeon October 23-25, 2012.
The awards honor the memory of Shannon Bybee, one of the IAGA founders, who had a distinguished career as a gaming attorney, state gaming regulator, gaming industry executive and pioneering educator in casino operations and gaming law. The awards are made possible by a grant from International Game Technology, the world’s largest gaming device manufacturer, through the courtesy of Robert Melendres, its Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary..
To be eligible for the 2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award, submitted papers must:
- Be prepared as part of a student’s class work at an accredited law school during the 2011-2012 school year;
- Be submitted no later than September 4, 2012, to the Award Coordinator, Bob Faiss, by mail addressed to his attention at Lionel Sawyer & Collins via email;
- Be accompanied by written confirmation from a law school instructor that the paper was written under the direction of that instructor; and
- Either enhance the understanding of gaming law or recommend a beneficial change in gaming law.
Also, the author of each submitted paper must agree, in writing, that if the paper is selected for the 2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award, IAGA may publish the paper in an IAGA publication.
The papers may be of any length, but it is recommended they be between 3,000and 5,000 words, exclusive of footnoting.
Criteria for evaluation of the papers are:
- Quality of presentation;
- Quality of footnoting;
- Depth of research;
- Novelty or importance of subject matter;
- Value to gaming law practitioners or gaming control officials generally or to those in a certain jurisdiction or who concentrate in a particular area of practice;
- Value to the study of gaming law
Director of the 2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award is Peter Bernhard, Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission and a long-time professional colleague of Professor Bybee.
Chairman of the Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award Committee is Morden (Cookie) Lazarus. Committee members are Greg Giordano, Rich Nathan, Tom Auriemma, Ray Pike and Ken Oettle.
Anyone needing further information is asked to contact Bob Faiss via email.