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Research Reports by Grant Recipients
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Randolph Baker, JD, Fellow PRSA
Chair, Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive, PSFA 436
San Diego, CA 92812-4514
619-594-8500
The Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming focuses on research, policy studies, and education related to the area of tribal gaming management. The Institute, centered in the largest tribal gaming community in the world, is geared to studying tribal gaming within the broader industry of hospitality and tourism management.
The functions of the Institute include 1) the conduct of timely and innovative research in tribal gaming such as governance, community and regional impact, marketing, tribal gaming operations, trends, etc.; 2) the collection of benchmarking data in order to develop “best practices” in tribal gaming; 3) the creation of an annual summit on tribal gaming that addresses policy, regulatory issues, trends, social issues, etc.; 4) the implementation of an annual community lecture or symposium on topics geared to informing and engaging the community about tribal issues and community conflicts; and 5) educating students, professionals, tribal personnel and interested others for positions in the tribal gaming industry.
The Institute will facilitate the involvement of faculty with expertise from a variety of disciplines such as hospitality, business, mathematics, computer science, ethnic studies, policy studies, legal studies, marketing, management, and public relations in the process of creating and disseminating new knowledge in the area of tribal gaming. The Institute is managed and operated by the interdisciplinary Hospitality and Tourism Management Program at SDSU and supported by an endowment from the Sycuan Tribal Council of the Kumeyaay Indians.
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