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Banked vs. Non-Banked Card Games: Where IGRA Draws the Class III Line
A single question, whether players compete against the house or against each other, decides which regulatory track a tribal card game follows.
News, policy, and the complete directory of tribal casinos across the U.S. and Canada — a $41 billion industry, covered with the depth it deserves. From Seminole sports-betting compacts to Saskatchewan SIGA operations, we cover all 245+ tribal gaming operations.
A single question, whether players compete against the house or against each other, decides which regulatory track a tribal card game follows.
The suit in Muscogee (Creek) Nation District Court is less about prediction markets than about who has the power to bind a tribal government.
The statute is clear about the 88 percent. What that money does inside a $1.26 billion education fund is a harder, and more interesting, question.
The new president blames Albany for the stalled compact, says she will meet Gov. Hochul, and pledges to keep defending Seneca land in Buffalo and Grand Island.
Rep. Charlie Geren's resolution arrives days after Dan Patrick's defeat, and for the first time puts tribal compacts inside a Texas casino framework.
Every federally recognized tribe operating a gaming facility in the United States, plus First Nations operators in Canada — verified, categorized by IGRA class, and searchable by state, nation, and property.
Operator of seven Hard Rock-branded properties in Florida and controlling interest in the global Hard Rock International brand. Holder of a 2021 federal compact granting exclusive statewide sports betting.
Operates WinStar World Casino & Resort — the largest casino in the world by gaming floor — plus 22 other gaming properties statewide.
Owner-operator of Foxwoods Resort Casino, long one of the largest integrated resort casinos in North America.
Operates Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula — the largest resort casino on the West Coast.
A nonprofit consortium of 74 First Nations operating seven casinos under provincial framework agreement.
Everything operators, regulators, journalists, and tribal leaders need to know about what is — and is not — permitted under IGRA, state compacts, and the Canadian Criminal Code. Updated quarterly. Reviewed by Indian-law attorneys.