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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.
Free rooms and meals are not generosity — they are a math problem built on how much a player is expected to lose over time.
From Kansas to Washington to Montana, compacts are taking effect because the Interior Secretary let the 45-day clock expire rather than affirmatively approving them.
A crowded pipeline of tribal resorts collides with 4-6% cost escalation, tariff-exposed trades, and a labor market short hundreds of thousands of workers.
The federal regulator for a $46 billion industry is operating without a chairperson, leaving enforcement orders and some approvals in limbo.
Ratification bills for the Tule River Tribe, the Twenty-Nine Palms Band and others move through Sacramento as 1999-era compacts give way to modern terms.
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.