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Scope of Games: What a Tribal-State Compact Actually Authorizes
A compact's revenue-sharing percentage gets the headlines. Its scope-of-games list determines what there is to share.
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 compact's revenue-sharing percentage gets the headlines. Its scope-of-games list determines what there is to share.
Expansion is a construction problem. Relocation is a jurisdiction problem that happens to involve construction.
Graton, Dry Creek and Koi Nation are building — or waiting to build — inside one hour's drive. Only two of the three control their own timeline.
In a state defined by one compact, the Miccosukee Tribe is growing everywhere except the casino floor.
The Shingle Springs Band is spending on flow and air quality rather than rooms — a reinvestment case study for mature tribal properties.
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.