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How to Read a Federal Register Indian Gaming Compact Notice
The short notice announcing a compact is a primary source worth reading closely, and knowing what it omits matters as much.
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.
The short notice announcing a compact is a primary source worth reading closely, and knowing what it omits matters as much.
Plain-language definitions of the legal, regulatory and financial terms that shape tribal casino coverage.
A two-decade-old grant program remains the baseline for how Alberta shares gaming revenue with First Nations.
Six months after the San Diego show, a look at which technology themes are most likely to reach tribal gaming floors.
A 2014 referendum, a void concurrence ruling and a rival tribe's federal suit are testing how IGRA treats a voter-rejected compact.
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.