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Why Tribal Casinos Can't File Chapter 11, and How Debt Gets Fixed
No automatic stay, no cramdown, no single forum. Everything is negotiated, and two IGRA rules can void the result.
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.
No automatic stay, no cramdown, no single forum. Everything is negotiated, and two IGRA rules can void the result.
One regulator runs on fees and keeps working. The one that moves land runs on appropriations.
The blocs are winning. The uncomfortable part is that the same machinery works just as well pointed inward.
Three findings by a district judge brought the Sonoma County project down. The appeal has to survive all of them.
A 630-page rewrite narrowed the bill's DeFi language. Indian Country says that was never the problem.
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.