Explainer
How courts review Interior's tribal gaming decisions: an APA explainer
Most casino land fights are not won on Indian law. They are won on whether an agency explained itself.
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.
Most casino land fights are not won on Indian law. They are won on whether an agency explained itself.
Mississippi's only federally recognized tribe built a destination resort in Neshoba County and a second casino 90 miles south. Here is how the enterprise works.
The people who built a $46 billion industry are reaching retirement. The bench behind them was never formally developed.
Most tribal gaming operations are nowhere near the billion-dollar resorts that define the headlines. Their economics are a different business entirely.
A rehearing petition, a remand and a pending cert request now sit between tribes and a durable answer on sports event contracts.
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.