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 federal regulator of Indian gaming is a three-member body whose composition is set by statute. Here is how it is meant to work and why the details matter.
Alongside NEPA and IGRA's land rules, a lesser-discussed federal review asks what a proposed project could do to historic and culturally significant places.
Tribal casinos are regulated first by tribes, with federal and state layers added by statute and compact. The state layer is the least uniform, and the most contested.
One year after filing, the only Idaho tribe without a casino is waiting on a Bureau of Indian Affairs determination that carries a state-level veto point.
After a three-day-notice delay from Sept. 26, the Ho-Chunk Nation's Wisconsin–Illinois border casino opens as a casino-first phase, with the hotel and convention center to follow in fall 2027.
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.