JULY 1, 2018
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Indian gaming revenues
up 3.9 percent in 2017
The National Indian Gaming Commission announced on Tuesday, June
26, that fiscal year 2017 gross gaming revenue at Native American casinos
increased 3.9 percent and totaled $32.4 billion.
The revenues were calculated from the independently audited financial
statements of 494 gaming operations owned by 242 federally recognized
Tribes. The amount is calculated minus winnings returned to player and
represents earnings before salaries, Tribal-state compacts and operating
expenses.
“All of Indian Country has worked very hard to maintain a flourishing
and constantly growing gaming industry,” said Jonodev Chaudhuri, chair-
man of the National Indian Gaming Commission. “The success of Indian
gaming in the 30 years since IGRA (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act) prove
that the foundational principles of federal Indian law should remain at
the forefront of any future public policy discussions.”
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