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Win Per Unit Per Day (WPUD): Reading Tribal Casino Slot Performance
The most common slot yardstick is simple to calculate and easy to misread; here is how operators, vendors and lenders use it.
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 most common slot yardstick is simple to calculate and easy to misread; here is how operators, vendors and lenders use it.
Reservation casinos under IGRA and a state-licensed racing network under Chickasaw ownership show how one small market hosts two legal regimes.
A 25-year operator extension and a 2029 opening underline how provincial discretion, not First Nations participation, shapes gaming in Nova Scotia.
State gaming officials describe layered oversight, self-exclusion and a growing illegal market as Pascua Yaqui prepares to open its Tucson sportsbook.
Global Gaming Solutions takes over a state-regulated racing and historical horse racing network, extending a tribal portfolio far beyond Oklahoma.
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.