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Secretarial Procedures Explained: Class III Gaming Without a Compact
The backstop Congress wrote, the hole the Supreme Court cut in it, and the regulation Interior built to fill the gap.
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 backstop Congress wrote, the hole the Supreme Court cut in it, and the regulation Interior built to fill the gap.
New towers and restaurants need staff who can live within commuting distance — and in much of Indian Country, that housing does not exist.
Drive-to demand is where the growth is — which favors most tribal floors and complicates the destination-resort thesis.
An August 4 roundtable moved the event-contract fight from the courts to the committee with jurisdiction over Indian affairs.
A struck solicitor's opinion sends the band back to parcel-by-parcel Indian lands analysis — and an Oklahoma compact the state calls invalid.
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.