Economy
Exclusivity Clauses in Tribal Compacts: When Payments Can Stop
Why states get paid, what tribes were promised in return, and the options when the market changes.
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.
Why states get paid, what tribes were promised in return, and the options when the market changes.
Litigation, agency comments, Clarity Act opposition and a G2E unity panel: the tribal playbook against event contracts, examined.
Five Nova Scotia communities went west to buy commercial casinos, testing whether direct ownership beats revenue sharing.
The Five Tribes and 20 Oklahoma nations are treating prediction markets as a compact and sovereignty issue as a new governor is chosen.
Payments to the Michigan Strategic Fund dropped from $52.8 million to $15.4 million in three years, and the compact renegotiation window opens in 2028.
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.