The industry portal for tribal gaming.
Founded in 2026 on the premise that tribal gaming — a $41-billion U.S. industry, a sovereign economic activity, and one of the largest employers in Indian Country — deserves the same depth of coverage the commercial gaming, cannabis, and sports-betting industries already enjoy.
Our mission
TribalGaming.com exists to be the definitive portal for tribal gaming news, policy, and data in the United States and Canada — a place where tribal leaders, regulators, operators, attorneys, journalists, and community members can find reliable information, respectful coverage, and a fair hearing of the debates that shape the industry.
We publish with three commitments:
- Sovereignty first. We treat tribal nations as governments — not businesses — because that is what they are. Our coverage frames gaming as one among many exercises of tribal sovereignty, not as a curiosity.
- Rigor without agenda. Our reporting is pro-accurate, not pro- or anti- any particular tribe, state, operator, or policy. We correct errors publicly and promptly.
- Useful to insiders. Our primary audience is professional: tribal leaders, regulators, commission members, operators, attorneys, and suppliers. If we're doing our job, a general-audience reader can follow along; if we stopped at a general-audience reader's level of depth, we would be failing the primary audience.
Masthead
Our editorial leadership includes senior reporters, researchers, and contributing counsel with more than five decades of combined experience covering Indian Country, federal Indian law, and the gaming industry. Bylines appear on every article; contact information for section editors is on the contact page.
Editorial standards
We hold ourselves to the standards of a professional trade publication:
- Verification. We verify every operator name, compact detail, and statistic against primary sources — tribal government publications, regulator filings, or court records — before publishing. Secondary sources are used only for context, never for facts of record.
- Attribution. Direct quotes are attributed by name where possible. Anonymous sourcing is used only where a source's professional standing depends on it, and is disclosed in-line ("sources familiar with …").
- Corrections. Factual errors are corrected promptly, with a dated note at the bottom of the affected article. We do not silently edit.
- Conflicts of interest. TribalGaming.com is editorially independent of any tribe, state, or operator. Staff do not hold equity or contract positions with gaming operators. Advertising is plainly labeled and walled off from editorial.
- Sensitivity. We follow guidance from the Native American Journalists Association on the coverage of tribal nations and decline to amplify reporting that sensationalizes, stereotypes, or caricatures Indigenous peoples.
Not legal, financial, or tax advice
Our Legal Guide and news coverage provide general information about tribal gaming law and the gaming business. They are written to be accurate and useful; they are not legal, financial, or tax advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional counsel admitted in your jurisdiction.
How we make money
Subscriptions to the Morning Brief newsletter are free. We fund our work through display and sponsorship advertising (clearly labeled), paid job-board listings, licensing of our Directory data to select professional users, and — beginning 2027 — premium research products. We do not accept payment from tribal, state, or commercial operators to place or suppress editorial coverage. If we ever do, you should stop reading us.
Get in touch
Tips, corrections, story ideas, event submissions, and feedback all welcome at tribalgaming.com/contact or directly to editor@tribalgaming.com. We read everything.