Indian Gaming Facts

Size:

-Total number of federally-recognized Indian Tribes: 562
-Number of Tribal Governments engaged in gaming (Class II or Class III): 224
-Number of Tribal Governmental gaming operations: 354 (several Tribes operate more than one facility)
-Number of states with Tribal Governmental gaming: (Class II or Class III) 28
Number of Tribal-State gaming compacts: 249

Revenue:

-Tribal Governmental gaming revenue in 2002: $14.5 billion (21% of total gaming industry)
-Many Tribes operate gaming facilities primarily to generate employment

Employment:

-Total number of jobs: 400,000
-National percentage of Indian to non-Indian employees: 75% non-Indian, 25% Indian
In areas of high unemployment like North and South Dakota, 80% of Tribal governmental gaming employees are Indian.

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