Ernie Stevens, Jr.

Indian Gaming is Lifting Indian Country and Rural America

By Ernest L. Stevens, Jr.
IGA MidYear

Conference Coverage: Indian Gaming Association Holds Mid-Year Conference at Foxwoods Resort Casino

The Indian Gaming Association held their annual Mid-Year Conference at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT, September 12-14, 2023. The conference focused...
Ernie Stevens, Jr.

Compromise or Collision Course: Americans Need Government to Function

When Congress returned from a six-week summer “district work period” it had eleven legislative working days to reach agreement on Fiscal Year 2024 funding by midnight on September 30, 2023 – among other crucial deadlines.
Jeannie Hovland

Leadership: 35 Years of Indigenous Women in Tribal Gaming

I have been pleased to see an increasing number of Indigenous women in top positions across the tribal gaming industry. These leaders, alongside others, have been instrumental in shaping Indian gaming into the valuable resource that sustains, improves and grows tribal communities and economies.
James Klas

NIGC 2022 Revenue Figures: Behind the Numbers

The NIGC recently announced its annual revenue figures for Indian gaming for the prior year. Indian gaming captured $40.9 billion dollars in gaming win in 2022, up 4.8 percent 2021.
David Vialpando

Operations: Why Integrity Matters

The tremendous success tribes have realized in casino gaming since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) is in no small measure due to the unwavering commitment by tribal nations to integrity in all aspects of casino gaming.
Andrew Cardno

Redefining Casino Strategy: From Revenue to Experience

In the sprawling expanses of the modern casino, where fortune flirts with every spin, an invisible metric has been silently shaping the fate of the gaming floor: Win Per Unit Per Day (WPUPD).
Ernie Stevens, Jr.

Brackeen and Maverick – A Coordinated Attack on Tribal Sovereignty

Anti-tribal sovereignty groups are increasingly challenging federal laws designed to meet the government’s obligations to Indian Country as being race-based in violation of equal protection. These claims ignore the text of the U.S. Constitution and well-settled case law.
Chukchansi Gold

Chukchansi Gold Resort Casino Installs Jackpot Blitz Game

COURSEGOLD, CA – Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino has completed installation of Jackpot Digital's electronic dealerless Jackpot Blitz® casino machines.
Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel

Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel Names Good Giant Agency of Record

ROCHESTER, WA – Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel has named Good Giant as its agency of record. The agency will lead creative,...
Morongo Community Outreach Awards 2024

Morongo Donates $500,000 to Non-Profits at Annual Community Outreach Awards

BANNING, CA – The Morongo Band of Mission Indians awarded a record $500,000 in grants to dozens of non-profit organizations serving local communities...
Raquel Buari

Raquel Buari Promoted to Four Winds Casinos’ EVP of Administration

NEW BUFFALO, MI – The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Four Winds Casinos announced that Raquel Buari has been promoted to Executive Vice...