Ernie Stevens, Jr.

Indian Gaming is Lifting Indian Country and Rural America

By Ernest L. Stevens, Jr.
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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.
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Red Hawk Resort & Casino, Sacramento Kings To Unveil Themed Slots

SACRAMENTO, CA – Red Hawk Resort & Casino and the Sacramento Kings announced they will be unveiling new Kings-branded slot machines as a...
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SBC Summit North America Announces 2024 Conference Headliners

SECAUCUS, NJ – SBC Summit North America will feature a lineup of conference headliners covering a wide breadth of issues at the...
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Puyallup Tribal Enterprises Becomes Lead Investor in Energy Storage Company, Skip Tech

TACOMA, WA – Puyallup Tribal Enterprises (PTE) has become the primary investor in Skip Tech, a U.S.-based innovator that aims to reduce...
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Construction Update on $450M Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks at San Lucy

GLENDALE, AZ – The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise hosted a media tour to showcase major progress being made on construction of their...