Tribal Leader Roundtable

Forrest Tahdooahnippah, ChairmanComanche NationComanche Red River Hotel Casino – Devol, OK and Comanche Casinos in Cache, Devol, Elgin, Lawton and Walterscomancheredrivercasino.com / comanchenation.com BENEFITS OF GAMING:...

Wena Supernaw, ChairQuapaw NationDownstream Casino Resort – Quapaw, OK; Quapaw Casino – Miami, OK; Saracen Casino Resort – Pine Bluff, ARdownstreamcasino.com / quapawcasino.comsaracenresort.com /...

We had additional closures when rioters and looters came through our area. We had to make immediate decisions to close our whole Quil Ceda Village area down and had police barricades everywhere. The word went out and tribal members helped guard the area along with the police...

Cultural preservation, growing and revitalizing our language, our museum, and library all exist because of gaming revenue. Critical community services such as the Quapaw Nation Marshal Service, Fire/EMS, Quapaw Nation Courts, and Emergency Services are almost completely funded by gaming revenue.

COVID-19 has had a reverberating effect on our tribe and community as a whole. The pandemic has changed the predictability of the workforce, supplies and resources. Operating hours and standard operating procedures have changed to keep our team members and community safe.

Our Wanaaha Casino is a limited gaming property housed within the Eastern Sierra, and we are committed to keeping the highest allowed Class III gaming machine count and providing enticing incentives to our rural and local customers.

Reid D. Milanovich, ChairmanAgua Caliente Band of Cahuilla IndiansAgua Caliente Casino Cathedral City – Cathedral City, CA; Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs – Palm...

This month we spoke with five tribal leaders about current issues and opportunities, lessons from previous years that will help their respective operations going...

Like many tribal and public casinos across the nation, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and aftermath is our Enterprises toughest business challenge.

This month, we spoke with five tribal leaders from across Indian Country about the greatest risks, challenges and rewards for 2023; how strong leadership...