SHELBYVILLE, MI – Gun Lake Casino Resort and Gun Lake Tribe celebrated 15 years of Local Revenue Sharing Board awards on July 15 at the Wawyé Oasis at Gun Lake Casino Resort. The payments are part of a compact with the State of Michigan to provide a percentage of Gun Lake Casino’s gaming revenue to the state and to community organizations each year.
Total Gun Lake Tribe/Gun Lake Casino Resort disbursements for the last 15 years:
- Wayland Union Schools: $25,680,055
- Allegan County: $10,403,957
- Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA): $4,781,412
- Wayland Township: $10,457,487
- City of Wayland: $474,377
- Martin Township: $474,377
- Hopkins Township: $474,377
- Dorr Township: $474,377
- Yankee Springs Township: $474,377
- Leighton Township: $474,377
In addition to the governmental disbursements, the Gun Lake Tribe Wayland Area Local Revenue Sharing Board has paid out $4,158,862.75 for actual costs incurred for the Wayland Area Emergency Medical Services (WAEMS), Allegan County deputies, Wayland Township deputies, and administrative costs for the Board.
As part of 2026 payments, the Local Revenue Sharing Board received $2,570,904. GLIMI, a non-gaming economic development entity with both tribal and state oversight, received $1,687,942. These revenue-sharing payments are distributed semi-annually based on electronic gaming revenues, with the next distribution later this year also providing funds to the State of Michigan.
“We’re incredibly proud to be able to provide these funds to deserving local organizations such as schools, governments and charitable organizations,” said Gun Lake Tribal Chairman Bob Peters. “Thanks to the hard work of the team members at Gun Lake Casino Resort and all of the expansions we have made to the property over the past 15 years, such as the addition of the hotel, spa and oasis in 2025, we’ve been able to generate significant Local Revenue Sharing Board funds each year.”
Since Gun Lake Casino opened in 2011, $226,993,169 in total payments have been distributed to GLIMI, the State of Michigan, the Local Revenue Sharing Board, and various local charities.
