ABOUT INDIAN GAMING

Indian gaming – it’s working for California and the nation

In California:

  • More than 57,300 Californians employed by tribal gaming facilities
  • Nearly $2 billion in wages and benefits
  • Billions of dollars in overall economic activity
  • More than 150,000 jobs created indirectly, generating billions more in wages and benefits
  • Nearly $450 million in federal and state payroll taxes generated annually
  • Tens of millions of dollars granted to local governments to mitigate impacts through the Tribal-State Compact’s Special Distribution Fund

Nationally:

 

  • More than 670,000 jobs created by tribal gaming operations
  • In 2006 alone, Indian gaming provided 11 billion dollars to federal and state governments through employment, income, sales and excise taxes, and revenue sharing agreements
  • Tribes provided more than $100 million to local communities pursuant to tribal-state compacts
  • Tribes gave an additional $150 million to local and national charitable organizations
  • Tribal governments spent nearly $340 million to regulate Indian gaming, including more than $255 million on tribal regulation and $70 million to state gaming regulatory agencies

 

 

Sources: State of California Employment Development Department
California Nations Indian Gaming Association
National Indian Gaming Association