• Native American Gambling Enterprises refer to gambling businesses that are located on Indian Reservations or Tribal land. Because these tribes have limited sovereignty, they are able to operate outside of direct regulation from the state.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Approximately 400 gaming establishments are operated by 220 tribes
  2. Revenues in excess of $25 billion annually
  3. In 2006 16% of the casinos generated 71% of the revenue
  4. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act established in 1988 to set terms for how native tribes could operate casinos and bingo establishments
  5. Indian Gaming Working Group created in 2004 to monitor and address criminal activities within indian gaming
  6. Seminole Tribe the first to enter the gaming industry in 1979
  7. Two largest casinos in the world are run by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut

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