Indian Gaming Industry Report, 2009-2010

Frequently cited by the press, the Indian Gaming Industry Report is a trusted resource for government and regulatory agencies, investors, and the industry itself, as well as associated industries. The report is the most comprehensive, up-to-date study of Indian gaming available. It provides both nationwide statistics and state-by-state statistics on gaming and non-gaming revenue; Class II vs. Class III gaming; numbers of facilities, tribes, gaming machines, and table games; market summaries; trends; and the fiscal impact of Indian gaming, including revenue sharing with state and local governments. The report also examines reasons for the continued growth of Indian gaming, analyzes the industry’s impact on the U.S. economy, and presents a qualitative future outlook for Indian gaming.

In the 2009-2010 edition, author Dr. Alan Meister, a Principal Economist at Nathan Associates, attributes the slower growth of Indian gaming in 2008 to the recession and the slowing growth of previous years to public policies designed to restrict the supply of Indian gaming.

Some of the key findings of the Indian Gaming Industry Report include the following:

• Revenue from Indian gaming facilities was approximately $26.8 billion in 2008 and grew 1.5 percent, the slowest growth in its reported history—though still respectable given the general economic downturn and the decline in the commercial gaming segment of the industry.
• Nearly half the states with Indian gaming experienced declines in gaming revenue, while the other half experienced growth.
• Growth was greatest in Alaska, Alabama, Nebraska, and Wyoming.
• Oklahoma has become the second largest Indian gaming state after California.
• Together, California and Oklahoma accounted for approximately 38 percent of all gaming revenue at Indian gaming facilities nationwide in 2008.

For a copy of the Indian Gaming Industry Report, please visit: www.indiangamingreport.com.

For more information on the report and on Nathan Associates’ Gaming Industry and Indian Gaming work, please contact:

Alan P. Meister, Ph.D.
T: 949-474-4955

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