by Matthew S. Robinson
As of December 31, 2018, there were 205 Indian casinos with hotel properties with a combined total of 51,864 rooms – an average of 253 rooms per casino with a hotel. […] [During] 2018, an additional four Indian casinos added hotel properties, with several other Indian casinos also completing expansions resulting in a 2.8 percent increase in the number of hotel rooms and a 2 percent increase in the number of Indian casinos with hotels…
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Class II gaming machines have come into their own as a valuable addition to the gaming floor and a viable option for any Indian casino, not just the ones that have no other alternative. Although they were justifiably considered an inferior choice in their early days, slower, less popular with customers, less profitable, and under a legal cloud, the Class II machines of today bear no resemblance to their ancestors and carry none of their drawbacks… Continue Reading
Hotels are one of the most valuable ancillary additions to a casino, but also one of the most expensive. It can be hard to swallow the cost of adding or expanding a hotel. It can also be hard to swallow the idea of discounting a hotel room that cost so much to build in hopes of getting more revenue on the gaming floor… Continue Reading
The year 2017 was a year of firsts for casino hotels in Indian Country – Indian casinos surpassed the 200 mark for properties with hotels, as well as exceeding 50,000 hotel rooms. It also posted the highest average number of rooms at Indian casinos with hotels – more than 250 rooms per Indian casino with a hotel… Continue Reading
A lot can happen in 10 years, much of it unpredictable, cataclysms or revolutions (natural or man-made), that can cause dramatic changes in unforeseen and perhaps unforesee- able ways. In reality, despite the possibility of unpredictable events, most change is evolutionary rather than revolutionary, something that can be anticipated, for which good leaders prepare to adapt and exploit… Continue Reading
According to the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), in 2016 the annual U.S./Canadian Box Office receipts was nearly $11.4 billion, up 2 percent over 2015 – the highest ever reported. In 2016, the 43,531 U.S. and Canadian screens attracted over 1.31 billion admissions… Continue Reading
As Indian casinos have evolved into stand-alone destination resorts, many properties have added certain family-friendly features to their swimming pools, including slides, lazy rivers, splash pads, kiddie pools, and zero-depth pool entries… Continue Reading
As of December 31, 2016, there were 198 Indian casinos with hotel properties with a combined total of 49,074 rooms – an average of 248 rooms per casino…
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As of this writing, there are 482 Indian casinos in the United States offering a total of nearly 415,000 gaming positions and over 47,000 hotel rooms. Indian gaming is spread across 28 states and 248 different counties, far more than private commercial land-based casinos, riverboats and racinos combined… Continue Reading
As of July 1, 2016, there were 46 non-gaming tribally- owned hotels in thirteen different states and the District of Columbia. Combined, these properties have an estimated 7,000 rooms and almost 500,000 sq. ft. of meeting space… Continue Reading
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