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Hotels at Indian Casinos – 2025
There are currently 232 Indian casinos with hotel properties with a combined total of 61,322 rooms – an average of 264 rooms per casino with a hotel. During 2024, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe opened its hotel at Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, WA. Additionally, the Spokane Tribe of Indians opened hotels at its Mistequa Casino Hotel in Chewelah, WA in March and its Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino in Airway Heights, WA in July…
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Golf in Indian Country – 2025
By Matthew S. Robinson
March 2025
There are currently 77 tribes with 88 golf facilities, 116 golf courses and a total of 1,854 holes. Following significant growth from 2004 to 2009 and again from 2009 to 2014 – much of it coinciding with the expansion of Indian gaming, resort development, and related amenities….
Tribally-Owned RV Parks – 2024
By Matthew J. Klas
November/ December 2024
Recreational vehicle owners love casinos. From a simple space in a parking lot to a full park with hookups and amenities, many casinos offer RV owners a safe location with entertainment and dining to enjoy for a couple of nights. In return, the casino receives incremental revenues from RV customers spending the night near the gaming operation….
NIGC 2023 Revenue Figures: Behind the Numbers
By James M. Klas
September 2024
Once again, the NIGC announced its annual revenue figures for Indian gaming for the prior year. While the industry continues to grow, the pace has slowed somewhat. Indian gaming captured $41.9 billion dollars in gaming win in 2023, up 2.4 percent from 2022. After the rollercoaster ride of 2020 and 2021, the industry has resumed its longer-term pace of steady…
Non-Gaming Hotels in Indian Country – 2024
By Matthew S. Robinson
August 2024
As of July 1, 2024, there were an estimated 90 non-gaming hotels with a total 11,315 rooms owned by more than 50 different tribes and tribal entities (development corporations, partnerships, etc.). These include small lodges in some of the most remote areas of the country to full-service hotels in major U.S. metropolitan areas…
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Our additional resources page provides further information on tribal economic development and related organizations.
