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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. 2018, an additional four Indian casinos added hotel properties, with several other Indian casinos also completing expansions resulting in a 2.8 percent ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Since 2010, the number of spas at Indian casinos has increased by almost 35 percent. As of June 2016, there are an estimated 67 spas at Indian casino hotels and resorts in 20 different states. The following table presents a summary of spas at Indian casinos by state…

As of October 2014, there were 180 tribes* with 293 tribally- owned gas station convenience stores in 25 states. This includes 165 gaming tribes with 272 gas station/convenience stores of which 212 gas station/c-stores are located at or near a tribal casino. The following table presents a summary of tribally-owned gas station/convenience stores by state…

Hotels at Indian Casinos 2014 – by Matthew S. Robinson

Golf in Indian Country – 2014 Update by Matthew S. Robinson

RV Parks at Indian Casinos, 2014 Update – by Matthew S. Robinson

Analysis of Family Entertainment at Indian Casinos – by Matthew S. Robinson

Eating Establishments at Indian Casinos, 2013 – by Matthew S. Robinson

Hotel Meeting Space at Indian Casinos, 2012 Update – by Matthew S. Robinson

Hotels at Indian Casinos, 2012 – by Matthew S. Robinson

Retail at Indian Casinos, Part II – by James M. Klas

Retail at Indian Casinos: The Why, When and Where – by James M. Klas

Gas Station/Convenience Stores in Indian Country – 2011 Update

Indian Gaming Magazine, April 2011 – Hotels at Indian Casinos – 2011 by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, January 2011 – NIGA Associate Member Raises Money for Spirit of Sovereignty

Indian Gaming Magazine, October, 2010 – NIGA Associate Members Give Back to Indian Country

Indian Gaming Magazine, October 2010 – Parking and Profits in Indian Country by James M. Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, April 2010 – Spas at Indian Casinos – 2010 Update by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, March 2010 – Hotels at Indian Casinos – 2010 Update by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, February 2010 – Movie Theaters at Casinos by James M. Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, September 2009 – Golf in Indian Country – 2009 Update by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, August 2009 – Indian Gaming in a Recession: What Now? by James M. Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, June 2009 – Hotels in Indian Country – 2009 Update by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, April 2009 – RV Parks in Indian Country by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, December 2008 – Entertainment Venues at Indian Casinos – Part II by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, November 2008 – Entertainment Venues at Indian Casinos – Part 1 by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, August 2008 – Indian Gaming in a Recession: What Happens? by James M. Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, June 2008 – Indian Casino Hotel Update – 2008 by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, January 2008 – Bowling Centers at Indian Casinos by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, November 2007 – Spas in Indian Country – 2007 Update by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, March, 2007 – Indian Casino Hotel Update by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, January 2007 – Calling All Venders and Service Providers to the Indian Gaming Industry! by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, November 2006 – Golf in Indian Country by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, September 2006 – Change in the Desert: What Does It Mean For Your Casino? by James M. Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, June 2006 – Hotel Meeting Space in Indian Country by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, April 2006 – Hotels in Indian Country – 2006 by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, March 2006, You Know What Fits the Market, But What Fits YOU? by James Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, February 2005 – Indian Casino Hotels – 2005 Update by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, January 2005 – RV Parks in Indian Country by Matthew S. Robinson

Casino Enterprise Management, December 2004 – Double Your Traffic by James M. Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, December 2004 – Spa Development in Indian Country by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, October 2004 – Indian Gaming: Who Really Wins? by James M. Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, September 2004 – Golf in Indian Country by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, August 2004 – Gas Station/Convenience Stores in Indian Country by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, May 2004 – Casino Hotel Development Continues to Expand in Indian Country by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, April 2004 – Could Demographic Rings Leave You Eating Crow? by Matthew S. Robinson

Casino Enterprise Management, March 2004, If Size Matters, What’s Big? by James M. Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, February 2004 – The Perfect Game? Bowling Alleys at Indian Casinos by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, December 2003 – Indian Gaming F & B by the Numbers by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, July 2003 – Understanding the RFQ and RFP Process by Matthew S. Robinson

Casino Enterprise Management, April 2003 – Casino Ancillary Development: You’ve got a casino, now what? by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, April 2003 – Hotel Franchising: Is it Right For You? by James M. Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, January 2003 – Impact of Indian Gaming by James M. Klas

Indian Gaming Magazine, December 2002 – Impact of Indian Gaming by Matthew S. Robinson

Indian Gaming Magazine, September 2002 – Casino Hotel Development by Matthew S. Robinson