Growth made
Growth made
Tribal gaming jumps nearly 16 percent in 2005
Some 227 American Indian tribes generated nearly $22.7 billion from tribal government casinos in 2005, a 15.6 percent increase over the $19.6 billion the casinos won in 2004, according to a survey by the Analysis Group Inc., a nationwide business consulting firm.
Analysis said the tribes operated 420 casinos in 30 states. Hotel and other gambling-related revenues from these operations generated an additional $2.3 billion, a 17.7 percent increase over the $1.9 billion in nongambling revenue generated in 2004.
The Analysis Group figures, while openly disputed by tribal governments, generally parallel figures provided by the National Indian Gaming Commission, a federal regulatory agency responsible for auditing tribal operations.
NIGC said 367 tribal casinos won $19.4 billion in 2004. The agency has not released figures for 2005.
Tribal gaming supported about 310,000 jobs and paid about $10.5 billion in salaries and wages, the Analysis Group survey said.
Industry growth was reported in all but four states, the report said. Twelve states showed double-digit growth, and eight of those 12 states had increases of 20 percent or more. States where the industry declined were Alaska, Louisiana, Maine and South Carolina. Those states also reported declines in 2004.
The five highest grossing states were California ($7.2 billion), Connecticut ($2.3 billion), Arizona ($1.6 billion), Oklahoma ($1.4 billion) and Minnesota ($1.4 billion).
Ten states with only one or a few casinos, including Mississippi and North and South Carolina, were lumped into a category titled "other states," which generated nearly $1.3 billion, the report said.
-Staff reports
Tribal gaming jumps nearly 16 percent in 2005
Some 227 American Indian tribes generated nearly $22.7 billion from tribal government casinos in 2005, a 15.6 percent increase over the $19.6 billion the casinos won in 2004, according to a survey by the Analysis Group Inc., a nationwide business consulting firm.
Analysis said the tribes operated 420 casinos in 30 states. Hotel and other gambling-related revenues from these operations generated an additional $2.3 billion, a 17.7 percent increase over the $1.9 billion in nongambling revenue generated in 2004.
The Analysis Group figures, while openly disputed by tribal governments, generally parallel figures provided by the National Indian Gaming Commission, a federal regulatory agency responsible for auditing tribal operations.
NIGC said 367 tribal casinos won $19.4 billion in 2004. The agency has not released figures for 2005.
Tribal gaming supported about 310,000 jobs and paid about $10.5 billion in salaries and wages, the Analysis Group survey said.
Industry growth was reported in all but four states, the report said. Twelve states showed double-digit growth, and eight of those 12 states had increases of 20 percent or more. States where the industry declined were Alaska, Louisiana, Maine and South Carolina. Those states also reported declines in 2004.
The five highest grossing states were California ($7.2 billion), Connecticut ($2.3 billion), Arizona ($1.6 billion), Oklahoma ($1.4 billion) and Minnesota ($1.4 billion).
Ten states with only one or a few casinos, including Mississippi and North and South Carolina, were lumped into a category titled "other states," which generated nearly $1.3 billion, the report said.
-Staff reports
