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CONTENTS

Tribal Government Gaming 2020

Publication 17th Annual Edition

COVER STORY

COLUMNS

18 Sports Betting in Indian Country

NIGA Winning Together

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Ernie Stevens, Jr.

With the rapid expansion of legal sports betting, tribal and commercial casinos alike are interested in opening sportsbooks. How can your property create the ideal facility, choose the right operational partners and give sports betting consumers what they really want?

NIGC 10 Integrity, Accountability, Preparedness, Outreach E. Sequoyah Simermeyer

DC View The 2020 Elections

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Michael Anderson

By Patrick Roberts

Keeping It Close to Home

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Carl Long ON THE COVER: Jim Thorpe is sometimes called the the greatest athlete who ever lived.

Born to the Sac and Fox and Potawatomi bloodlines, Thorpe humiliated Adolf Hitler’s Nazis in the 1936 Olympics in track and field, and went on to become a star in many sports. The late NIGA Chairman Rick Hill spent his final years arranging financing for a Thorpe documentary, Bright Star, the translation of Thorpe’s native name, We-Tho-Huk.

Education AGEM Scholarships Marjorie Preston

DEPARTMENTS

FEATURES

Publisher’s Letter

12 The Diversified Economy

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Through trial, error and experience, these gaming tribes have learned how sound economic development principles support business diversification goals and lay the groundwork for long-term success.

26 Federal Focus The U.S. government holds a disproportionately larger role in tribal gaming than in its commercial counterparts. What is the relationship between tribal and federal authorities now, and how will it evolve?

By Jesse Robles

With the passing of Rick Hill, first chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association, here is a look back at Hill, NIGA and the importance of both to Indian Country.

By Kate Spilde

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CORPORATE PROFILES

By Thomas Zitt and Christopher Irwin

32 NIGA: 35 Years of Representation

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38 Non-Gaming Amenities in the Tribal Resort As the competition for resort customers increases, more tribal casinos are adding amenities to make them stand out from the crowd. Which ones make the most sense and offer the best return on investment?

By Marjorie Preston

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PUBLISHER’S LETTER

Government Gaming 2020

Past Perfect

Roger Gros, Publisher | rgros@ggbmagazine.com twitter: @GlobalGamingBiz Marjorie Preston, Editor mpreston@ggbmagazine.com

By Roger Gros

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ometimes I forget that I was there when many of the original tribal gaming facilities were developed.

I guess my first contact with tribal gaming started in 1989, at Foxwoods. Mickey Brown, a longtime New Jersey regulator, had been hired by the Mashantucket Pequot tribe and arranged funding from the Malaysian gaming company, Genting, at a time when regular banks and financial institutions wouldn’t touch Indian gaming.

I worked for Casino Player magazine at the time, and Mickey invited me up to see his operation, which consisted of high-stakes bingo. In fact, that was part of the facility’s name: Foxwoods High Stakes Bingo. I met and interviewed Pequot Chairman Richard “Skip” Hayward, who had challenged the state of Connecticut in order to offer table games, because the state allowed charities to hold “Las Vegas Nights” that included table games.

At that time, Foxwoods had just bingo, but the most massive bingo parlor I had ever seen—and being a Catholic, I had seen many. The Foxwoods hall was the size of several football fields, and it was jammed with players in every seat. The property offered games where the prizes were new Corvettes, and graduated to $250,000 and, later, $500,000 in prizes.

I returned the following year, after the courts ruled that tables could be installed at Foxwoods.

Mickey gave me a tour of the soon-to-be casino floor.

He pulled up some carpet and showed me the electrical conduits that would link the slots machines.

When I asked him why, since only tables had been legalized, not slots, he said, “Give me another year.”

And he was right. A year later, the tribe cut a deal with the Connecticut governor that gave the state a slice of the revenues, and slots were installed in most of the old bingo room as well as the new casino floor.

A couple of years later came Mohegan Sun, just down the road from Foxwoods. Developed by the legendary Sol Kerzner of the Sun International group, it included former Atlantic City executives like Mitchell Etess, Jim Allen, Bill Velardo and many others.

While the Foxwoods development was somewhat hopscotch to satisfy the growing demand, Mo-

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hegan Sun was born with a master plan you see continuing to be implemented today.

On the other side of the country, tribal gaming in California got off to a slower start, even though that’s where it was essentially born, following the Supreme Court Cabazon decision in 1987, which led to the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988.

Touring Southern California in 1995, I visited many of the casinos, all in fairly remote areas. Most were housed in converted buildings or the “Sprung” structures of the day—really just a big tent. At the Pechanga reservation in Temecula, it was even more basic. The “casino” was a series of trailers, weaved together and jammed with slot machines, in the middle of a dirt field. On a fiery hot summer day, the air conditioners worked at full blast, and barely cut the heat inside those trailers. Slot machines were malfunctioning, but there were still hundreds of people waiting to get in.

Compared to Pechanga’s facility today, it was the Stone Age, but it shows the diligence of the tribes to offer the best to their customers.

When an Atlantic City friend of mine got hired to run the tables at Grand Casino Mille Lacs in Minnesota, I grabbed the opportunity to take another statewide tour. Again, the quality of the casinos was spotty at best. Mille Lacs, and its sister property in Hinckley, had been developed by visionary Lyle Berman, and were the most complete casinos at the time. Tribal leaders like Mille Lacs’ Melanie Benjamin and Stanley Crooks of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community—whose Little Six casino was a literal teepee—were important players not only in Minnesota, but across the country.

I remember visiting Jackpot Junction in Morton, Minnesota, and interviewing Marlin Torguson, who was nearly jumping out of his chair, he was so excited about the future of tribal gaming. Like Berman, he later migrated to Mississippi, and was one of the founders of gaming in that state.

There are dozens of other stories I could tell about tribal gaming’s emergence. We need to remember where tribal gaming came from, and honor the people who were in the vanguard of its development, because understanding the past is key to preparing for the future.

And the commitment of tribes to ensuring that their members thrive for generations to come makes that a crucial element in the future of tribal gaming.

Terri Brady, Sales & Marketing Director tbrady@ggbmagazine.com Floyd Sembler, Business Development Manager fsembler@ggbmagazine.com Becky Kingman-Gros, Chief Operating Officer bkingros@ggbmagazine.com Lisa Johnson, Communications Advisor lisa@lisajohnsoncommunications.com twitter: @LisaJohnsonPR Columnists Michael Anderson | Ernie Stevens Jr. E. Sequoyah Simermeyer Contributing Editors Christopher Irwin | Pam Jones | Patrick Roberts Jesse Robles | Kate Spilde | Thomas Zitt

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• Thomas Reilly, Vice President Systems Sales, Scientific Games

• Michael Soll, President, The Innovation Group

• Katherine Spilde, Executive Director, Sycuan Gaming Institute, San Diego State University, twitter: @kspilde

• Ernie Stevens, Jr., Chairman, National Indian Gaming Association twitter: @NIGA1985

• Roy Student, President, Applied Management Strategies

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NIGA

Winning Together We achieve our policy goals through diplomacy and activism

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he National Indian Gaming Association was formed in 1985 by a visionary group of tribal leaders determined to bring the voice of Indian Country and Indian gaming to Washington, D.C. Today, NIGA continues to build on their mission to educate federal policymakers. It is committed to protect and preserve the ability of Indian tribes to generate governmental revenue through gaming while strengthening tribal governments and tribal sovereignty.

In over four decades—before and after passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)—Indian gaming has responsibly grown into the largest segment of the gaming industry in North America.

In 2018, 241 tribal government owned-andoperated gaming entities in 29 states generated $33.7 billion in gross gaming revenue—a 4.1 percent increase over 2017. Tribal operations added an additional $5.3 billion in ancillary revenues (hotel/entertainment), to bring our gross revenue total to $39 billion.

Indian gaming revenues have helped tribal governments transform native communities, improving essential health, education, public safety and housing services, and providing critical infrastructure for reservation residents.

Our industry serves as the anchor for employment and economic development for native and nearby communities. Indian gaming is the 12th largest private employer in the United States, generating 308,712 direct jobs. An additional 458,232 indirect jobs rely on Indian gaming, bringing our total employment figure to 766,944 American jobs.

Tribal leaders realize that none of these benefits would be possible without a strong regulatory system to protect Indian gaming revenues and preserve the integrity of our operations. While tribal governments take on the primary day-today role of regulating Indian gaming operations, IGRA requires coordination and cooperation with the federal and state governments to make this comprehensive regulatory system work.

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the-art surveillance and security equipment, IT and cybersecurity systems, and more than 4,000 regulatory and security professionals.

Over the past several decades, Indian gaming regulators have gained significant expertise. Early on, many tribal regulators came directly from federal and state gaming regulatory bodies, law enforcement and judicial systems. Many others had backgrounds in commercial gaming regulation, banking and accounting. Today, however, an increasing number of Indian gaming regulators are homegrown, learning directly from these experts.

Tribal leaders are also investing in educational and job opportunities for our native youth, far beyond careers in Indian gaming. Tribal leaders know that education is the key to securing our future and to revitalizing reservation economies.

Today, thanks in part to Indian gaming, tribal governments are educating a generation of new native leaders. In the past, we relied on outsiders to serve as our teachers, police officers, doctors, lawyers and other professionals. But today, these professionals are more likely to come from Indian Country. Native youth are going out to get their educations, and more and more are returning to serve their communities.

As noted at the onset, NIGA’s primary mission is to bring the voice of Indian Country and Indian gaming to Washington, D.C. Last month, NIGA held our 20th annual Winter Legislative Summit.

NIGA’s Winter and Summer Legislative Summits and our constant education efforts have worked to build a substantial core of members of Congress, committed to improving federal laws to respect the governmental status of Indian tribes, and meeting the solemn treaty and trust obligations of the United States to Indian Country.

Our legislative summits provide tribal leaders with an opportunity to hear directly from federal lawmakers and top agency officials about pending legislation and federal agency proposals. At the same time, these officials hear directly from Indian Country about our policy priorities.

The 2020 Winter Legislative Summit brought together panels that focused on the need to restore balance to IGRA’s tribal-state compacting process,

the need to amend the tax code to provide tribes with access to capital on par with other governments, the longstanding need to protect Indian trust lands and improve the land-into-trust process, and other critical issues facing native nations in the 116th Congress.

The future policy direction of Indian Country will undoubtedly be influenced by the results of the upcoming election. To meet our policy goals, we must vet and educate candidates at all levels of government who recognize and understand Indian Country, respect the status of Indian tribes as separate sovereigns under the U.S. Constitution, and commit to upholding the federal government’s solemn treaty and trust obligations.

The November 3, 2020 election will have wideranging impacts and consequences on our efforts to advance native communities nationwide.

In Indian Country, exercising our voting rights not only serves to advance our future policy goals, but it also serves as an act of honoring those who came before us, and honoring the sacrifices they made to protect tribal sovereignty and our way of life for future generations.

Elections have consequences. We know the dire consequences of being shut out of the voting process. Throughout the 1800s, the United States implemented policies that stole native homelands, and sought to erase native culture by forcing our children into government-run boarding schools, where they were forbidden from speaking their native language and practicing their religion.

The United States approved and implemented these policies, all while Native Americans had no voice in the debate and no right to vote. The impacts of these policies continue to haunt our communities to this day.

For these reasons, NIGA launched the “My Vote WILL Count” campaign in September 2019, to ensure that all Native Americans heed the call and exercise their voting rights.

NIGA’s “My Vote WILL Count” campaign partners our member tribes with national and regional tribal organizations to plan events to educate, empower and encourage all Native Americans to continued on p. 70

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NIGC

Integrity, Accountability, Preparedness and Outreach Four important attributes will guide the mission

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he Indian Gaming Regulatory Act’s framework calls on the National Indian Gaming Commission to work in partnership with the Indian gaming regulatory community, tribal government and the gaming industry. Together, we have a common interest in the protection of tribal assets and the promotion of tribal self-sufficiency. Only through partnerships can we meet the commission’s statutory mission as a federal regulatory body.

In my new capacity as commission chairman, I intend to strengthen our partnerships by shaping the agency’s daily work around four emphasis areas: integrity in the Indian gaming industry; accountability in the way the NIGC meets its commitment to good governance; preparedness and planning among tribes and federal partners to ensure the protection of tribal assets; and outreach that will ensure efficient and effective policy development as well as a commitment to the federal-tribal relationship.

• Integrity. Indian gaming’s reputation for sound regulation has helped Indian gaming grow to a multibillion-dollar industry. Protecting the industry’s integrity means protecting an invaluable tool in many communities. Indian gaming enables tribes to create jobs, and can be the lifeblood of tribal programs. It also empowers tribes to explore and strengthen relationships with neighboring jurisdictions.

The agency’s national perspective is a powerful platform to disseminate real-time information that advises operators and gaming authorities about threats to the integrity of this valuable tribal tool. The NIGC’s platform enables it to heighten awareness and mitigate risk around areas of emerging concern.

• Accountability. Only through accountability to sound organizational processes can the NIGC properly meet its obligations. As a federal agency, the NIGC is obligated to uphold good governance practices.

The agency’s decision-making processes need to promote efficient, effective and transparent resolution of matters. Our budget processes need to be forward-planning, and provide opportunities for input from the tribal communities we serve.

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And the agency’s staff of talented and dedicated subject-matter experts must share a commitment to professionalism and service. It is our responsibility to remain accountable, both as a federal body serving the American people, and as an organization with a mission to protect tribal assets.

• Preparedness. A tribal community’s regulation of Indian gaming operations should be a source of pride for its members and the surrounding communities. The role of tribal lawmakers, regulators and operators in promoting preparedness enhances that pride. Their attention to preparedness ensures a true and accurate plan for assessment, and response is in place to address existing and emerging threats to the people they serve.

Changes in areas of public safety, information protection, natural disaster response, aging infrastructure and workforce resiliency are growing areas for many communities to consider. As new threats emerge, the NIGC can encourage dialogue with policymakers and operations, and promote the best practices that many communities already have in place.

The agency also has a role in facilitating partnerships where appropriate. The ability to assess risk is a core talent of a tribal regulatory body. As tribes and federal partners embrace the opportunity to plan for and protect tribal assets, no matter the location, size or age of an Indian gaming operation, we will enhance the public’s pride in tribes’ oversight of their operations. We will also become an example beyond the Indian gaming industry for ensuring preparedness to protect against evolving threats.

• Outreach. The NIGC has an ongoing obligation to cultivate opportunities for outreach. Outreach ensures well-informed Indian gaming policy development through a commitment to on-theground relationships, accessible resources and government-to-government consultation.

Ensuring outreach remains part of the NIGC’s daily operations, and requires innovation on the agency’s part. Using technology can make outreach more cost-effective for tribes. Finding ways to expand regional-level dialogues and enhance the NIGC’s role as a conduit between tribes and potential federal partners is another important opportunity.

The agency has already undertaken changes to support these areas of emphasis:

• The commission established a public-facing process to ensure greater accountability and transparency in how it plans for and updates guidance.

• In order to promote preparedness, the commission began small-group dialogues with tribes to identify opportunities to support tribes’ leveraging their partnerships and risk-assessment capacity. These local dialogues are shedding light on the unique and emerging threats in different areas of the country.

• The agency is standardizing internal practices and communication to ensure all offices and regions interpret and communicate with tribes about potential compliance matters in a uniform way.

• In order to eliminate any jeopardy to the NIGC fingerprint program, the agency is finalizing expired memoranda of understanding, aggressively addressing technology security and improving training requirements.

• The commission committed to conducting public commissioner hearings and receiving testimony on national matters. As chairman, I believe commission hearings are vital to understanding the impact of agency action on local oversight and gaming operations’ success.

• The commission is planning a role for tribal governments’ input in the annual agency budget process in order to promote more forward-looking and accountable planning.

• The NIGC leadership has instituted the “Commission Order”—a new means to clearly state the intent and anticipated outcomes of agency initiatives and projects, while underscoring the independence of each commissioner.

I look forward to working as chairman in cooperation with tribes, the NIGC staff, with their deep institutional knowledge and expertise, Indian gaming industry stakeholders and interested partners to find new opportunities for a strong partnership that promotes the agency’s areas of emphasis.

E. Sequoyah Simermeyer (Coharie) is chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission. The United States Senate unanimously confirmed his nomination in November 2019, after which he was appointed by President Donald J. Trump to a threeyear term. He can be reached by calling 202-6327003.

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True Economic Diversification How tribal economic development corporations grow tribal businesses beyond gaming

By Thomas Zitt and Christopher Irwin

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s tribes across the country work to leverage gaming resources into economic diversification projects, the importance of the economic development corporation cannot be overemphasized.

Although there are a variety of creative approaches to structuring economic development, there are common themes behind some of the most successful: persevering through early struggles and setbacks before finding the right balance between tribal oversight and corporate independence, and the right development strategy, one that takes advantage of inherent advantages or opportunities.

Native American economic development entities are typically governed by a board of directors appointed by the tribal council. Councils approve of overall strategic plans and levels of capitalization and dividend policies. However, day-to-day operations, including personnel matters and investment decisions, are most effective when left to the corporate board and staff. Quarterly reports keep the council informed.

Board member requirements are varied. In some cases, all board members must be tribal council members, while in others tribal council members and officials are not permitted to serve on the board. Frequently, tribes require a mixture of council persons, other tribal members and outside business or economic development professionals.

The two most popular corporate structures are tribally chartered corporations under Section 16, and federally chartered corporations under Section 17. The Section 17 structure has been recommended, due to the perception that it creates a more solid legal base, although that perception appears to be fading, as tribally chartered corporations have been very successful in attracting financing and accessing grants and government contracts. The disadvantage of incorporating as a Section 17 is that it can be a lengthy process to get approval from the Department of the Interior, and it is typically more expensive to establish with respect to legal fees.

If properly structured and strategically developed, Native American economic development entities can successfully overcome challenges— even tribes in remote locations with limited resources and local markets.

Trailblazers Mandaree Enterprise Corp.

The Mandaree Enterprise Corp. (MEC) is a tribally owned company, established in 1990 and funded in 1992 with $32,000 from the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikira Nations (MHA) of North Dakota.

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From 1992 until its “graduation” in 2001, MEC was in the Department of Defense Mentor/Protégé program with Northrop Grumman Corp.

Through this program, MEC received technical and engineering assistance and business/personnel management development.

Throughout the next several years, MEC put various multimillion-dollar contracts in place. MEC’s primary business initially was fabricating cables, wire harnesses and printed circuit boards for front-line military weapon systems. In 1998, Mandaree Enterprise diversified into Information Technology Services; clients include the Social Security Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture and Data Dimensions Corp.

MEC has also taken what it learned from the mentor-protégé relationship with Northrop Grumman and applied it in its very own, native-focused mentor-protégé program.

The two most popular corporate structures are tribally chartered corporations under Section 16, and federally chartered corporations under Section 17. The Section 17 structure has been recommended, due to the perception that it creates a more solid legal base, although that perception appears to be fading, as tribally chartered corporations have been very successful in attracting financing and accessing grants and government contracts.

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Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (MLCV) was created by the tribal government of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, to manage the business affairs of the tribe. It is one of the earliest Native American economic development entities, having been established in the early 1990s as a tribally chartered corporation under Title 16. The corporation’s six-member board of directors is appointed by the band’s chief executive, but ratified by the Band Assembly.

The non-removeable Mille Lacs of Ojibwe has a rich history and culture that dates to a time before Minnesota became a state. Since that time, the language, culture, traditions and beliefs have been proudly and indelibly woven into the fabric of the region. As explained by Joseph Nayquonabe, CEO of MLCV, “Ojibwe people have long influenced and contributed to all aspects of life—art, cuisine, nature, fashion, music, education, spirituality and the economy. These economies developed based on countless generations of learning from each other, and for each other. That continues today with Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, generating economic stability and opportunity for all people in the region.”

As a company, MLCV has carefully invested time, talent and resources to build a social and economic foundation. It has amassed a portfolio that spans five industries—gaming, hospitality, marketing and technology, in-district investing in and around the reservation, and government contracting.

Some notable businesses within its portfolio are Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley, two of Minnesota’s premier entertainment destinations; the InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront Hotel; the DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown St. Paul; the DoubleTree by Hilton Minneapolis Park Place; and the Embassy Suites by Hilton Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport—all managed by Maadaadizi Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of MLCV. Maadaadizi was formed to provide a full-service investment platform to accelerate economic diversification in acquisition, development and ongoing management.

MLCV’s enterprises help fulfill its mission: to improve the quality of life of Mille Lacs Band members, East Central Minnesota and the communities in which they do business.

Ho-Chunk, Inc. (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) Tribally chartered in 1994, Ho-Chunk, Inc. (HCI) has a clear mandate to separate business decisions from political considerations, as the corporation’s founding document states: “Ho-Chunk, Inc. was established so that tribal business operations would be free from political influence and outside the bureaucratic process of the government.”

HCI’s five-member board of directors currently contains two Tribal Council members and three at-large members. Tribal member Lance Morgan is the original and current chief executive officer. The corporation provides the Tribal Council with an annual report, audited financial statements and an annual development plan. For its part, the Tribal Council appoints board members, for-

mulates the long-term development plan of the corporation and approves annual operating plans. This separation of business from politics frees tribal council members to focus on questions of governance, and enables the business experts at HCI to focus on maximizing the profitability of the corporation.

Initial capitalization (first three years, 1995-97) was provided by casino revenues at a total of $9 million, and HCI was permitted to reinvest 100 percent of its profits for the first five years. As a result, HCI developed a diversified investment and development portfolio of active and passive investments, both on and off the reservation. Initially, HCI targeted opportunities where the economic conditions were the most favorable, which generally meant off-reservation, in metropolitan areas.

Once HCI created a stable income stream from its off-reservation investments, it was able to leverage its existing businesses to create solid on-reservation development. This wasn’t simply a matter of money, but also the development of management expertise. It began its development activities in the franchise business (hotels), so that it could develop managerial talent under the tutelage of an experienced franchiser and eventually move to more sophisticated business activities. This took place as HCI exited some of its hotel investments and focused on its distribution, internet, technology and retail businesses.

S&K Technologies, Inc. (Salish and Kootenai) The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have a successful track record with enterprise development, including several profitable businesses.

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S&K Technologies, a federally chartered corporation (Section 17) founded in 1999, is a group of 10 companies within three business units, specializing in professional business solutions to government agencies and commercial clients. It was established with a board of directors appointed by tribal council and comprises seven members, with no requirement for council or tribal representation.

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The strategy for S&K Technologies has been to leverage SBA 8(a) status in the fields of aerospace, avionics, environmental restoration, security and IT. Primary corporate goals are to grow each company, to provide a sustained dividend to the CSKT, and to secure employment opportunities, both on and off the reservation. w w w. t r i bal g ov er nmentgaming.com

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The tribes also operate several other successful businesses and have had a long history of economic development, including Eagle Bank, S&K Electronics, Mission Valley Power, a long-running timber operation and S&K Gaming LLC, which operates two tribal casinos.

The proliferation of separate ventures has prompted the tribe to set up an Economic Development Department (in 2008) to coordinate communication and planning between the existing tribal business entities and tribal council, explore new business opportunities and provide due diligence.

Siyeh Corp. (Blackfeet Nation) Siyeh Corp. is a federally chartered corporation (Section 17). The six-member board of directors is appointed by a tribal council, although council members are not allowed to serve. Requirement to serve on the board is a four-year de-

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gree or business management experience.

When the Blackfeet Nation was organized under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) in 1935, it was established as both a political entity and business corporation. The nine-member Blackfeet Tribal Business Council manages both the political and the business affairs of the nation.

After decades of failing to establish viable business enterprises—a combination of a remote location, and a lack of business expertise on the part of an essentially political body—the council set up the independent Siyeh Corp. in 1999, to separate business development from tribal politics.

The corporation’s mission is “to generate business, produce revenue, spark job creation and advance economic self-determination.” It operates five enterprises, including the tribe’s Glacier Peaks Casino. It thus far has concentrated on local development, having acquired or developed a cable television company, a local internet provider and a heritage center with cultural products.

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) An exception to the trend of separating political from business functions is the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, which began self-directed economic development in the late 1960s, under the leadership of the late Chief Phillip Martin. In this case, it was the vision and business acumen of the tribal chief that drove successful economic diversification for nearly four decades.

MBCI was federally recognized in 1945, but still had unemployment of 80 percent into the late 1960s. Economic development on the MBCI reservation began in 1969, when the tribe set up a construction company to build the low-income homes being funded by a federal program. The strategy was to make a small profit while also teaching skills to tribal members.

Building on this success took many years, but by 1979, the tribe was able to attract Packard Electric to open a non-union automobile parts manufacturing plant on the reservation. This was followed in 1981 by a 120,000-squarefoot American Greetings Corp. factory, which was financed by Industrial Revenue Bonds, creating 250 jobs. In 1985, the tribe opened a factory manufacturing automotive speakers in partnership with the Oxford Speaker Company. Three other manufacturing plants opened in the 1980s and 1990s, 14

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including another printing company and a plastic molding enterprise.

Over the past 50 years, MBCI has pursued a diversified portfolio of business operations. Today, the tribe operates multiple enterprises that were formed under Tribal Ordinance 56, which created a separate Tribal Business Division, including casinos, hotels, golf courses, commercial laundry, organic farming, a nursing home and real estate management, among others.

MBCI also created a tribally chartered corporation to pursue federal contracting opportunities. This entity currently includes several subsidiaries that are involved in construction, electrical subcontracting and a variety of other service-oriented work, primarily for federal customers. MBCI is ranked among the Top 10 private employers in Mississippi, with 5,000 full time employees.

More Recent Developments Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corp. (CPCDC) Created in 2003, the CPCDC’s mission is to “provide access to capital through loan fund support and business development services.”

Its services include micro-business loans, commercial loans, employee loans, business development assistance and financial education and credit counseling. The program began with an initial capitalization of $1.65 million, which grew to $2.78 million within three years.

Part of CPCDC’s success has to do with its structure, and the separation

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of tribal politics from loan decisions. CPCDC is governed by a seven-member board of directors: six are tribal citizens, and the seventh is a representative from the First National Bank & Trust.

Loan decisions are made by a four-person Loan Committee, a standing committee of the board of directors consisting of a CPA, a business owner, CPN’s bank and a tribal citizen. Loan committee members are not allowed to hold a tribal leadership position.

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Organizational and Corporate Structures for Selected Native American Economic Development Entities Board Structure

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(PBDC) Tribally chartered in 2003 by the Forest County Potawatomi (FCP), the PBDC was capitalized in 2004 with $5 million, and received an additional $5 million per year for the next four years. Potawatomi developed a diversified investment and development portfolio of active and passive investments, both on and off the reservation.

The PBDC has a five-member board of directors, comprised of three tribal members and two other tribal citizens. The FCP Tribal Council appoints board members and approves annual operating plans and long-term implementation plans of the corporation. Corporate staff oversees day-today management and makes all major strategic decisions.

Transparency, accountability and communication are all key to the success of the PBDC. The PBDC provides the tribal council with an annual report, audited financial statements and an annual strategic development plan. In addition, the PBDC reports at quarterly general council meetings and for tribal newspaper articles and periodic newsletter mailings. A member of the executive council is also invited to attend all monthly PBDC board meetings.

Strategies and Resources These examples provide a good representation of the variety of successful approaches to structuring tribal economic development agencies. Mille Lacs is a first-generation model, with the board dominated by council members. Siyeh Corp. and Citizen Potawatomi CDC have chosen to make a clear separation between the board and the tribal council. A balance between council or other tribal members and outside business experts, such as at PBDC and Ho-Chunk, Inc., allows for tribal oversight while fostering a variety of perspectives and expertise.

The case studies of the Mississippi Choctaw and Ho-Chunk, Inc. illustrate two opposing strategies to building economic development. In contrast to HCI’s “outside-in” approach, the Mississippi Choctaw gained its 16

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initial experience developing housing and industrial parks on the reservation, eventually expanding off-reservation well after it had established its economic development infrastructure and resources. As the Choctaw experience shows, successful on-reservation development frequently involves asking, “What are we buying and paying for that we could provide for ourselves?” and providing the support needed to locate the resources to take advantage of such opportunities.

Historically, Native Americans have not enjoyed the best possible deals when leveraging their natural resources and assets against federal, state, industrial, agricultural or other commercial activities. The Native-to-Native movement is one opportunity to overcome this disadvantage by dealing directly with other tribes in the buying and selling of products and resources, and to establish native trading and business networks.

There are several organizations established to promote business relationships between tribes and tribal enterprises, including the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (sponsor of the annual RES conferences); the Office of Native American Affairs, Small Business Division; the Native American Business Enterprise Center; the National American Contractors Association; the American Indian Business Network; and the American Indian Chambers of Commerce, which operate throughout the country.

Another common tool used by tribal development corporations involves federal contracting through the SBA 8(a) program, designed to help small businesses that are owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and economically disadvantaged Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations, helping them compete on an equal basis in the mainstream of American economy. The program strives to promote the viability of such concerns in the marketplace by providing such available contract, financial, technical and management assistance as may be necessary.

Thomas Zitt, Ph.D., is executive vice president and Chris Irwin is director, Native American and interactive services for The Innovation Group.

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The Hopscotch Approach Sports betting in Indian Country will have a different flavor in every state

By Patrick Roberts The Oneidas’ Turning Stone casino in New York has partnered with Caesars Entertainment to offer retail sports betting

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wo years after sports betting was legalized in the United States via the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), one thing is clear about how the wagers will be introduced into Indian Country. No one state or tribe will be the same.

It started in Mississippi, when tribal casinos (all operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians) got the same deal as commercial casinos (only retail sports betting, no mobile wagering).

Next came New Mexico. Tribes there saw no law against sports betting, and opened up retail operations without the permission of the state, claiming the bets were legal under the definition of the Class III games they already offered. Several tribes are now offering sports betting, with no pushback from the state.

In North Carolina, where there are no commercial casinos, the state legislature passed a law that permits the state’s two tribal casinos, operated by the Cherokees, to allow retail sports betting, but not online or mobile.

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In New York, sports betting was approved for all casinos, including tribal facilities owned by the Oneidas, the Mohawks and the Senecas.

Like the four commercial casinos in the state, tribal casinos are only permitted to accept bets inside the casinos. The state’s racinos were not included in the bill.

In Oregon, tribes began offering sports betting when the state allowed its lottery organization to set up sports betting systems.

In other states, it’s more complicated. California tribes have joined forces with the state’s racing industry to propose a referendum that would allow sports betting at tribal casinos and racetracks—but not at state card rooms, which have been plagued by corruption and seen multiple raids by the federal government.

Arizona has a similar dilemma when it comes to sports betting. The few remaining racetracks want to get involved, and tribes believe sports betting could be a foot in the door that will lead to full-scale gambling.

In Oregon, sports betting via the state lottery has been legal for years,

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but inactive. After the repeal of PASPA, the lottery relaunched sports betting, opening the door to tribal sports betting. When the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City opened its sportsbook last August, it became the only place on the state’s west coast where bettors can place a sports wager, even before the lottery system went live.

The lottery and the casino took separate roads to a common destination.

Chinook Winds, operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, got there first because it was easier to offer sports betting in a brick-and-mortar casino than to make sports betting available to consumers all over the state, both on mobile platforms and eventually from kiosks at retail locations. But that will come.

Sovereign Nations The path to sports betting will differ from state to state for gaming tribes. But one thing that doesn’t change is the tribal commitment to sovereignty.

Last year, the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) held a policy meeting at the Santa Ana Pueblo in New Mexico, which runs the first tribal casino in the state to offer sports betting, to discuss tribal sports betting and sovereignty in the 21st century. NIGA Chairman Ernest L. Stevens Jr. saw a need to come together during Congress’ traditional recess, and discuss the impact of sports betting on tribal sovereignty and tribal-state politics.

Congresswoman Debra Haaland of New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, a citizen of the Laguna Pueblo, was the keynote speaker.

While there may be challenging times and concerns, Rep. Haaland gave an inspirational and upbeat message to the motivated audience. Haaland said the 2020 elections are an essential time to come together and unite this country around its core principles: freedom, liberty and pursuit of happiness.

John Cirrincione, CEO of Santa Ana Star, briefed tribal leaders on how Santa Ana integrated the sports betting experience with the rest of the casino floor. Santa Ana designed and developed its sportsbook to meet the needs of its customer base, while ensuring compliance with all tribal regulations and any National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) concerns. Cirrincione urged attendees to measure their customer’s appetite for sports betting and seek out the right fit for their tribal operations.

Chairman Stevens stated, “Our work here today and the information provided by these esteemed panelists will help promote and strengthen the sovereign rights of Indian Country. As tribes look to the future, these types of intricate economic and technological issues are likely to continue to impact their economic future. Tribes like the Santa Ana Pueblo and the Mississippi Choctaw, to name a few, are blazing a new path on economic development and what future tribal casinos might look like.

“This movement in Indian Country is greatly enhanced by all tribes working together, understanding the ins and outs and characteristics of this new industry,” Stevens said. “While everybody understands the need to work together, many individual tribes have been working a long time in anticipation of welcoming this new amenity to tribal government gaming.”

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Complex Issue Gaming tribes in the U.S. are ambivalent about the prospect of sports betting. Various states have begun to look at legalizing it, or have already done so. They like the additional revenues, but are leery of about the possibility that grasping it will give the states inroads to dilute existing exclusivity agreements and their sovereign status.

Many tribes believe they already have an exclusive right to offer sports betting, guaranteed to them by their gaming compacts. Opponents of this attitude point out that few compacts actually mention sportsbooks, which only became legal in 2018, when the Supreme Court lifted the federal ban.

Tribes that insist their monopoly includes sports betting have put the brakes on its legalization, and given that tribal gaming often powers one of the biggest lobbying groups in a state, lawmakers pay attention to their concerns.

Yet tribes question the value of sports betting mobile apps, even though that technology is a natural progression, and, as has been shown in New Jersey, is where the most profits are made. They are skeptical, even when the apps are anchored in a tribal casino. Since many tribal casinos are remotely located, tribes fear that if customers can bet remotely, they will be less likely to visit the bricks-and-mortar properties.

Case in point, tribes in Minnesota are concerned that sports wagering apps will discourage foot traffic to their casinos. John McCarthy, executive director of the Minnesota Indian Gambling Association told Sports Handle, “Our major concern is the mobile gambling. We’ve been fighting that forever. Why would you get up on a 20-below-zero-day and come out to the casino when you could just sit at home?

“We’re not opposed in any way to sports betting as an activity,” he said, “but we are concerned about what mobile leads to.”

The association’s position is that any mobile gaming is a negative. And since many tribes depend on the casino to fund their government, provide services and give them a sense of pride, this is a major concern. They have the attitude that once the camel’s nose is under the tent, the tent will collapse.

Moreover, according to McCarthy, the monetary benefits from sports betting are comparatively not that great. “We don’t think it’s a huge amenity,” he said. “We’ve seen how it works. The first thing that starts to go is the live racing at racinos. Then they go back to the legislature and say, ‘We’re not quite making it, we really need some machines,’ and then other groups come in and say, ‘Well, you’re bailing them out, I’m a farmer, so why don’t you bail me out?’”

‘The Strongest Opportunity’?

This attitude isn’t shared by the Pequot and Mohegan tribes, which operate two of the largest casinos in the world, in Connecticut. At a recent legislative hearing, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino, sent a written statement that said, “As we see it, the strongest opportunity for the state is in legalizing statewide iGaming, another activity that is currently operating for Connecticut residents in the black market today.” It added, “The tribes believe sports gambling, daily fantasy sports betting and iGaming fall under the exclusivity agreement.”

Washington’s tribes have taken the same stance. But in that state, a tribal-only bill drew major opposition, and many other interests insisted that they wanted to be included, such as taverns, card rooms, OTBs and racetracks.

Rep. Eric Pettigrew’s HB 1975 would limit sports betting to reservations. He declined to add racetracks or card rooms/mini-casinos, arguing that the voters who authorized tribal gaming showed they only wanted 20

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Tribal officials got together last year to consider the issue of sports betting in Indian Country at the Santa Ana Star casino in New Mexico

gaming at designated places.

Pat LePley, president of the Washington Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, told lawmakers, “If we’re left behind and not allowed to add to our toolbox as tribes are trying to do here, you won’t fatally kill us right away. But you’ll wound us so badly that we’re going to die and go away pretty soon.”

Although many tribes do claim exclusivity in all forms of gaming, their argument is complicated by the fact that no existing compacts address sports betting by name. They argue that “sports betting” is embraced by the existing language, even if not named explicitly.

As with the Minnesota tribes, the Washington gaming tribes also worry about mobile apps undercutting their efforts to attract visitors to their brickand-mortar properties. Washington is one of the largest tribal gaming states after Oklahoma, California and Minnesota.

Jerry Allen, a tribal elder of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Washington and a former head of the state’s tribal gaming association, said, “We want the traffic it generates. The Nevada and New Jersey sports betting model still works, but at some point you have to drive people into your brick-and-mortars. Making sports betting too easy by putting it in convenience stores and the like, as Oregon has done, into the same kiosks with their daily keno game, creates a different problem.”

Puyallup Chairman David Bean told lawmakers that Indian tribes have been “trusted partners” who offer a safe, fair and controlled environment.

“The legislation benefits all of Washington, because tribal gaming benefits tribal and non-tribal communities alike,” said Bean. “You know us. This is our shared homeland. We live here. We work here. We invest our resources here in Washington. And we ask that you adopt an approach to sports betting that maximizes the benefits to people and communities here in Washington.”

Maverick Gaming owner Eric Persson—who owns 19 of the total 44 card room casinos, the largest group of commercial casinos in the state—is backing a rival bill that is currently spinning its wheels in both the House and Senate. Persson is a Washington native, but has been building a rapidly expanding empire of casinos that now includes four states. His bill would allow sports betting at a variety of venues, including tribal, racetracks and card room casinos. He claims it would bring in $50 million annually in state revenue. He also argues that his small, intimate card rooms don’t pose a threat to Indian casinos, since they attract a different set of patrons.

So, sports betting in Indian Country will have a variety of outcomes, but tribes want to be assured that their monopoly on gambling in various states—and their sovereign status—is never threatened.

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Sportsbook Design: Evolving with the Laws Architects and designers are poised to create sportsbooks for tribal facilities, but how they will look may depend on the regulations

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ribal sportsbooks are coming, but they probself out, we can adapt as it goes. But it can open don’t take up much space, so I’ve done very small ably won’t be like your father’s sportsbook. even before the regulations allow it as its own sportsbooks. In fact, I’m doing one right now. The In fact, the form new sportsbooks take is going to venue, but then it can be converted very quickly. biggest change in casinos for us is the efficiency. The depend a lot on where they are.

So it’s really planning for the future.” attitude of ‘build it and they will come’ changed As states across the U.S. pass laws and deFor now, the answer seems to be to create with the downturn in the market back in ’08, ’09. velop regulatory structures spaces that are versatile and Everything has turned to efficiency, and sportsbook to allow sports betting, multifaceted—and able to acis no different. We design them where they’re very “As the rules and those planning new retail commodate more than just efficient, but have other sources of revenue as well.” regulations evolve, sportsbooks are waiting sports betting.

“We’re currently working on some concepts everybody’s out the laws and regulaBacon says HBG Design is that integrate sports betting into a multi-use space,” tions in each jurisdiction working with tribes on the best says Bacon. “We think this creates a much more enfiguring things before setting those plans ways to utilize sportsbook tertaining and less intimidating environment. out as they go, in stone, so to speak. space. “We are currently work“A compelling potential aspect of this type of “The incorporation of and everybody’s planning ing with a number of tribal open or social sports book would be the ability to a new or expanded sports- for the future.” clients that are either preparing utilize mobile platforms. It’s interesting to think book in a casino is an to capitalize on new legislation about the opportunities to use sports betting as a —Rich Emery, President and emerging trend that is or are interested to potentially vehicle to get different types of customers and Principal, TBE Architects often solely dependent get ahead of the legalization maybe even new customers into the facility and exupon the status of sports curve,” Bacon says. “We’ve posed to the casino. betting in that respective been exploring ideas that “It’s also really interesting to think about the opjurisdiction, and by extension, the particulars of would reinvent a typical sportsbook into someportunities to wager on much broader sporting events that specific legislation (exclusivity, types of venthing that is a much broader multi-dimensional than the usual sports, and how that might speak to ues, size restrictions, etc.) and what is allowed,” entertainment experience. new or different customer types comments Dike Bacon, principal and “Some of our concepts or inform venue design. The poplanning/business development leader for HBG are new build and some intential integration of virtual golf, “We’ve been Design. “It varies widely.” volve fairly substantial renbetting, and F&B is an exexploring ideas golf “Sports betting is kind of an unknown quanovations to existing facilities ample.” that would tity,” agrees Rich Emery, president and one of in order to accommodate In the end, sportsbook dethree principals of TBE Architects. “It’s tapping sports betting. As an examsign will evolve as the market reinvent a into a new segment of the gaming market. As the ple, we are working on typical sports- evolves. rules and regulations evolve, everybody’s figuring some design concepts that “We know style is always book into something that is evolving like the games themthings out as they go, and everybody’s planning take sports betting out of for the future.” the prototypical and intimi- a much broader multiselves,” says Thomas Hoskens, “So many of the facilities are waiting for the dating back room and intepresident and founding dimensional entertainment vice states to figure out what the evolution of the laws grate the activity into an principal of Cuningham experience.” will become, and they’re not really wanting to open, exciting, multi-diGroup Architecture. “New commit, but they want to be ready for the implemensional center bar or venues will weave sports Dike Bacon, Principal and mentation of sports betting.” lounge experience complete watching, sports playing, sports Planning/Business Development Online/mobile sports betting is one developwith communal seating, betting, fantasy sports, skillLeader, HBG Design ment that will determine many physical aspects of private VIP areas, and huge based games and casino games the new sportsbooks, which will not need to be interactive video displays.” all in the same environment nearly as large as their Las Vegas counterparts.

Emery agrees that working with multifaceted with a touch of fashion and fitness.

“Sportsbooks in tribal facilities are completely venues will be key going forward. “What we’re “What is key to any design, as a new trend is different than the model out of Las Vegas,” says seeing consistently is creation of venues that can blooming, is that our spaces are adaptable. The sportsEmery. “In Las Vegas, they’re almost a casino in be multifaceted—where it can be a food venue, a book concept may be here to stay, but we always need themselves. They’re big, they’re very high-tech. bar venue, and can be a sportsbook in the future, to be prepared for what’s coming after it as well.”

For the tribes we’re working with, we’re recombut can be utilized now,” he says. “We’ve had sev“It is moving at a very fast pace,” says Emery, mending a much smaller venue that is a little eral clients request that.” “and it’s evolving right in front of our eyes.” more efficient, but the key is combining it with He adds that clients are going for efficiency Stay tuned. other uses. So, as this market segment figures itover extravagance. “The betting terminals actually —Frank Legato

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The 2020 Elections Gambling on Bernie, Biden or Bloomberg

By Michael Anderson

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ince President Ronald Reagan signed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, every president of the United States has had a critical role in Indian gaming.

Whether it’s by their political appointments at the Department of the Interior or the National Indian Gaming Commission, or the policies they promulgate, presidents can accelerate or inhibit the growth of Indian gaming. I was honored to serve as deputy assistant secretary for Indian Affairs for President Clinton during a six-year period when Indian gaming gross revenues grew by $10 billion.

President Trump’s administration has generally been favorable to Indian gaming, with some notable exceptions regarding the Mashpee tribe of Massachusetts and a halt to trust-land acquisitions in Alaska. As the 2020 presidential campaign progresses, it’s worth examining the Indian gaming policies of three candidates likely to be finalists for the Democratic nomination for president: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

None of the three Democratic candidates above has an explicit position regarding Indian gaming. Sanders’ policy statement on Native American issues focuses largely on social and environmental issues, like climate change, violence against native women and health care. In direct conversations I’ve had with Senator Sanders, he expressed strong support for tribal sovereignty, treaty rights and land protection, which would seem to bode well for tribal self-determination and Indian gaming.

Sanders has not been quoted saying any disparaging remarks regarding Native Americans generally, or with regard to Indian gaming, like President Trump in the early 1990s (before he partnered with an Indian tribe). Sanders, however, has not noticeably championed the Vermont state-recognized Abenaki Tribe in its efforts to seek federal recognition after being rejected by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He also has not sided with the tribes with respect to the proposed Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, and its

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goal to remove federal agency jurisdiction over employees in tribal commercial enterprises, like casinos. Even so, it doesn’t appear that Indian gaming would be negatively affected by a Sanders presidency, and his outreach to Native American leaders on the campaign trail indicates he would consult with tribes on major issues and likely appoint officials favorable to native interests.

Clockwise: former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; former Vice President Joe Biden; and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders

Biden has a long history of working on Native American issues, both as vice president and as former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

His most direct work affecting Native Americans has been on the Violence Against Women Act provisions, dealing with tribal jurisdiction and on the application of the death penalty on Indian reservations. Biden has received high marks from tribal leaders on these issues.

The Obama-Biden administration generally enjoyed strong support on its handling of native issues, after a very slow start at the outset of the administration in handling gaming land acquisitions. As a senator, Biden generally deferred to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Indian legislative matters, and would most likely work closely with this committee and the House Resources Committee if elected president. Biden has not issued a Native policy statement to date, but has expressed remarks at 2020 Native American issue forums supportive of tribal sovereignty and

decision-making. Like Sanders, a President Biden would more than likely appoint Department of the Interior officials supportive of Indian gaming.

Bloomberg is a wild card with respect to Indian gaming. As a late entrant to the 2020 presidential race, he has not, to date, issued a Native American policy. However, he has been meeting privately with tribal leaders, most notably in Oklahoma. As mayor, Bloomberg did not have extensive relations with the federally recognized tribes in New York, including the Shinnecock Nation on Long Island, where Bloomberg has a home.

Regrettably, in August 2010, just after he was elected to a third term as mayor, Bloomberg supported New York Governor David Paterson’s plan to tax cigarettes on Indian reservations. While the plan failed and was widely opposed by the tribes in New York, Bloomberg continued to support the plan, and colorfully added that the governor should “get yourself a cowboy hat and a shotgun,” and alluded to Paterson standing in the middle of the New York State Thruway saying he was going to “enforce the law.”

Mayor Bloomberg was widely ridiculed in Indian Country for these comments, and they have resurfaced during the current campaign.

Bloomberg doesn’t have a record of opposing commercial casinos generally, and even proposed casinos in New York City as mayor. To set tribes at ease during the campaign, Bloomberg would do well to elaborate on his support for tribal jurisdiction vis a vis state governments. Given his lack of experience in Indian Country as compared to Sanders and Biden, Bloomberg is the biggest risk and unknown with respect to the future growth of Indian gaming.

As the campaign progresses, native leaders would be well advised to gather more specifics on Indian gaming from each of these candidates.

Michael Anderson, Anderson Indian Law, is based in Washington, D.C., and has practiced Indian law and policy for 35 years. In 2019, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Native American Bar Association of Washington, D.C. He can be contacted at mandersonk@andersonindianlaw.com.

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Governing Gaming The role of the U.S. federal government in tribal government gaming

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lobal observers of the American gaming market are often mired in its hyper-segmentation and the patchwork of laws that support it. Fractured into segments that include commercial gaming, racetracks, state lotteries and tribal casinos, the market is estimated to generate combined annual revenues of nearly $150 billion.

While lucrative, the American market can be hard to navigate after factoring in the recent repeal of a federal prohibition on sports betting, and the complexities brought about by the lack of an overarching federal framework to regulate all forms of gambling across the United States.

Of the 50 United States, 45 states (in addition to the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico) offer lotteries, 29 states host some form of tribal government gaming, and 18 states offer commercial gaming.

For tribes, however, the federal government has played an inextricable role in nearly all aspects of life since the founding of the U.S. in 1776.

Today, the federal government still holds a disproportionately larger role in tribal government gaming than in its two industrial counterparts. Despite having the inherent right to game, tribal governments are regulated by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) and require coordination with numerous other federal agencies, including, broadly, the Department of the Interior, its Office of Indian Gaming, but also the Bureau of Land Management and the Department of Justice, among others.

How did this come to be, and what do things look like now? More importantly, what does the future hold for Native American tribes?

Law of the Land It would be impossible to understand tribal government gaming without acknowledging its origins as a tribal-led effort to rebuild and work towards self-reliance and self-determination. That effort followed almost 200 years of American federal Indian policy and case law that was designed to formalize, codify and clarify the relationship between the federal government, the Native Americans—who were on the land before European colonization—and the states.

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“Thousands of years ago, what people know today as North America, Natives referred to as Turtle Island—and you would see us living in all directions,” says David Bean, chairman of the Puyallup Tribe and vice president of the National Indian Gaming Association. “After contact with the non-Indians, our way of life as we knew it was drastically impacted.

These settlers came and occupied this land. They sought to take ownership, take possession of the land.”

“The United States existence, when it first won the war against Great Britain, was very precarious, and many countries around the world did not recognize United States sovereignty,” says Mary Kathryn Nagle, playwright and partner at Pipestem Law. To assert its sovereignty, the U.S. made agreements, or treaties, with tribal nations, to legitimize its place on the global stage.

“The idea that treaties somehow gave status or standing or land to indigenous nations is probably the main fallacy that exists today,” says Andrea Carmen, director of the International Indian Treaty Council.

Nagle adds, “The United States Constitution recognizes that once a treaty is signed and ratified by the Senate, it becomes the ‘supreme law of the land.’”

Establishing Tribal Sovereignty “Many people view treaties as ‘special rights’ for Indians. They’re not rights given to Native nations,” but agreements between the tribal nations that signed them and the U.S. government, says attorney, activist and author Walter Echo-Hawk, a citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.

“Treaties go both ways. This was a two-way street—it was a shared history.”

Making reference to “Indians” only three times, the U.S. Constitution has been open to interpretation by the court system, which at times has “sanctioned tyranny over a minority group in the midst of a democracy, and placed Indians under the absolute power of Congress at a time when Indians could not even vote,” says Echo-Hawk.

Despite this, tribes have asserted their will to survive in a system that was not created by or for them.

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Chief Justice John Marshall authored a series of three Supreme Court decisions in the 1830s that laid the groundwork for federal primacy over tribal nations

Court of the Conqueror Beginning at the highest level, the U.S. Supreme Court shaped modern American federal Indian policy during the 1830s with the Marshall Trilogy, a series of three U.S. Supreme Court opinions principally authored

by Chief Justice John Marshall.

The three opinions laid the legal basis for federal primacy in Indian affairs, which excluded the states from exercising their laws over tribes, and most importantly, established tribal governance authority, establishing the unique dual sovereignty structure that’s still in place today.

In the decades following the Marshall Trilogy, tribes and states tested the boundaries of federal and executive power over all tribal affairs, including land and lives.

A second trilogy of Supreme Court decisions, referred to as the plenary power trilogy, marked another era of thought and federal Indian policy. By most accounts, the decisions of the plenary power trilogy indicated a shift away from diplomatic responsibilities, and toward a custom of ignoring established treaties.

“A lot of people disregard our treaties, and say they’re a thing of the past—that they’ve been broken, so let’s forget about them. They would like to wipe away the treaty history of the United States,” says EchoHawk. “But that’s simply not how it works.”

A Path to Gaming The policies that flowed from the plenary power trilogy were met in the late 1920s by the Meriam Report, a study conducted by the Institute of

Government Research to assess the impacts of federal Indian policy.

Among its many stark findings: “Several past policies adopted by the government in dealing with the Indians have been of a type which, if long continued, would tend to pauperize any race.”

Principally, the Meriam Report served as a wake-up call to lawmakers, and raised awareness around the structural impediments to the betterment of Indian nations.

“American federal Indian policy has always reflected an oscillation between two forces,” says Jonodev Chaudhuri, former chairman of the NIGC, and now a partner with the Quarles & Brady law firm. “On one hand, you have assimilationist forces, who I think, right or wrong, firmly believe that the best path forward for Indian country is to assimilate into broader American cultural norms. That mindset has created policies such as the assimilation policies of the late 1800s. It has led to policies such as the termination and relocation policies of the 1950s and ’60s. On the other side, there are the self-determination policies that flowed from the Meriam Report.”

Stemming from the Meriam Report are “the self-determination policies that are reflected in the Indian reorganization acts, such as the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Violence Against Women Act,” says Chaudhuri. “These self-determination principles all reflect the idea that, not only should tribes have jurisdictional authority over activities within their lands, but tribes themselves are best suited to understanding the needs and solutions for matters within their lands.”

“The future is not yet written. The future could be dictated by advocates for more state control, whether it’s in the sports-betting arena or whatever the next policy discussion is down the pike.”

—Jonodev Chaudhuri, former chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission

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“Treaties go both ways. This was a two-way street— it was a shared history.”

—Walter Echo-Hawk, attorney and member of Oklahoma’s Pawnee Nation

It wasn’t until 1988 that the U.S. Congress clarified a critical part of that relationship by formally addressing gaming on Native American (Indian) reservation land with the landmark Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA).

“IGRA came on the heels of the California v. Cabazon decision,” says Chaudhuri. By the late ’80s, some tribes across the country were beginning to engage in forms of gaming, and tribes including the Morongo and the Seminole were beginning to test Congress’ authority over gaming. In the Cabazon decision, the U.S. Supreme Court “upheld the inherent authority of tribal nations to regulate gaming activities on their own lands.”

IGRA: Before & After For many, the origins of tribal government gaming start with IGRA. But John Tahsuda, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Department of the Interior, says, “Before IGRA was enacted, the Department of the Interior had virtually the sole responsibility, other than criminal prosecution, for working with the tribes on any business, including what became Indian gaming.

“Coming out of IGRA, in its wisdom Congress decided to divvy up those responsibilities a little bit. But one of the important roles kept with (Interior), which was handled by the assistant secretary for Indian Affairs Office, was the land aspect of Indian gaming. And we can’t have Indian gaming without land, right?”

Chaudhuri says, “IGRA didn’t happen by accident. At the time, there were voices on both the pro-tribal sovereignty side as well as, frankly, the anti-tribal sovereignty side, trying to sway Congress to inject language in one direction or the other that reflected historical policy fluctuations.”

IGRA was a direct response to U.S. Supreme Court decisions confirming the inherent right of tribes to game. But even during its creation, there were institutional voices that wanted to “severely restrict tribal sovereignty, so that gaming—to the extent that it was conducted by Indian nations at all—would be primarily overseen by state governments.”

Fortunately, other voices, including those of the tribes and tribal leaders, strongly advocated that “the principles of self-determination and sovereign control over tribal economic matters needed to be maintained and retained in any Congressional action,” says Chaudhuri.

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IGRA still reflects “several compromises and several nods to folks who were coming from the perspective of advocating for state regulation. And those compromises are best reflected in the three classes of gaming that were created, and the role of states that IGRA carved out in the compacting process.”

It’s important, he says, to remember that “IGRA, first and foremost, states that the purpose of the statute is to support tribal self-sufficiency, tribal economic development and strong tribal government.”

Land Into Trust One major point of contention in modern American federal Indian policy, one that’s complicated by IGRA, is the process of bringing land into trust.

Patrice Kunesh, former assistant vice president and director of the Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, agrees. “We have almost 70 million acres of reservation land, and 60 million are in trust,” she says. “We’ve just had over a million acres being consolidated through the land buy-back process. But from my experience and my review, these lands are locked, and we cannot really tap into them because of so many bureaucratic processes and review by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.”

The process shouldn’t be daunting, says Chairman Ernie Stevens of the National Indian Gaming Association. “It’s a normal process that will continue to bring prosperity, and not just to Indian Country.” Pointing to recent figures, Stevens adds, “Indian gaming is supporting 700,000 jobs.

That’s a whole lot of folks that may not be Indian, but they’re a part of the Indian gaming family.”

Complicating the matter, says Tahsuda, are “very limited provisions in IGRA that allow a tribe to look at other opportunities off their immediate reservation.” They’re referred to “off-reservation,” but as Tahsuda says, “There are three exceptions in IGRA which I don’t really consider off-reservation, but have to do with tribes that just got recognized, or were restored and never had the opportunity in recent times to have their reservation—tribes who had land taken illegally, and can present a land claim. Those are three concepts that Congress considered, and thought were fair to include in the act when they promulgated it in ’88.”

Moving Forward “The future is not yet written,” says Chaudhuri. “The future could be

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“One of the important roles of the (Interior) Department, handled by the assistant secretary for Indian Affairs Office, is the land aspect of Indian gaming. And we can’t have Indian gaming without land, right?”

—John Tahsuda, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior

dictated by advocates for more state control, whether it’s in the sportsbetting arena or whatever the next policy discussion is down the pike.

Or it could be driven by folks who understand—just as folks who understood the Meriam Report understood—that self-control, self-regulation and empowerment of tribal nations to truly exercise their sovereignty can govern a successful path forward, not just for Native nations, but for the American public as a whole.”

Part of that goal will be to tackle the myth of the “rich Indian,” says Stevens. In reality, he says, “The ‘rich Indian’ is the one who can go to the museum and get the real story, who can go to local tribal facilities and learn about their culture and their language, and go to language class and learn how to make their own tribal regalia.

“That’s the wealth. Our culture and our religion are things that are very important to us.”

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ncreasingly, we are being asked by our clients how to source FF&E (furniture, fixtures and equipment) for their casino developments closer to home rather than from Asia. Growing unpredictability of the global supply chain combined with the tightening labor markets in the construction trades has eliminated any wiggle room in project timelines.

After having worked for years on some projects, development executives want to have a clear understanding of their supply chain and be as close to the sources as possible. They do not want the success of their projects in the hands of a factory on the other side of the world or waiting for a steamship to make its way across the Pacific Ocean.

Effectively sourcing product from North America for casino developments requires proper planning and coordination of design. This means the tribe’s owner’s representative needs to engage an interior design firm and FF&E purchasing company, like PMI-Tribal Services, in a thorough conceptual budgeting process.

This involves reviewing renderings, reading furniture layouts, and understanding product assumptions to develop a preliminary FF&E project budget. Armed with that information and a clear geographic preference from ownership, qualified interior design firms should be able to design product within those budget constraints and work closely with the tribe’s FF&E purchasing company, to identify qualified manufacturers. There are manufacturing resources available throughout North America that can deliver beautiful product within budget if you know where to look.

If ownership wants to pursue a more local sourcing strategy and the project has already moved past the budgeting stage, a more in-depth analysis of the current specifications is required.

Some key questions need to be asked of the design and ownership team as it relates to the design specifications. Some of those questions are: What critical items need to be made domesti-

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cally? Are there project-critical items the owner wants to have produced close to the project for coordination purposes?

Are there materials or finishes that prevent the product from being made domestically?

Are there design details that make domestic production prohibitive because of high labor costs?

Can those design details be modified to reduce manufacturing labor costs?

If the team works together to understand what is included in the specification, then items can be pulled from imported buyout and sourced locally.

Finally, understanding the total cost of imported product may help bridge the gap between imported product and domestic goods. Storage and delivery costs for imported product are higher and often overlooked in the true cost of imported goods when the focus is solely on unit price.

Given that tribal projects must receive product on tribal land as part of a typical tax mitigation strategy, the storage and delivery costs are higher because imported product typically ships in bulk at one time. Domestically produced product can deliver in less time and in more controlled loads. This reduces storage costs as well as serving to limit a tribe’s potential tax exposure related to extended storage times.

Tribes that are planning a new casino project, or are currently involved in one, need a sourcing strategy that utilizes domestic sourcing to mitigate the risks of an increasingly volatile FF&E marketplace and tight labor market. An FF&E purchasing company, like PMI-Tribal Services, can help develop that sourcing strategy to keep projects moving forward. The stakes are too high to not have a plan.

Carl Long is senior vice president of Purchasing Management International, the gaming industry’s leading FF&E and OS&E procurement company. He also is president of the International Society of Hospitality Purchasers, and regularly speaks on topics related to global sourcing and procurement.

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The BRIGHT Path Thirty years of tribal unity in gaming started with the formation of the National Indian Gaming Association, and was cemented by the leadership of the late Rick Hill

By Kate Spilde

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n August 13, 2013, Rick Hill, chairman emeritus of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), was asked to present a history of tribal government gaming and the role that NIGA has played in protecting and promoting gaming, both before and after the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) in 1988.

At the time, IGRA was 25 years old, and Chairman Hill’s speech was both a renewed call to action and a prayer of gratitude to those who had created and sustained NIGA across the decades.

While his presentation was not recorded, this article is based on extensive written notes and a copy of the remarks made by Chairman Hill that day. I hope those who knew Rick Hill will hear his voice here, and those who didn’t can appreciate the legacy of NIGA through his words.

After an introduction by Sheila Morago, executive director of the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA), who invited him to give this address, Chairman Hill’s speech started out in a way that reflected his humility and humor. In only a few short words, he compelled those who were standing in the back of the room to put down their phones, move toward the podium, and listen.

“B-23… I-19… O-31…

“Hello, everyone, I thought Sheila asked me here tonight to call bingo numbers. The Catholic Church is still mad because we stole their sacred sacrament, bingo.

“Some of you may remember (poet and musician) Gil Scott-Heron,

Rick Hill transformed NIGA with a tireless commitment to tribal government gaming and Indian Country

when he said, ‘I had said I wasn’t gonna write no more poems like this. I had said I wasn’t gonna write no more words down about people kicking us when we’re down. But the dogs are in the street. The revolution will not be televised.’”

As NIGA (#indiangaming1985) celebrates 35 years in 2020, we simultaneously mourn the loss of Rick Hill, who would undoubtedly have had the perfect words to share with Indian Country this year at the 2020 NIGA Indian Gaming Trade Show & Convention.

In what is sure to be one of many tributes to Chairman Hill, this article is meant to carry honor to him, to his family and to the Oneida Tribe, and to highlight the sacrifices they all made so he could dedicate himself to the work required to sustain NIGA across the decades.

As NIGA (#indiangaming1985) celebrates 35 years in 2020, we simultaneously mourn the loss of Chairman Emeritus Rick Hill, who would undoubtedly have had the perfect words to share with Indian Country this year at the 2020 NIGA Indian Gaming Trade Show & Convention.

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NIGA’s Chairmen 1st William “Bill” Houle, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe in Minnesota (staff led by Henry Buffalo; over 25 tribes in NIGA by then)

2nd Leonard Prescott, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (gaming expansion beyond bingo after IGRA)

3rd Charles Keechi, Delaware

William “Bill” Houle Tribe of Western Oklahoma (took Indian gaming fight more public with an appearance on the Larry King Show)

4th Richard “Rick” Hill, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin 5th Ernie Stevens, Jr., Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

Rick Hill called NIGA’s executive directors “war chiefs.” Hill poses with his chief, Jake Coin of Arizona’s Hopi Tribe.

NIGA’s Roots as a BIA Advisory Group Frank Duscheneaux is considered by many to be the “father of IGRA,” (along with IGRA’s “mother,” Virginia Boylan). He believes it was Hazel Elbert who first recognized the need for a tribal advisory group to advise the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on Seminole bingo and other forms of gaming being offered across Indian Country. Elbert started in 1967 and worked her way up to acting commissioner at the BIA. According to Duscheneaux, in the late 1970s, Elbert “put together a tribal advisory group, and the tribal representatives there took over a meeting in Oklahoma City.”

Rick Hill’s 2013 speech picked up the narrative from there. He recalled how the BIA “called an emergency meeting to gather facts about high-stakes bingo after a lot of complaining by the states. Mark Powless was elected chairman of what was being called the National Indian Gaming Task Force. Shortly after that, Senator Daniel Inouye organized a meeting to tell the tribes that if we do not get organized, we are going to get rolled by the states. Powless went coast to coast, visiting tribes to get recommendations for the task force.”

Hearings were soon held by the Senate to assess the impact of highstakes bingo, which was estimated to be generating $100 million for tribal governments by then. According to Chairman Hill, “Tribes got tired of being the ‘think tank’ for the BIA, so tribal leaders convened a national meeting to discuss the need for protective legislation, and to establish the National Indian Gaming Association.”

NIGA’s first meeting in 1985 was a humble event: the first NIGA board and a group of tribal leaders met in a single hotel room with two small beds, since there were not sufficient funds (or participants) for a conference room.

But tribal gaming was expanding rapidly, and NIGA soon had 50 member tribes and provided testimony to Congress about tribal regulatory authority and the purposes of tribal gaming. At that time, NIGA also established an alliance with the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) committee on Indian gaming.

After the 1987 Cabazon decision clarified tribal regulatory authority, and the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act provided a remedy for Johnson Act restrictions on slot machines through the vehicle of a tribal-state compact, the state of Minnesota signed the first compacts that, according to Rick Hill, “kept the focus on the economics of it—jobs.” Fittingly, the first two chairmen of NIGA were from tribes in Minnesota.

After Hill was elected NIGA’s third chairman in 1992, NIGA hired its first full-time staff, starting with Tim Wapato as the first executive director, Gay Kingman as director of public relations and Chuck Robertson as policy analyst. There were no records, no office beyond a kitchen table, and NIGA was in debt with no budget.

As Hill described it, “We had to build NIGA at the same time we maintained the fight. We set up the NCAI-NIGA Task Force, and created a board with 12 regions, two from each region. It was the perfect size, since we had exactly 12 chairs in the room. At that time, we decided that the mission of NIGA would be to promote tribal sovereignty and protect the principles of IGRA.”

Early Challenges Once NIGA hired staff, Hill recalled, “Tim Wapato had to travel to many of our member reservations to ask for contributions. Early donations came in from Shakopee, Mashantucket Pequot, Oneida, Morongo, Prairie Island, Sycuan, Fort McDowell and SoDak. I remember that SoDak (an early equipment manufacturer, later bought by IGT) gave NIGA a big check to keep the doors open, but there were no cellphones, so I had to wait in the hotel room to see if we were going to get the check or not. I was afraid to leave, in case the call came while I was out of the room.”

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NIGA’s Executive Directors Rick Hill called them “War Chiefs” 1. Manny Fiero 2. Tim Wapato 3. Jake Coin 4. Mark Van Norman 5. Jason Giles

Mark Van Norman NIGA Chairman Emeritus Rick Hill with current Chairman Ernie Stevens

tect tribal gaming, local governments and comdecision, the Supreme Court strengthened “You want a lifetime of mercial casino operators were pushing for legislastates’ rights and “gutted some parts of IGRA.” work? Educate the white tion to limit tribal jurisdiction or tax tribal In another blow, Proposition 5 passed in gaming.

California in 1998, and was then overturned. In man about tribal Long before Donald Trump became known his 2013 speech, Chairman Hill summed up sovereignty.” for his one-liners, NIGA defeated two proposals this decade of the backlash against tribal gaming —Rick Hill, Chairman Emeritus, that NIGA staff aptly named the “Harper Valley with his typical flair: “The federal and state govNational Indian Gaming Association, PTA legislation,” which would have included ernments are not afraid of organized crime, they 2013 local governments in the tribal-state gaming are afraid of organized Indians.” compacting process, and the “Donald Trump Protection Act,” formally the congressional attempt in 1997 to extend the Unrelated Business By now, Chairman Hill’s historical overview was Income Tax (UBIT) to tribal gaming. on a roll. He outlined the two years of travel and outreach that he and As Hill recalled, “This legislation would have imposed a federal tax at then-Executive Director Jacob Coin spent following the National Gama rate of 35 percent onto tribal governments engaged in Class II or Class bling Impact Study Commission (NGISC), to be sure they included the III gaming. NIGA led an uprising from Indian Country to defeat the voices of Indian Country in its final report. measure by one vote in the House, based on the fact that governments Then, he thanked those tribal leaders who continued to fight for cannot tax other governments. tribal rights through a second study commission sponsored by the states: “Congressman JD Hayworth from Arizona stood by the tribes and the Public Sector Gambling Study Commission, where he was appointed Congressman Charlie Rangel said, ‘Is General Custer in the Room? Why as a member. are we going after the Indians?’”

These two study commissions revealed the breadth and depth of the In order to differentiate tribal gaming from corporate gaming during opposition to tribal gaming. A partial list of opponents included the Nathe UBIT threat, NIGA crafted a powerful and award-winning advertistional Governor’s Association, the Western Attorneys General, multiple ing campaign to defeat the measure with the slogan, “We Build Schools, city mayors, the Leagues of Cities, religious groups, anti-Indian groups, You Buy Yachts.” commercial gaming companies in Las Vegas and New Jersey, Donald In addition to managing the legislative blowback after IGRA, NIGA Trump, the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling and the dog attorneys, tribal gaming commissioners and tribal casino operators and horse racing industries. formed the NIGA-NIGC MICS (minimum internal controls) Taskforce These were busy times at NIGA, with Chairman Hill and others ofto support the creation of a new federal regulatory agency, the National fering support for Proposition 101 in California, Proposition 202 in Arizona, and for the tribes in New Mexico as they threatened to block the Indian Gaming Commission. Five years after IGRA, in 1993, Tony interstate highway to protect their rights.

Hope was appointed the first NIGC chairman and Jana McKaeg and Beyond gaming, NIGA also supported the battle to unseat Senator Joel Frank were appointed the first NIGA commissioners.

Slade Gorton in Washington state, who pushed for “means testing” of That same year, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation signed the tribal governments as a way to limit their federal rights and the governfirst gaming compact to include revenue sharing. In the 1996 Seminole

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NIGA’s First Board Chairman: Bill Houle, Fond du Lac Tribe Vice Chair: Purcell Powless, Oneida of Wisconsin Treasurer: Fred Thomas, Sr., Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas Secretary: Josephine Jackson, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan Purcell Powless

ment’s treaty obligations. Gorton’s defeat was a high point for Indian Country, and underscored NIGA’s philosophy that there was great strength in working together.

Again, Chairman Hill’s brilliant sense of humor as he retold these stories summed up this era in NIGA’s history perfectly: “You want a lifetime of work? Educate the white man about tribal sovereignty.”

Post-NIGA Activity

On a high note, with victories in California, Arizona and Washington, Chairman Rick Hill retired from NIGA in 2001, after nine years of nonstop travel and testimony. In a testament to his leadership through difficult times, he was the first tribal leader named to the American Gaming Association’s Gaming Hall of Fame, and was personally inducted by the AGA’s founder, Frank Fahrenkopf.

In the NIGA election of 2001, Ernie Stevens, Jr. was elected to follow Hill as chairman of NIGA. Like Hill, Chairman Stevens carries the legacy of all the NIGA founders who came before him. In closing his speech in 2013, Chairman Hill made a spontaneous roll call of those NIGA board members with whom he had worked. This list is not comprehensive, but reflects the names he mentioned spontaneously that day: “Keller George, Jacob Viarrial, Clinton Pattea, Mark Powless, Jerry Hill, Frances Skenandore, Milo Yellowhair, Tim Martin, Tom Acevedo, Chairman Milanovich, Stan Crooks, Kurt Bluedog, John McCoy, Marge Anderson, Wendall Chino, Audrey Kohnen/Bennett…Steve Geller, Frank Fahrenkopf, the NIGC chairs, Tony Hope, Phil Hogen, Monty Deere, Harold Monteau…” And the list goes on....

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played a lead role in the creation of the Four Fires hotel project in Washington, D.C., and the Three Fires project in Sacramento. He returned to tribal leadership as elected chairman of the Oneida Tribe back home in Wisconsin, and he continued to support his successor at NIGA, Stevens, his lifelong friend and athletic rival.

In 2019, now NIGA Chairman Emeritus, Hill was as busy as ever. One of his most high-profile projects was securing funding for a documentary called Bright Path, about Jim Thorpe, a Sac and Fox tribal member and Olympic champion, arguably the greatest athlete who ever lived. As a humble leader whose style was to lift up others, Rick was relentless in his pursuit of support for the film. He could be seen wearing (and distributing) sweaters with the letter “C” on them, in order to remind others that Thorpe attended Carlisle Indian School, where his athletic prowess was first on display.

In spite of these uplifting projects, Rick saw clearly that popular and political support for tribal sovereignty was never secure, and the legal attacks would keep coming, whether on tribal identity and families (the Indian Child Welfare Act) tribal land claims (the Carcieri decision), or tribal voting rights.

As recently as the NIGA Tradeshow in San Diego in 2019, he asked me once again the one question that frames them all: “How can tribes expect to get a fair trial in a court that sits on stolen land?”

Rick Hill passed away on the Oneida Indian Reservation on December 13, 2019. Indian Country will never be the same. His humor, brilliance, generosity and wit were the foundation of NIGA during a turbulent time in tribal gaming’s history. They are an enduring legacy, both for those who knew him and those who came after, but continue to benefit from his tireless commitment to tribal rights.

In 2019, now NIGA Chairman Emeritus, Hill was as busy as ever.

One of his most highprofile projects was securing funding for a documentary called Bright Path, about Jim Thorpe, a Sac and Fox tribal member and Olympic champion, arguably the greatest athlete who ever lived.

Katherine A. Spilde, Ph.D., MBA, is a professor with the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, and the endowed chair of the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming at San Diego State University.

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Non-gaming in the Tribal Resort As gaming tribes gain in influence and financial might, they’re moving beyond gaming to attract new customers— sometimes beating Vegas at its own game

By Marjorie Preston

The High Flyer zip line at Foxwoods

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f you were to look at the tribe’s history as a time-lapse video, it would be mind-boggling, the changes that have happened in a relatively short time,” says Kari Smith, COO and general manager of Cache Creek Casino Resort, owned by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation of California.

During the Gold Rush of the mid-1880s, the Yocha Dehe Wintun were forced off verdant ancestral lands onto a barren rancheria, where they struggled to survive. In the 1940s, they regained part of their land in the Capay Valley. In the 1980s, they opened a modest bingo hall.

Today, the tribe of fewer than 80 people operates a multimillion-dollar casino resort, a winery and a farm. It’s the biggest employer in Yolo County, providing livelihood to some 2,500 people, tribal and otherwise.

Far from the bingo hall of old, Cache Creek—located about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento—has a 75,000square-foot gaming floor, a four-diamond hotel tower with a second in the works, a spa, two pools, 10 restaurants, a 700-seat event cenWinStar World Casino and Resort, the largest ter and an 18-hole casino in the world championship golf course.

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Today, Cache Creek is “shifting from being casino-centric to a more resort-amenities property,” says Smith, “focused on making sure we continue to have not only the best casino product, but can attract all kinds of travelers.” The addition of 31,000 feet of “functional, flexible” meeting space will fill a regional need for smaller-group convention space, and allow the resort’s marketing team to book groups from well beyond the Sacramento Valley.

It seems that what happens in Vegas—the growth of amenities, far beyond gaming—happens at tribal resorts, too. But which attractions make the most sense, and offer the greatest return on investment?

“Gaming and non-gaming support each other in meeting today’s patrons’ expectations.”

—Jack Parkinson, General Manager, WinStar World Casino and Resort, Oklahoma

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It all started with bingo: Cache Creek Casino Resort

“We’re shifting from being casino-centric to a more resort-amenities property.”

—Kari Smith, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Cache Creek Casino Resort, California

Gaming First Unlike in Las Vegas, at many tribal resorts, gaming remains the big draw and dominant revenue source. “We focus first on people who enjoy gambling,” says Smith, “and add amenities that will be decision-makers in winning their decision to come here.”

The same can be said of the biggest tribal resort in the U.S.—the biggest casino, period—WinStar World in Thackerville, Oklahoma.

WinStar, which also started as a bingo hall, now also attracts visitors from around the world, as well as the immediate vicinity, including Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas (the latter still has no legal casinos).

Clearly, WinStar caters to gamblers, with a 300,000-square-foot casino floor, divided into nine plazas representing Paris, Beijing, Rome, Madrid, London, Vienna, Cairo, New York and Rio. According to General Manager Jack Parkinson, gaming drives visitation, with concerts second, “but WinStar patrons have diverse motivations for visiting—the common thread is that each is looking for a solid experience. Gaming and non-gaming support each other in meeting today’s patrons’ expectations.”

To be sure, for many tribes, gaming is the cornerstone—the foundation that’s enabled them to grow and prosper. Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina, which had its roots in a bingo hall and opened as a video-poker-only facility in 1997, is now in the midst of a $300 million expansion that will add a fourth hotel tower, an 85,000-square-foot convention center, a sportsbook, additional retail and dining and other amenities.

“It’s an amazing thing, to see a hotel tower going up so quickly,” says Brian Saunooke, regional vice president of marketing for Harrah’s Cherokee, which also runs a sister resort in Murphy, North Carolina, about 50 miles away. “We currently have a little less than 20,000 square

feet of meeting space. Our new conference and convention center is going to open up a lot more opportunity for us to host bigger trade shows, and our sales team is out in the markets to get those confirmations for 2021 and beyond.”

One study of the restaurant industry divided food-and-beverage outlets into “amenities” and “attractions”—the former being types of eateries that are expected, the coffee shop or burger joint, and the latter acting as differentiators.

At Harrah’s Cherokee, “consideration is given to the traditional offerings you see at other casino resorts,” says Saunooke. “We’ll do research within our markets, but also look at the industry nationwide, what’s working in other areas that might work here. Beyond that, we do a lot of listening to our customers, not only through surveys, but also one-to-one relationships they have with our employees.”

Second to gaming, the resort’s hotels are most in demand, “so much so that we have to turn away quite a bit of business,” says Saunooke— hence the decision to invest in another tower, which will add more than 1,800 guest rooms and suites.

Market research also taps potential guests, says Saunooke, “to better understand their preferences, the price points that should be represented, the brands they’d like to see.”

Gaming generates “the lion’s share of profits” at Cherokee, but nongaming and gaming go hand in hand.

“A significant percentage of our business comes from customers who visit the resort, stay in the hotel and go to a concert, then play on the slot machines or table games,” Saunooke says. “So an in-demand hotel or concert adds to a busy casino floor, and a busy casino floor boosts the restaurants and retail shopping. They work together.”

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A Buyer’s Market In Las Vegas, according to the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the shift to non-gaming started in 1999. By 2017, Strip casinos’ non-gaming revenue had risen from 52 percent to 66 percent.

While tribal resorts are reaping more revenues than ever from non-gaming, Kimberly Van Amburg, CEO of Casino Del Sol in Tucson, points out that the Vegas model doesn’t always apply in Indian Country.

“Vegas is an international resort and national conference destination; accordingly, hotels and restaurants and conference centers grew up around it to service the millions of people who visit every year. Sometimes people point to Vegas and say a tribal casino in Minnesota is going to follow that model, percentage-wise. Well, not necessarily.”

Casino Del Sol, owned and operated by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, had its origins in a bingo club that opened in 1982. Today, it’s a destination resort in the Sonoran Desert, complete with a golf course, a spa, a ballroom that doubles as conference space, and the 5,000-seat AVA Amphitheater. In 2019, the tribe added an RV park and the 151-room Estrella hotel, with a pool and water slide, fitness center, arcade and additional meeting rooms.

Whenever the tribe ponders an addition, says

Mandara Spa at Harrah’s Cherokee; Harrah’s Cherokee by night, with illuminated pool

Q&A: Suzanne Trout Chief Marketing Officer, Foxwoods Resort Casino Tribal Government Gaming: Non-gaming is the dominant revenue-generator in parts of the commercial casino world, notably in Las Vegas. Is that also true of large-scale tribal resorts, such as Foxwoods?

Suzanne Trout: The dominance of non-gaming revenues in Las

Vegas took time, as new resort amenities were built out and the audience for non-gaming grew. The same is true for Foxwoods; the transition is happening over time.

But in local and regional markets, our more limited audiences still keep gaming revenues on top. We’re finding that through expanding our resort offerings, we’re increasing the leisure/retail customer mix in our hotels; from social and digital campaigns to new brand positioning and initiatives, attracting new resort guests is a priority.

Foxwoods has a long list of recreational activities: a zip line, virtual-reality amusements, TopGolf, kart races. How much research goes into choosing what to invest in?

We conduct market research before adding amenities, keeping in mind that any one of these attractions on its own is not as significant as the whole. Foxwoods’ expansive campus has afforded opportunities to really differentiate our resort, such as the Tanger Outlets. The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, the largest Native American museum in the world, is next-door, as well as two championship Troon golf courses.

The beauty of a resort with this much to offer is our guests can create their own experiences. Some come to see A-list entertainers such as Darryl Hall and John Oates or Kesha. Others visit for a night out with dinner and blackjack. We’re seeing more group getaways—golf, spa, shopping—and guests celebrating special occasions.

How does it all contribute to your hotel occupancy?

We’ve seen occupancy grow over the years. Demand remains high, and we’re seeing more diversity in who’s booking, including groups, families, and consumers traveling from further distances.

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Honor the Sacred.

PROTECT THE AIR.

The next generations have spoken.

The number of adults who smoke cigarettes continues to decline every single year, and the time has come to respect the voice of the future and honor the ancestors of the past by protecting everyone from the dangers of commercial tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure. www.smokefreecasinos.org The mural above was created from community members and stories on their vision of what health and traditional tobacco looks like in their communities. We worked with artists Mario Henriquez (VOTAN) and Gregg Deal. This mural is at the Minneapolis American Indian Center. The project was funded and supported by ClearWay Minnesota in collaboration with the Native Youth Alliance of Minnesota and community members.

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Casino Del Sol’s 5,000-seat AVA Amphitheater

Van Amburg, “We ask two things: will it be “In the early days, it made a lot of sense to profitable on its own and, will it enhance have all these loss leaders, because gaming was gaming? When the answer to both questions such a big revenue driver. But in today’s comis yes, we’re much more likely to move forpetitive environment, a more mature, more deward with the project. The bowling alley, manding customer is looking for other reasons movie theater and golf course are profitable, to make a trip. A lot of homework has to be but they’re intended to bring people into the done before throwing out the newest amenity. gaming facility.”

It has to fit into the overall mix, and you have Deana Scott, CEO of Reno-based Raving to justify it financially.”

Consulting, avoids any generalities about According to Saunooke, developers and non-gaming in tribal resorts. “In some marmarketers “need to make sure we have each step kets, you can differentiate through additional of a customer’s journey considered, so the difamenities, but in others, it doesn’t make ferent amenities flow together naturally and cresense. I’ve been to properties with 100 games ate a higher value proposition for guests who and a snack bar, and they’re doing just fine. are deciding where to spend their discretionary There’s no reason to add a hotel or table income. Specifically, Cherokee is creating that games if the market doesn’t demand it.” overall package for customers who are looking While each added amenity must be finanfor a lot of different things to do on a trip, not —Kimberly Van Amburg, CEO, cially viable, the loss leaders or break-evens of just play the slot machines.”

Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona old—affordable buffets, for example—aren’t “We’re no longer in the business of putting out of line, if they support overall profitability a nickel in a machine and pulling a slot,” acand the guest experience. cording to Greg Sarris, tribal chairman of the “The last thing you want to do is build a Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, who buffet thinking it’s going to make money, and it loses $100,000,” Scott own the Graton Resort & Casino in Sonoma County, California. says. “But you can go into it saying, in our market, from a strategic point In a January interview with the San Jose Mercury News, Sarris said, of view, a buffet is a marketing opportunity, and we’ll justify the cost as a “Casinos have evolved to serve everyone, even people who don’t gamble. marketing expense.

We want everyone to feel welcome here.”

“We ask two things: will (an amenity) be profitable on its own and will it enhance gaming? When the answer to both questions is yes, we’re much more likely to move forward.”

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Tribal Government Gaming

STATES AND PROVINCES WITH EXISTING CLASS III & TRIBAL GAMING

STATES WITH TRIBAL PRESENCE. SOME WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF CLASS II GAMING

NO TRIBAL GAMING PERMITTED

Tribal Government Gaming

2020 Directory ALABAMA Class II Poarch Band of Creek Indians WIND CREEK CASINO WETUMPKA 100 River Oaks Dr. Wetumpka, AL 36092-3084 Phone: 334-514-0469 Toll Free: 866-946-3360 www.windcreekwetumpka.com Casino size: 85,000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 2,520 Chief Operating Officer: Cody Williamson Poarch Band of Creek Indians WIND CREEK CASINO MONTGOMERY

1801 Eddie L.Tullis Dr. Montgomery, AL 36117 Phone: 334-273-9003 Toll Free: 866-946-3360 www.windcreekmontgomery.com Casino size: 65,000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 2,200 GM: Jake Carlton

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Poarch Band of Creek Indians WIND CREEK CASINO ATMORE 303 Poarch Rd. Atmore, AL 36502 Phone: 251-368-8007 Toll Free: 866-946-3360 www.windcreekatmore.com Casino size: 57,000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 2,500 VP of Business Development: Arthur Mothershed

The following is a list of tribal gaming facilities in the United States and Canada.

For a full list of all the tribal casinos of any size in the U.S. and Canada, visit TribalGovernmentGaming.com.

Metlakatla Indian Community METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY BINGO 8th and Waterfront Metlakatla, AK 99926-0008 Phone: 907-886-4266 www.500nations.com/Bingo:/akMetlakatla.asp Casino size: 6,000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 90 Bingo: 120 seats GM: Joni Hudson

ALASKA Class II Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point AGATE PULL TABS 100 Municipal Building Room 7A Sand Point, AK 99661-0447 Mailing: PO Box 447 Sand Point, AK 99661-0447 Phone: 907-383-5833 www.qttribe.org Pull Tab Machines: 10 GM: Carmen Holnberg Klawock Cooperative Association KLAWOCK IRA SMOKE SHOP 310 Bayview Blvd.

Klawock, AK 99925 Phone: 907-755-4807 www.klawock.org/smokeshop.html Bingo: 60 seats Manager: Keri Clark

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Native Village of Barrow Tribal Government NATIVE VILLAGE OF BARROW PULL TABS 1082 Kiogak St. Barrow, AK 99723-1149 Phone: 907-852-4411 Toll Free: 800-478-4412 Casino size: 550 sq. ft.

Ground Director: Jennifer Okakok Sitka Tribe of Alaska SITKA TRIBAL BINGO 235 Katlian St. Sitka, AK 99835 Phone: 907-747-3207 www.sitkatribe.org Bingo: 100 seats GM: Sarah Smith

Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak SUN’AQ TRIBAL BINGO 312 West Marine Way Kodiak, AK 99615 Phone: 907-486-6735 www.500nations.com/Bingo:/akSunaq.asp Bingo: 300 seats GM: Doreen Anderson Tlingit and Haida Indians of CBJ TINGLIT AND HAIDA INDIANS COMMUNITY BINGO 3235 Hospital Drive Juneau, AK 99801 Phone: 907-463-5680 www.500nations.com/Bingo:/akTlingitHaida.asp Bingo: 300 seats Bingo: Manager: Stacey Bjerkeset

ARIZONA Class II & III San Carlos Apache Tribe APACHE GOLD HOTEL CASINO RESORT Hwy. 70-Mile Post 258 San Carlos, AZ 85501 Mailing: PO Box 1210 San Carlos, AZ 85550-0357 Phone: 928-475-7800 Toll Free: 800-272-2438 www.apache-gold-casino.com Casino size: 60,000 sq. ft.

Apache Gold Best Western Hotel (146 rooms) Slots: 544 Table Games: 8 Bingo: 200 seats GM: Linda Michaels Colorado River Indian Tribes BLUEWATER RESORT & CASINO 11300 Resort Dr. Parker, AZ 85344-7549 Phone: 928-669-7000 Toll Free: 888-243-3360 www.bluewaterfun.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Bluewater Resort (200 rooms) Slots: 528 Bingo: 400 seats GM: Robert Brooker

Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community CASINO ARIZONA 524 N. 92nd St. Scottsdale, AZ 85256-5402 Phone: 480-850-7777 Toll Free: 877-724-4687 www.casinoarizona.com Casino size: 100,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 898 Bingo: 1,000 seats President & CEO: Dennis Leong Pascua Yaqui Tribe CASINO DEL SOL 5655 W. Valencia Rd. Tucson, AZ 85746 Phone: 520-838-6506 Toll Free: 800-344-9435 www.casinodelsol.com Casino size: 160,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 997 Table Games: 19 Bingo: 600 seats CEO: Kimberly Van Amburg Pascua Yaqui Tribe CASINO OF THE SUN 7406 S. Camino de Oeste Rd. Tucson, AZ 85746-9308 Phone: 520-883-1700 Toll Free: 800-344-9435 www.casinodelsol.com Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,300 Table Games:22 CEO: Kimberly Van Amburg Yavapai-Apache Nation CLIFF CASTLE CASINO HOTEL 555 Middle Verde Rd. Camp Verde, AZ 86322 Phone: 928-567-7900 Toll Free: 800-381-7568 www.cliffcastlecasinohotel.com The Lodge at Cliff Castle (202 rooms) Casino size: 114,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 656 Table Games: 7 GM: Danny Gutierrez Cocopah Tribe COCOPAH CASINO RESORT 15138 S. Ave. B Somerton, AZ 85350-7648 Phone: 928-726-8066 Toll Free: 800-237-5687 www.cocopahresort.com Casino size: 24,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 512 Bingo: 350 seats Table Games:6 GM: Sheila Howe-Knapp

Tohono O’odham Nation DESERT DIAMOND CASINO & ENTERTAINMENT—SAHUARITA 1100 West Pima Mine Rd. Sahuarita, AZ 85629-9624 Phone: 520-294-7777 Toll Free: 866-332-9467 www.ddcaz.com/sahuarita Casino size: 185,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 563 GM: Daniele Chilton

White Mountain Apache HON-DAH RESORT CASINO 777 Hwy. 260 Pinetop, AZ 85935 Phone: 928-369-0299 Toll Free: 800-929-8744 www.hon-dah.com Casino size: 18,600 sq. ft.

Hon-Dah Hotel (386 rooms) Slots: 824 GM: Brent Kurth

Tohono O’odham Nation DESERT DIAMOND CASINO & ENTERTAINMENT—TUCSON 7350 S Nogales Hwy. Tucson, AZ 85634 Mailing: PO Box 22230 Tucson, AZ 85734-2230 Phone: 520-294-7777 Toll Free: 866-332-9467 www.ddcaz.com/tucson Casino size: 55,000 sq. ft.

Lodging (148 rooms) Slots: 1,016 Table Games: 19 Bingo: 300 seats GM: Henry Childs

Gila River Indian Community LONE BUTTE CASINO 1077 S. Kyrene Rd. Chandler, AZ 85226 Phone: 520-796-7777 Toll Free: 800-946-4452 https://playatgila.com/ Casino size: 120,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 828 Bingo: 750 seats GM: Jaime Martinez

Tohono O’odham Nation DESERT DIAMOND CASINO & ENTERTAINMENT—WHY Hwy. 86 Mile Post 55 Why, Arizona 85321 Mailing: PO Box 22230 Tucson, Arizona 85734 Phone: 520-294-7777 www.ddcaz.com/why Casino size: 5,000 sq.ft.

Slots: 58 OM: Victorina Patel Tohono O’odham Nation DESERT DIAMOND CASINO & ENTERTAINMENT—WEST VALLEY 9341 West Northern Ave. Glendale, Arizona 85305 Phone: 623-877-7777 www.ddcaz.com/west-valley Casino size: 75,000 sq.ft.

Slots: 1,136 GM: Henry Childs Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation FORT McDOWELL CASINO 10424 N. Fort McDowell Rd. Fountain Hills, AZ 85264 Mailing: PO Box 18359 Fountain Hills, AZ 85264-8359 Phone: 480-837-1424 Toll Free: 800-843-3678 www.fortmcdowellcasino.com Casino size: 150,000 sq. ft.

Radisson Hotel (247 Rooms) Slots: 937 Table Games:10 Bingo: 1,200 seats GM: Mary Ketterling Ak-Chin Indian Community HARRAH’S PHOENIX AK-CHIN CASINO 15406 N Maricopa Rd. Maricopa, AZ 85239 Phone: 480-802-5000 Toll Free: 800-427-7247 www.caesars.com/harrahs-akchin.com Casino size: 48,800 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,089 Bingo: 470 seats GM: Robert Livingston

Tonto Apache Tribe MAZATZAL HOTEL & CASINO Hwy. 87, Mile Marker 251 Payson, AZ 85541 Mailing: PO Box 1820 Payson, AZ 85547-1820 Phone: 928-474-6044 Toll Free: 800-777-7529 http://www.mazatzalcasino.com Casino size: 38,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 412 Table Games: 6 Bingo: 280 seats GM: Hubert Nanty Quechan Indian Tribe PARADISE CASINO ARIZONA

450 Quechan Drive Yuma, AZ 85366 Phone: 760-572-7777 Toll Free: 888-777-4946 www.paradise-casinos.com Casino size: 11,613 sq. ft.

Slots: 480 Bingo: 300 seats GM: Charles Montague Fort Mojave Tribe SPIRIT MOUNTAIN CASINO MOHAVE VALLEY 8555 S. Hwy. 95 Mohave Valley, AZ 86440-9309 Phone: 928-346-2000 Toll Free: 888-837-4030 www.runtothemountain.com Casino size: 9,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 250 GM: Jack Medrano

Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community TALKING STICK RESORT AND CASINO 9800 E. Indian Bend Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85256 Phone: 480-850-7777 Toll Free: 877-724-4687 www.talkingstickresort.com Casino size: 240,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 765 Table Games: 94 CEO: Dennis Leong Navajo Nation TWIN ARROWS NAVAJO CASINO RESORT 22181 Resort Blvd.

Flagstaff, AZ 86004 Toll Free: 855-946-8946 www.twinarrows.com Casino size: 267,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,084 Bingo: 100 seats GM: Bryce Warren Gila River Indian Community VEE QUIVA HOTEL AND CASINO 15091 South Komatke Lane Laveen, AZ 85339 Phone: 520-796-7777 Toll Free: 800-946-4452 www.playatgila.com Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 907 Bingo: 366 seats GM: Carolyn Thompson Gila River Indian Community WILD HORSE PASS HOTEL & CASINO 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd.

Chandler, AZ 85226 Phone: 520-796-7777 Toll Free: 800-WIN-GILA www.playatgila.com Casino size: 100,000 sq. ft.

Wild Horse Pass Hotel (242 rooms) Slots: 951 Table Games: 32 GM: Jeff Martin Yavapai—Prescott Indian Tribe YAVAPAI CASINO 1505 E. Hwy. 69 Prescott, AZ 86301-5641 Phone: 928-445-5767 Toll Free: 800-756-8744 www.buckyscasino.com Casino size: 6,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 238 GM: John O’Neill

CALIFORNIA Class II & III Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians AGUA CALIENTE CASINO PALM SPRINGS 401 East Amado Rd. Palm Springs, CA 92262-6403 Toll Free: 888-999-1995 www.sparesortcasino.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 898 Table Games: 22 SVP & GM: Kato Moy

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians AGUA CALIENTE CASINO RESORT SPA 32-250 Bob Hope Drive Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-2704 Phone: 760-321-2000 Toll Free: 866-999-1995 www.hotwatercasino.com Casino size: 130,000 sq. ft.

Agua Caliente Resort (340 rooms) Slots: 1,450 Table Games: 60 SVP & GM: Kato Moy Augustine Band of Mission Indians AUGUSTINE CASINO 84-001 Ave. 54 Coachella, CA 92236-9780 Phone: 760-391-9500 Toll Free: 888-PLAY2WIN www.augustinecasino.com Casino size: 42,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 748 Table Games: 8 GM: Jef Bauer Barona Band of Mission Indians BARONA RESORT & CASINO 1932 Wildcat Canyon Rd. Lakeside, CA 92040-1546 Phone: 619-443-2300 Toll Free: 888-7-BARONA (7227662) www.barona.com Casino size: 310,000 sq. ft.

Barona Valley Ranch Resort (400 rooms) Slots: 2,540 Table Games: 112 GM: Rick Salinas Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria BEAR RIVER CASINO RESORT 11 Bear Paws Way Loleta, CA 95551 Phone: 707-733-9664 Toll Free: 800-761-2327 www.bearrivercasino.com Casino size: 13,056 sq. ft.

Bear River Resort (104 rooms) Slots: 331 Table Games: 15 GM: Matthew Dodd Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribe BLACK OAK CASINO RESORT 19400 Tuolumne Rd. N Tuolumne, CA 95379-9724 Phone: 209-928-9300 Toll Free: 877-747-8777 www.blackoakcasino.com Casino Size: 65,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,300 Table Games: 26 GM: Aaron Moss Blue Lake Rancheria BLUE LAKE CASINO & HOTEL 777 Casino Way Blue Lake, CA 95525 Phone: 707-668-9770 Toll Free: 877–252-2946 www.bluelakecasino.com Casino size: 44,500 sq. ft.

Blue Lake Hotel (102 rooms) Slots: 604 Table Games: 18 GM: Mandi Kindred

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Yavapai—Prescott Indian Tribe BUCKY’S CASINO 1500 East Hwy. 69 Building B Prescott, AZ 86301-5640 Phone: 928-776-5695 Toll Free: 800-756-8744 www.buckyscasino.com Casino size: 24,000 sq. ft.

Prescott Resort (160 rooms) Slots: 328 Bingo: 150 seats Table Games:7 GM: John O’Neill

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Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation CACHE CREEK CASINO RESORT 14455 Hwy. 16 Brooks, CA 95606-0065 Mailing: PO Box 65 Brooks, CA 95606-0065 Phone: 530-796-3118 Toll Free: 800-992-8686 www.cachecreek.com Casino size: 94,505 sq. ft.

Cache Creek Resort (200 rooms) Slots: 2,700 Table Games: 120 GM: Kari Stout-Smith Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians CAHUILLA CASINO 52702 Hwy. 371 Anza, CA 92539 Phone: 951-763-1200 www.cahuillacasino.com Casino size: 14,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 337 GM: John Straus Morongo Band of Mission Indians CASINO MORONGO 49750 Seminole Dr. Cabazon, CA 92230-2200 Phone: 888-667-6646 www.morongocasinoresort.com/ casinomorongo Casino size: 11,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 300 Bingo: 400 seats Dir of Bingo: Barry Connolly Pauma Band of Mission Indians CASINO PAUMA 777 Pauma Reservation Rd. Pauma Valley, CA 92061 Phone: 760-742-2177 Toll Free: 877-687-2862 www.casinopauma.com Casino size: 42,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,050 Table Games: 18 GM: Jim Thomason Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of Trinidad CHER-AE HEIGHTS CASINO 27 Scenic Drive Trinidad, CA 95570-9767 Mailing: PO Box 610 Trinidad, CA 95570-0630 Phone: 707-677-3611 Toll Free: 800-684-2464 www.cheraeheightscasino.com Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 302 Table Games:7 Bingo: 800 seats GM: Ron Badouin Chicken Ranch Band of Me-wuk Indians CHICKEN RANCH BINGO & CASINO 16929 Chicken Ranch Rd. Jamestown, CA 95327-9779 Phone: 209-984-3000 Toll Free: 800-75-BINGO: www.chickenranchcasino.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 349 Bingo: 400 seats CFO: Alan Brown

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Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians CHUKCHANSI GOLD RESORT & CASINO 711 Lucky Lane Coarsegold CA 93614 Phone: 559-692-5200 Toll Free: 1-866-7-WIN-WIN www.chukchansigold.com Casino size: 56,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,800 Table Games:36 GM: Bryant Martin Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians CHUMASH CASINO RESORT 3400 E. Hwy. 246 Santa Ynez, CA 93460-9405 Mailing: PO Box 607 Santa Ynez, CA 93460 Phone: 805-686-0855 Toll Free: 800-248-6274 www.chumashcasino.com Casino size: 330,000 sq. ft.

Chumash Casino Resort Hotel (320 rooms) Slots: 2,400 Table Games:48 Bingo: 1,000 seats GM: Bill Peters Colusa Indian Community COLUSA CASINO RESORT 3770 Hwy.45 Colusa, CA 95932-1267 Phone: 530-458-8844 Toll Free: 800-655-8946 www.colusacasino.com Casino size: 66,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,085 Table Games:12 Bingo: 700 seats GM: Victor Fernandez Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians COYOTE VALLEY CASINO 455 Coyote Valley Boulevard Redwood Valley, CA 95470-9663 Phone: 707-485-0700 Toll Free: 800-332-9683 www.coyotevalleycasino.com Casino size: 10,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 253 Tables Games: 14 GM: Gary Murrey Alturas Rancheria DESERT ROSE CASINO 901 County Rd. 56 Alturas, CA 96101 Phone: 530-233-3141 Casino size: 6,200 sq. ft.

Slots: 128 GM: Shawn Normington Susanville Indian Rancheria DIAMOND MOUNTAIN CASINO HOTEL & BREWERY 900 Skyline Drive Susanville, CA 96130 Phone: 530-252-1100 Toll Free: 877-319-8514 www.dmcah.com Casino size: 26,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 200 Table Games: 3 Bingo: 60 seats GM: Campbell Jamieson

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Tule River Indian Tribe EAGLE MOUNTAIN CASINO 681 S Tule Rd. Porterville, CA 93257 Phone: 559-788-6220 Toll Free: 800-903-3353 www.eaglemtncasino.com Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,200 Table Games: 11 GM: Matthew Mingrone Elk Valley Rancheria ELK VALLEY CASINO 2500 Howland Hill Rd. Crescent City, CA 95531-9241 Phone: 707-464-1020 Toll Free: 888-574-2744 www.elkvalleycasino.com Casino size: 23,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 298 Table Games: 9 Bingo: 250 seats GM: Michael White Cabazon Band of Mission Indians FANTASY SPRINGS CASINO 84-245 Indio Springs Pkwy.

Indio, CA 92203-3499 Phone: 760-342-5000 Toll Free: 800-827-2946 www.fantasyspringsresort.com Casino size: 100,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,000 Table Games: 40 Bingo: 750 seats GM: Paul Ryan Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians FEATHER FALLS CASINO 3 Alverda Dr. Oroville, CA 95966-9379 Phone: 530-533-3885 Toll Free: 877-652-4646 www.featherfallscasino.com Casino size: 118,112 sq. ft.

Slots: 850 Table Games: 19 CEO: Ed Gilbert Manchester Band of Pomo Indians GARCIA RIVER CASINO 22215 Windy Hollow Rd. Point Arena, CA 95468 Phone: 707-467-5300 www.thegaciarivercasino.com Casino size: 9,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 130 GM: Stanley Spencer Berry Creek Rancheria of the Tyme-Maidu Tribe GOLD COUNTRY CASINO 4020 Olive Hwy. Oroville, CA 95966-5527 Phone: 530-534-9892 Toll Free: 800-334-9400 www.goldcountrycasino.com Casino size: 60,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 950 Table Games: 22 Bingo: 300 seats GM: John Lind

Campo Kumeyaay Nation GOLDEN ACORN CASINO & TRAVEL CENTER 1800 Golden Acorn Way Campo, CA 91906 Phone: 866-794-6244 Toll Free: 866-7-WINBIG www.goldenacorncasino.com Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 750 Table Games: 8 Bingo: 150 seats GM: Samantha McDonald

Chemehuevi Indian Tribe HAVASU LANDING RESORT & CASINO 13145 Havasu Lake Rd. Havasu Lake, CA 92363 Phone: 760-858-4593 Toll Free: 800-307-3610 www.havasulandingresortcasino. com Casino size: 25,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 255 Table Games: 4 GM: Jackie Gordon

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria GRATON RESORT & CASINO 288 Golf Course Drive West Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Phone: 707-588-7100 www.gratonresortcasino.com Casino size: 320,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 3,000 Table Games: 144 GM: Kord Nichols

Round Valley Indian Tribes HIDDEN OAKS CASINO 76700 Hwy. 162 Covelo, CA 95428 Mailing: PO Box 95 Covelo, CA 95428 Phone: 707-983-6898 www.hiddenoakscasino.com Slots: 104 GM: Randy Wolfin

Enterprise Rancheria Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO SACRAMENTO AT FIRE MOUNTAIN

3317 Forty Mile Rd. Wheatland, CA 95692 Phone: 833-337-3473 www.hardrockhotels.com/sacramento Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,300 Table Games: 55 President: Mark Birtha Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians HARRAH’S NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 4640 Coal Mine Rd. Ione, CA 92082 Phone: 209-790-4500 Toll Free: 866-915-0777 www.caesars.com/harrahs-northern-california Casino size: 71,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 950 Table Games: 20 GM: JC Rieger Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians HARRAH’S RESORT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 777 Harrah’s Rincon Way Valley Center, CA 92082 Phone: 760-751-3100 Toll Free: 877-777-2457 www.caesars.com/harrahs-socal Casino size: 59,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,700 Table Games: 59 GM: Darrell Pilant

Hopland Band of Pomo Indians HOPLAND SHO-KA-WAH CASINO 13101 Nokomis Rd. Hopland, CA 95449-9725 Phone: 707-744-1395 Toll Free: 888-SHOKAWAH www.shokawah.com Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

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Hoopa Valley Tribe LUCKY BEAR CASINO 12510 Hwy. 96 Tsewenaldin Shopping Center Hoopa, CA 95546 Phone: 530-625-5198 www.facebook.com/luckybearcasino Casino Size: 5000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 89 GM: Norvin Hostler Smith River Rancheria LUCKY 7 CASINO & HOTEL 350 N. Indian Rd. Smith River, CA 95567-9525 Phone: 707-487-7777 Toll Free: 866-777-7170 www.lucky7casino.com Casino size: 45,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 330 Table Games: 3 Bingo: 130 seats GM: John Scott Big Sandy Rancheria Band of Western Mono Indians MONO WIND CASINO 37302 Rancheria Lane Auberry, CA 93602-1060 Phone: 559-855-4350 www.monowind.com Casino size: 10,000 sq. ft.

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Morongo Band of Mission Indians MORONGO CASINO RESORT & SPA 49500 Seminole Dr. Cabazon, CA 92230-2200 Phone: 888-667-6646 Toll Free: 800-252-4499 www.morongocasinoresort.com Casino size: 150,000 sq. ft.

Morongo Resort (310 rooms) Slots: 3,073 Table Games: 76 AGM: Jeff Martin

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians PECHANGA RESORT & CASINO 45000 Pechanga Parkway Temecula, CA 92592-5810 Phone: 951-693-1819 Toll Free: 877-711-2WIN www.pechanga.com Casino size 200,000 sq. ft.

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Bishop Paiute Tribe PAIUTE PALACE CASINO 2742 N. Sierra Hwy. Bishop, CA 93514 Phone: 760-873-4150 Toll Free: 888-372-4883 (PAIUTE) www.paiutepalace.com Casino size: 16,000 sq. ft.

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Pit River Tribe PIT RIVER CASINO 20265 Tamarack Ave. Burney, CA 96013-4064 Phone: 530-335-2334 Toll Free: 888-245-2992 www.pitrivercasino.com Casino size: 9,000 sq. ft.

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Pala Band of Mission Indians PALA CASINO SPA & RESORT 11154 Hwy. 76 Pala, CA 92059 Phone: 760-510-5100 Toll Free: 877-946-7252 www.palacasino.com Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

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Quechan Indian Nation QUECHAN CASINO RESORT 525 Algodones Rd. Winterhaven, CA 92283 Phone: 760-572-7777 Toll Free: 877-783-2426 www.playqcr.com Casino size: 297,000 sq. ft.

Quechan Resort (166 rooms) Slots: 990 Table Games: 24 GM: Charles Montague

Karuk Tribe of California RAIN ROCK CASINO 777 Casino Way Yreka, CA 96097 Phone: 530-777-7246 www.rainrockcasino.com Casino size: 36,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 349 Table Games: 8 GM: Michael Rose Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians RED EARTH CASINO 3089 Norm Niver Rd. Salton City, CA 92274 Phone: 760-395-1200 www.redearthcasino.com Casino size: 10,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 403 GM: Larry Drousé Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria RED FOX CASINO 200 Cahto Dr. Laytonville, CA 95454 Phone: 707-984-6800 Toll Free: 888-473-3369 (RED FOX) www.redfoxcasino.net Casino size: 3,600 sq. ft.

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Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians RED HAWK CASINO 1 Red Hawk Parkway Placerville, CA 95667 Phone: 530-677-2580 Toll Free: 888-573-3495 www.redhawkcasino.com Casino size: 88,000 sq. ft.

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Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians ROBINSON RANCHERIA RESORT, CASINO & BINGO 1545 E. Hwy. 20 Nice, CA 95464-8619 Phone: 707-262-4000 Toll Free: 800-809-3636 www.rrrc.com Casino size: 93,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 350 Table Games: 13 Bingo: 530 seats GM: Sam Cocharo Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians ROLLING HILLS CASINO 2655 Everett Freeman Way Corning, CA 96021-9000 Phone: 530-528-3500 Toll Free: 888-331-6400 www.rollinghillscasino.com Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 840 Table Games: 12 GM: Steve Neely Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake RUNNING CREEK CASINO 635 East Hwy. 20 Upper Lake, CA 95485 Phone: 707-262-5500 www.runningcreekcasino.com Casino size: 33,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 295 Table Games: 6 GM: Joseph Holstine San Manuel Band of Mission Indians SAN MANUEL CASINO

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Highland, CA 92346-1763 Phone: 909-864-5050 Toll Free: 800-359-2464 www.sanmanuel.com Casino size: 480,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 4,800 Table Games: 146 GM: Peter Arceo Lytton Rancheria of California SAN PABLO LYTTON CASINO 13255 San Pablo Ave. San Pablo, CA 94806-3907 Phone: 510-215-7888 www.sanpablolytton.com Casino size: 31,419 sq. ft.

Bingo: Machines: 1,513 Table Games: 7 GM: Michael Gorzcynski Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians SHERWOOD VALLEY RANCHERIA CASINO 100 Kawi Place Willits, CA 95490-4674 Phone: 707-459-7330 www.svrcasino.com Casino size: 5,000 sq. ft.

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Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians SOBOBA CASINO 23333 Soboba Rd. San Jacinto, CA 92581 Phone: 951-665-1000 Toll Free: 866-4-SOBOBA (762622) www.soboba.com Casino size: 74,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,999 Table Games: 20 GM: Michael Starr Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians SPOTLIGHT 29 CASINO 46-200 Harrison Place Coachella, CA 92236 Phone: 760-775-5566 Toll Free: 866-377-6829 www.spotlight29.com Casino size: 250,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,598 Table Games: 41 GM: Michael Frawley

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians TORTOISE ROCK CASINO 73829 Base Line Rd. Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 Phone: 877-945-2200 www.tortoiserockcasino.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 404 Table Games: 7 GM: Michael Frawley Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians TWIN PINE CASINO & HOTEL 22223 Hwy. 29 Middletown, CA 95461-9754 Phone: 707-987-0197 Toll Free: 800-564-4872 www.twinpine.com Casino size: 49,410 sq. ft.

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San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians VALLEY VIEW CASINO

16300 Nyemii Pass Rd. Valley Center, CA 92082-2379 Phone: 760-291-5500 Toll Free: 866-843-9946 www.valleyviewcasino.com Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,000 Table Games: 16 GM: Bruce Howard

Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians VIEJAS CASINO 5000 Willows Rd. Alpine, CA 91901-1656 Phone: 619-445-5400 Toll Free: 800-847-6537 www.viejas.com Casino size: 327,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,900 Table Games: 40 Bingo: 400 seats GM: James Wild Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians WINNEDUMAH WINN’S CASINO 135 Hwy. 395 North Fort Independence, CA 93526 Phone: 760-878-2483 www.facebook.com/fortindependencetravelplaza Casino size: 1,200 sq. ft.

Slots: 100 GM: Jose Duran

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Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Nation SYCUAN CASINO RESORT 5469 Casino Way El Cajon, CA 92019-1810 Phone: 619-445-6002 Toll Free: 800 2SY-CUAN (2826) www.sycuan.com Casino size: 150,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,800 Table Games: 55 Bingo: 1,246 seats VP Casino Ops: Rick Rothenberger Table Mountain Rancheria TABLE MOUNTAIN CASINO 8184 Table Mountain Rd. Friant, CA 93626 Mailing: PO Box 445 Friant, CA 93626-0445 Phone: 559-822-7777 Toll Free: 800-541-3637 www.tmcasino.com Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,000 Table Games: 50 Bingo: 600 seats President & GM: Rob Goslini Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Tribe TACHI PALACE HOTEL & CASINO 17225 Jersey Ave. Lemoore, CA 93245-9760 Phone: 559-924-7751 Toll Free: 866-4-PALACE www.tachipalace.net Casino size: 195,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,000 Table Games: 31 Bingo: 1,200 seats GM: Willie Barrios United Auburn Indian Community THUNDER VALLEY CASINO 1200 Athens Ave Lincoln, CA 95648 Phone: 916-408-7777 Toll Free: 877-468-8777 www.thundervalleyresort.com Casino size: 144,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 3,191 Table Games: 134 Bingo: 800 seats GM: Dawn Clayton

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t’s said that change is the only constant in the gaming industry: from game preference to recruitment strategies for a talented workforce, casinos always are adapting.

A growing number of casinos are responding to a change seen among their targeted demographics by establishing 100 percent smoke-free indoor air policies as “the new norm” moving forward.

Today, 90 percent of young adults—and 92 percent of older adults—are nonsmokers.

Millennial and baby boomer smoking rates in the U.S. are at an all-time low, and there’s a growing expectation for healthier spaces.

In a video highlighting “Tribal Success Stories,” Daniel Brown, executive manager at Ho-Chunk Gaming in Madison, Wisconsin, said that it’s in Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison’s best interest to become 100 percent smoke free, because, as in so many other casinos, secondhand smoke is the No. 1 complaint among guests.

Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison now is earning at an unprecedented level , and it’s partly a result of accommodating customers and employees who want to play and work in a healthy environment.

American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation (ANRF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to everyone’s right to breathe clean air. ANRF supports education and dialogue on the impact of commercial tobacco smoke and provides resources to help tribal gaming management consider the possibility of going smoke-free.

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COLORADO Class II & III Southern Ute Tribe SKY UTE CASINO RESORT 14826 Hwy. 172 N. Ignacio, CO 81137-0340 Phone: 970-563-3000 Toll Free: 888-842-4180 www.skyutecasino.com Casino size: 35,000 sq. ft.

Sky Ute Lodge (140 rooms) Slots: 600 Table Games: 15 Bingo: 190 seats GM: Charley Flagg Ute Mountain Ute Tribe UTE MOUNTAIN CASINO HOTEL & RESORT 3 Weeminuche Dr. Towaoc, CO 81334-9999 Phone: 970-565-8800 Toll Free: 800-258-8007 www.utemountaincasino.com Casino size: 45,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 779 Table Games: 15 Bingo: 400 seats GM: John Maskovich

CONNECTICUT Class II & III Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO 39 Norwich Westerly Rd. Mashantucket, CT 06338 Phone: 860-312-3000 Toll Free: 800-FOXWOODS www.foxwoods.com Casino size: 340,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 3,420 Table Games: 249 Bingo: 3,600 seats Pres & CEO: John James Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut MOHEGAN SUN

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Uncasville, CT 06382-1355 Phone: 860-862-8000 Toll Free: 888-226-7711 www.mohegansun.com Casino size: 350,000 sq. ft.

Mohegan Sun Hotel (1,176 rooms) Slots: 5,072 Table Games: 280 President & GM: Ray Pineault

FLORIDA Class II & III Miccosukee Tribe Indians of Florida MICCOSUKEE RESORT & GAMING CENTER 500 SW 177th. Ave. Miami, FL 33194-2800 Phone: 305-222-4600 Toll Free: 800-741-4600 www.miccosukee.com Casino size: 67,000 sq. ft.

Miccosukee Resort (292 rooms) Slots: 1,700 Table Games:30 Bingo: 800 seats GM: Karen Whiting Seminole Tribe of Florida SEMINOLE CASINO BRIGHTON Hwy. 721 Brighton Indian Reservation 17735 Reservation Rd. Okeechobee, FL 34974-8908 Phone: 863-467-9998 Toll Free: 866-2-CASINO www.seminolebrightoncasino.com Casino size: 27,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 400 Table Games:6 Bingo: 480 seats GM: Marty Johns Seminole Tribe of Florida SEMINOLE CASINO COCONUT CREEK 5550 NW 40th.St. Coconut Creek, FL 33073-3815 Phone: 954-977-6700 Toll Free: 866-222-2466 www.seminolecoconutcreekcasino.com Casino size: 100,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 4,000 Table Games: 70 President: Larry Buck Seminole Tribe of Florida SEMINOLE CLASSIC CASINO 4150 North State Rd. 7 Hollywood, FL 33021 Phone: 954-961-3220 Toll Free: 866-222-7466 www.seminoleclassiccasino.com Casino size: 50,000 sq.ft.

Gaming Machines 1,000 Table Games:32 Bingo: Seats 298 GM: Edward Aguilar Seminole Tribe of Florida SEMINOLE CASINO HOTEL IMMOKALEE 506 S. First St. Immokalee, FL 34142 Phone: 941-657-1313 Toll Free: 800-218-0007 www.seminoleimmokaleecasino.c om Casino size: 75,600 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines 1,300 Table Games: 34 GM: Tony Alves

Seminole Tribe of Florida SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO—HOLLYWOOD

1 Seminole Way Hollywood, FL 33314 Phone: 954-327-7625 Toll Free: 800-937-0010 www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com Casino size: 140,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 3,100 Table Games: 200 President: Bo Guidry

Seminole Tribe of Florida SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO—TAMPA 5223 N. Orient Rd. Tampa, FL 33610-4139 Phone: 813-627-7625 Toll Free: 866-762-5463 www.seminolehardrocktampa.com Casino size: 245,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 4,000 Table Games: 121 President & GM: Steve Bonner

Nez Perce Tribe CLEARWATER RIVER CASINO 17500 Nez Perce Hwy. Lewiston, ID 83501-7947 Mailing: PO Box 365 Lewiston, ID 83501-7947 Phone: 208-746-0723 www.crcasino.com Casino size: 81,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 600 Bingo: 300 seats GM: Steve Griffiths

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Slots: 1,500 Bingo: 800 seats CEO: Laura Stensgar

Class II & III Shoshone-Bannock Tribe BANNOCK PEAK CASINO 1707 W. County Rd. Fort Hall, ID 83204 Phone: 208-237-8778 Toll Free: 800-497-4231 www.shobangaming.com Casino size: 2,700 sq. ft.

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Redding Rancheria WIN-RIVER RESORT & CASINO 2100 Redding Rancheria Rd. Redding, CA 96001-5530 Phone: 530-243-3377 Toll Free: 800-280-8946 www.winrivercasino.com Casino size: 80,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 700 Table Games: 10 Bingo: 300 seats GM: Gary Hayward

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BetConstruct is a global technology provider for the online and land-based gaming industry. The company’s knowledge and experience will surely help many potential U.S. operators succeed in their operations and avoid unforeseen hitches in running their business.

BetConstruct’s offerings include online and retail sportsbook, RNG and live casinos, esports, poker, skill games, fantasy sports, social gaming platform, sports data solutions, land-based solutions and more.

The sports betting offering is enhanced with two U.S.-facing products: Predictor, a game that allows players to predict the outcome of sporting events; and Sweepstakes, a contest-type game tied to the National Basketball Association, National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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Taking into consideration the needs and priorities of local operators and their players, BetConstruct has a special offer for the U.S. region. The company distinguishes three major profiles—tribes, casinos and lottery—and delivers comprehensive software packages with dedicated trading, risk management, dedicated support, landbased operation setup and marketing services. Custom packages and requests also are available.

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Nez Perce Tribe IT’SE YE-YE BINGO & CASINO 419 Third St. Kamiah, ID 83536-0253 Phone: 208-935-7860 Toll Free: 877-678-7423 www.crcasino.com Casino size: 5,868 sq. ft.

Slots: 103 GM: Steve Griffiths Kootenai Tribe KOOTENAI RIVER INN & CASINO 7169 Plaza St. Bonners Ferry, ID 83805-8598 Phone: 208-267-8511 Toll Free: 800-346-5668 www.kootenairiverinn.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 454 Bingo: 150 seats GM: Tom Turpin Shoshone Bannock Tribe SAGE HILL CASINO West Hwy. 91 Fort Hall, ID 83203 Phone: 208-237-4998 www.shobangaming.com/casinos/sage-hill-bannock-peak Slots: 104 Management: Colista Eagle

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes SHOSHONE-BANNOCK CASINO HOTEL 777 Bannock Trail Fort Hall, ID 83203 Phone: 208-237-8778 Toll Free: 800-497-4231 www.shobangaming.com Casino size: 20,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 900+ Bingo: 300 seats CEO: Pamela Gallegos

INDIANA Class I & II Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians FOUR WINDS SOUTH BEND CASINO

3000 Prairie Ave. South Bend, IN 46614 866-494-6371 www.fourwindscasino.com/southbend Casino Size: 140,000 sq. ft Slots: 1,425 GM: Scott Rice

IOWA Class II & III Omaha Tribe of Nebraska BLACKBIRD BEND CASINO 17214 210th St. Onawa, IA 51040 Phone: 712-423-9646 www.blackbirdbend.com Casino size: 6,800 sq. ft.

Slots: 335 COO: Brad Appleton Sac & Fox Tribe of Mississippi in Iowa MESKWAKI BINGO CASINO HOTEL 1504 305th St. Tama, IA 52339-9697 Phone: 641-484-2108 Toll Free: 800-728-4263 www.meskwaki.com Casino size: 127,669 sq. ft.

Meskwaki Hotel (408 rooms) Slots: 1,400 Table Games: 21 Bingo: 750 seats GM: Dirk Whitebreast Ponca Tribe of Nebraska PRAIRIE FLOWER CASINO 1031 Ave. H Carter Lake, IA 52339-9697 Phone: 888-946-6673 www.prairieflowercasino.com Casino size: 9,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 200 GM: Patrick Browne

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska WINNAVEGAS CASINO RESORT 1500 330th St. Sloan, IA 51055-8056 Phone: 712-428-9466 Toll Free: 800-468-9466 www.winnavegas.com Casino size: 45,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 850 Table Games: 10 Bingo: 400 seats GM: Mayan Beltran

Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas GOLDEN EAGLE CASINO 1121 Goldfinch Dr. Horton, KS 66439-9537 Phone: 785-486-6601 Toll Free: 888-464-5825 www.goldeneaglecasino.com Casino size: 45,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 600 Table Games: 9 Bingo: 300 seats GM: Chris Williams

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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation PRAIRIE BAND CASINO & RESORT 12305 150th Rd. Mayetta, KS 66509-8815 Phone: 785-966-7777 Toll Free: 888-727-4946 www.prairieband.com Casino size: 35,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,194 Table Games: 25 Bingo: 400 seats GM: William Marsh

Class II & III Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma 7th ST. CASINO 777 North 7th St. Trafficway Kansas City, KS 66101-3036 Phone: 913-371-3500 www.7th-st.casino.com Casino size: 20,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 583 GM: Kevin Lein Iowa Tribe of Kansas & Nebraskas CASINO WHITE CLOUD 777 Jackpot Drive White Cloud, KS 66094-4002 Phone: 785-595-3430 Toll Free: 877-652-6115 www.casinowhitecloud.org Casino size: 21,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 378 Table Games: 3 Bingo: 500 seats GM: Mike Frederic

Sac & Fox Nation of Mississippi SAC & FOX CASINO 1322 US Hwy. 75 Powhattan, KS 66527-9624 Phone: 785-467-8000 Toll Free: 800-990-2946 www.sacandfoxcasino.com Casino size: 106,000 sq. ft.

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Cuningham Group Architecture Leaders in Contemporary Native American Design

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uningham Group Architecture Inc. is an international design firm with more than 320 employees in eight offices worldwide.

Founded in 1968, Cuningham Group’s gaming and entertainment portfolio is extensive; it spans 28 years and includes hundreds of groundbreaking projects. From small, delicate spaces to complex, flashy enterprises, the firm constantly pushes the art of entertainment design throughout the U.S. and around the world.

Cuningham Group believes that “Every Building Tells a Story.” This philosophy is foundational to the firm’s client-centered, collaborative design approach. By emphasizing one-of-a-kind design solutions, Cuningham Group’s work uniquely reflects its clients’ visions and the character of each property and site. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the contemporary designs the firm creates for Native American clients.

Cuningham Group is pleased to align its own native-led design expertise with Full Circle Indigenous Planning LLC, the only Native Americanowned, research-based planning and visioning design firm of its kind in the country. Together, the two firms represent a comprehensive solution for Native American clients seeking to design and develop profitable facilities that balance their cultural, social and economic priorities.

The synergy between the two firms is on full display in the brand-new Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. Set to open in spring 2020, the design and integration of the casino into Tacoma’s urban infra-

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structure sets a groundbreaking precedent for the future of gaming. Situated four floors above the ground and spanning three sites and two city st.s, the casino reclaims lost space and circumvents a restrictive city grid. By breaking the rules of traditional gaming, Cuningham Group and Full Circle are once again redefining what the future of urban tribal entertainment facilities can be.

As Cuningham Group and Full Circle continue to strengthen their longterm working relationship, so too do they build on a shared goal of advancing the economic and cultural health of tribal communities through design and master planning.

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Class II & III Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana COUSHATTA CASINO RESORT 777 Coushatta Dr. Kinder, LA 70648 Phone: 337-738-1370 Toll Free: 800-58-GRAND www.coushattacasinoresort.com Casino size: 107,600 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,800 Table Games: 65 Bingo: 350 seats GM: Scott Sirois

Class II & III Bay Mills Indian Community BAY MILLS RESORT & CASINO 11386 W. Lakeshore Dr. Brimley, MI 49715-9308 Phone: 906-248-3715 Toll Free: 888-422-9645 www.baymillscasinos.com Casino size: 17,000 sq. ft.

Bay Mills Resort (218 rooms) Slots: 677 Table Games: 15 GM: Richard LeBlanc

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana CYPRESS BAYOU CASINO 832 Martin Luther King Rd. Charenton, LA 70523-0519 Mailing: PO Box 519 Charenton, LA 70523-0519 Phone: 337-923-7284 Toll Free: 800-284-4386 www.cypressbayou.com Casino size: 232,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,000 Table Games: 36 CEO & GM: Michael Howard

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi FIREKEEPERS CASINO HOTEL 11177 East Michigan Ave. Battle Creek, MI 49014 Phone: 269-962-0000 Toll Free: 877-FKC-8777 www.firekeeperscasino.com Casino size: 107,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,700 Table Games: 70 Bingo: 250 seats CEO: Kathy George

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians JENA CHOCTAW PINES CASINO 149 Chahta Trail Dry Prong, LA 71423 Phone: 318-648-7773 Toll Free: 855-638-LUCK www.choctawpines.com Casino size: 46,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 702 Table Games: 5 GM: James Kikumoto

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians FOUR WINDS DOWAGIAC 587000 M-51 South Dowagiac, MI 49047 Phone: 866-494-6371 www.fourwindscasino.com/ dowagiac Casino size: 12,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 404 Table Games: 4 GM: Kenneth Antisdel

Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana PARAGON CASINO RESORT

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians FOUR WINDS HARTFORD 68600 Red Arrow Hwy. Hartford, MI 49057 Toll Free: 866-494-6371 www.fourwindscasino.com/hartford Casino size: 52,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 569 Table Games: 9 GM: Lori White

711 Paragon Place Marksville, LA 71351-6004 Phone: 318-253-1946 Toll Free: 800-946-1946 www.paragoncasinoresort.com Casino size: 72,120 sq. ft.

Paragon Casino Resort (615 rooms) Slots: 1,230 Table Games: 48 GM: Jody Madigan

MASSACHUSETTS Class II Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe FIRST LIGHT RESORT & CASINO Route 24 and Route 140 Taunton, MA 02780 Phone: 401-749-0804 www.firstlightresort.com Casino size: 200,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,900 (Currently under construction)

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Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians FOUR WINDS NEW BUFFALO 11111 Wilson Rd. New Buffalo, MI 49117 Toll Free: 866-494-6371 www.fourwindscasino.com Casino size: 130,000 sq. ft.

Four Winds Resort (165 rooms) Slots: 2,600 Table Games: 49 COO: Frank Freedman Gun Lake Band of Potawatomi Indians GUN LAKE CASINO 1123–129th Ave. Wayland, MI 49348 Phone: 269-792-7777 www.gunlakecasino.com Casino size: 106,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,000 Table Games: 57 President & COO: Salvatore Semola

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Hannahville Tribe of Potawatomi Indians ISLAND RESORT & CASINO W399 Hwy. 2 & 41 Harris, MI 49845-0351 Mailing: PO Box 351 Harris, MI 49845-0351 Phone: 906-466-2941 Toll Free: 800-682-6040 www.islandresortandcasino.com Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,141 Table Games: 13 Bingo: 264 seats GM: Tony Mancilla Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians KEWADIN CASINO—CHRISTMAS N. 7761 Candy Cane Lane Christmas, MI 49862-8946 Phone: 906-387-5475 Toll Free: 800-539-2346 www.kewadinchristmas.com Casino size: 8,416 sq. ft.

Slots: 250 Table Games: 5 CM: Karen Heyrman

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians KEWADIN CASINO—HESSEL

33995 Three Mile Rd. Hessel, MI 49745 Mailing: PO Box 189 Hessel, MI 49745-0789 Phone: 906-484-2903 Toll Free: 800-539-2346 www.kewadin.com/hessel Casino size: 3,800 sq. ft.

Slots: 130 CM: Tel Fox Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians KEWADIN CASINO—MANISTIQUE 5630 West US Hwy 2 Manistique, MI 49854-9738 Phone: 906-341-5510 Toll Free: 800-539-2346 www.kewadin.com/manistique Casino size: 9,900 sq. ft.

Slots: 260 Table Games: 6 CM: Lisa Fisher

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians KEWADIN CASINO—SAULT STE. MARIE 2186 Shunk Rd. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783-9398 Phone: 906-632-0530 Toll Free: 800-539-2346 www.kewadinsault.com Casino size: 39,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 800 Bingo: 200 seats CEO: Ron Olson Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians KEWADIN — ST. IGNACE 3015 Mackinac Trail St. Ignace. MI 49781-9758 Phone: 906-643-7071 Toll Free: 800-539-2346 www.kewadin.com/st.ignace Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 700 Table Games: 15 GM: Steve Sprecker

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Empire Technological Group Innovative Table Games Technology

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as Vegas-based Empire Technological Group (ETG) was founded in 2012, and quickly established a reputation for its engineering capacity to innovate table game technology directly on the casino floor.

Since then, ETG has expanded its marketable products with a portfolio of relevant and compelling live table games that can immediately refresh the table game pits.

In early 2019, ETG entered into an agreement with Paradise Entertainment Group for the direct sales of their unique slot machines, technology and services.

To find out more, visit etgltd.com or email sales@etgltd.com.

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Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians LEELANAU SANDS CASINO & LODGE 2521 NW Bayshore Dr. Peshawbestown, MI 49682-9366 Phone: 231-534-8100 Toll Free: 800-922-2WIN www.leelanausandscasino.com Casino size: 25,980 sq. ft.

Slots: 330 Table Games: 8 Bingo: 200 seats GM: Jesse Ward Little River Band of Ottawa Indians LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT 2700 Orchard Hwy. Manistee, MI 49660-9752 Phone: 231-723-1535 Toll Free: 888-568-2244 www.lrcr.com Casino size: 44,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,350 Table Games:22 GM: Andrew Gentile

Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians ODAWA CASINO MACKINAW 1080 South Nicolet St. Mackinaw City, MI 49701-9215 Phone: 231-439-6100 www.odawacasino.com Casino size: 5,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 120 GM: Eric McLester Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians ODAWA CASINO RESORT 1760 Lears Rd. Petoskey, MI 49770-9215 Phone: 231-439-6100 Toll Free: 877-442-6464 www.odawacasino.com Casino size: 33,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,100 GM: Eric McLester

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community OJIBWA CASINO—BARAGA 16449 Michigan Ave. Baraga, MI 49908-9664 Phone: 906-353-6333 Toll Free: 800-323-8045 www.ojibwacasino.com Casino size: 17,000 sq. ft.

Ojibwa Hotel (92 rooms) Slots: 340 Table Games:8 GM: Don Wren Keweenaw Bay Indian Community OJIBWA CASINO—MARQUETTE 200 Zhooniyaa MiiKana Trail Marquette, MI 49855-2000 Phone: 906-249-4200 Toll Free: 888-560-9905 www.ojibwacasino.com Casino size: 13,500 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 300 GM: Don Wren Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe SAGANING EAGLES LANDING CASINO

2690 Worth Rd. Standish, MI 48658 Toll Free: 888-732-4537 www.saganing-eagleslanding.com Casino size: 39,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 890 GM: Bob Van Wert

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe SOARING EAGLE CASINO & RESORT 6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd.

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858-8432 Phone: 989-775-7777 Toll Free: 888-732-4537 www.soaringeaglecasino.com Casino size: 210,000 sq. ft.

Soaring Eagle Resort (516 rooms) Slots: 3000+ Table Games: 55 Bingo: 500 seats CEO: Raymond Brenny Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe SOARING EAGLE SLOT PALACE 7566 Ogemaw Dr. Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Phone: 989-775-7777 Toll Free: 888-732-4537 www.soaringeaglecasino.com Slots: 580 CEO: Raymond Brenny Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians TURTLE CREEK CASINO & HOTEL 7741 M-72 East Williamsburg, MI 49690-9395 Phone: 231-534-0000 Toll Free: 800-922-2WIN www.turtlecreekcasino.com Casino size: 74,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,112 Table Games: 24 CEO: Michael Schrader

MINNESOTA Class II & III Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa BLACK BEAR CASINO & HOTEL 1785 Hwy. 210 Carlton, MN 55718-8161 Phone: 218-878-2327 Toll Free: 888-771-0777 www.blackbearcasinoresort.com Casino size: 88,000 sq. ft.

Black Bear Hotel (250 rooms) Slots: 1,800 Table Games: 20 Bingo: 550 seats GM: Dan LaPairie Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe CEDAR LAKES CASINO HOTEL 6268 Upper Cass Frontage Rd. NW Cass Lake, MN 56633-3058 Phone: 844-554-2646 www.cedarlakescasino.com Slots: 550 Table Games: 4 GM: Richard Jones Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa FOND-DU-LUTH CASINO 129 E. Superior St. Duluth, MN 55802-2127 Phone: 218-722-0280 Toll Free: 800-873-0280 www.fondduluthcasino.com Casino size: 20,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 690 Table Games: 4 GM: Maurice Ojibway

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Everi Elevating the Guest Journey

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veri is excited to demonstrate the extended breadth of its standard and premium games portfolio and innovative gaming cabinets, as well as its lineup of powerful financial technology and loyalty solutions, at NIGA 2020.

The company will showcase its latest persistent games Fortune Garden Pearl and Fortune Garden Gold on the new Empire Flex video cabinet, plus Cash Machine Jackpots and Gold Standard Jackpots on the Skyline Revolve mechanical cabinet, expanding its popular “win what you see” product line.

Presented on the fully featured banked product Empire Arena will be Dragon Kingdom, featuring two base games with wilds that accumulate to trigger the Dragon Wheel, awarding bonuses, progressives and credit prizes. TournEvent Winner’s Circle, which brings the excitement of TournEvent to the Empire MPX cabinet along with the new out-ofrevenue theme Star Struck, also will be displayed.

Operators will have the opportunity to journey through Everi’s “digital neighborhood” of products, which connect guest loyalty, cash access experiences and casino solutions, to understand how this community of

products can better serve them and their guests. This integration of products enables operators to coordinate all guest interactions throughout their casino visit—from loyalty enrollment to cash-out.

Everi also will have on hand several of its payments solutions, designed to maximize funds to the floor with an eye toward responsible gaming, along with casino solutions that reduce cash exposure and improve the guest experience while providing the tools operators need to comply with regulatory demands.

Learn how to transform and elevate the guest’s journey at Booth 1025.

For more information, visit www.everi.com.

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Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa NORTHERN WATERS CASINO RESORT 5384 Hwy. 45 N Watersmeet, MI 49969-0129 Phone: 906-358-4226 Toll Free: 800-583-4785 www.northernwaterscasino.com Casino size: 25,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 508 Table Games: 4 GM: John Neumann

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Bay Mills Indian Community KINGS CLUB CASINO 12140 W. Lakeshore Dr. Brimley, MI 49715-9319 Phone: 906-248-3715 Toll Free: 888-422-9645 www.baymillscasinos.com/casino /kings-club Casino size: 7,400 sq. ft.

Slots: 242 GM: Richard Leblanc

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Bois Forte Band of Chippewa FORTUNE BAY RESORT CASINO 1430 Bois Forte Rd. Tower, MN 55790-8111 Phone: 218-753-6400 Toll Free: 800-992-PLAY www.fortunebay.com Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 810 Table Games: 12 CEO: Richard Anderson

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe GRAND CASINO HINCKLEY

777 Lady Luck Dr. Hwy. 48 Hinckley, MN 55037 Phone: 320-384-7777 Toll Free: 800-472-6321 www.grandcasinosmn.com Casino size: 68,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,175 Table Games: 38 Bingo: 330 seats GM: Steven Drewes

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe GRAND CASINO MILLE LACS 777 Grand Ave. Onamia, MN 56359-4500 Phone: 320-532-7777 Toll Free: 800-626-LUCK www.grandcasinosmn.com Casino size: 68,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,612 Table Games: 24 Bingo: 288 seats GM: Tracy Sam

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Gaming Arts End-to-End Gaming Technology

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aming Arts LLC is a privately owned end-to-end gaming technology provider of electronic gaming machines, bingo, keno and interactive casino promotional systems.

Long known as the world leader in bingo and keno games and technologies, Gaming Arts is expanding its focus to reinvent the casino floor, with an extensive library of groundbreaking video reel slot games. Its tireless commitment to innovation, performance and “Fun for the Gambler” mentality is the driving force behind Gaming Arts’ unrivaled creativity, resulting in the fastest and largest-scale slot launch by a newcomer in the history of gaming—worldwide.

In the EGM space, Gaming Arts’ robust suite of slot games is far from mundane. Its inaugural collection of video reels, including the Pop’N Pays and Da Fa Ba series, is approaching 400 placements, and its next entrants, Dice Seeker and Casino Wizard, will launch by March 2020 in many jurisdictions nationwide.

Unveiled at G2E 2019, eight new slot families offering 19 different titles and the world’s first patent-pending persistent wheel games, featuring the new Phocus Wheel Topper, will become available for operators to place on their floors beginning in the second quarter.

Gaming Arts’ investment in the game development and design space is a testament to its commitment to providing an exceptional library of innovative slots for tribal and commercial customers that players love and that help increase an operator’s bottom line.

On the bingo and keno side, the company boasts an incredible portfolio of games with fully customizable pay tables designed to support life-changing jackpots by assuming all of the risks and responsibilities associated with jackpot payouts.

For bingo operations, Gaming Arts has developed an enormous suite of bingo SuperGames, including Bingo Millions. These games, coupled with technological advances such as the proprietary Super Win Bingo computerized game system, are changing the future of bingo.

For keno operations, the company is the leader in the design and production of keno games and technology, including the industry-leading Optima Keno System, installed across the U.S. and Asia, and KenoCloud.com, which gives players online, on-the-go access to view keno game results at their leisure.

Gaming Arts holds gaming licenses in nearly 120 jurisdictions, including North America, Latin America, the Pacific Rim and South Africa. For more information, visit GamingArts.com or call 702-818-8943.

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Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa GRAND PORTAGE LODGE & CASINO 70 Casino Dr. Grand Portage, MN 55605-0233 Phone: 218-475-2401 Toll Free: 800-543-1384 www.grandportage.com Casino size: 15,268 sq. ft.

Grand Portage Lodge (100 rooms) Slots: 440 GM: Brian Sherburne Lower Sioux Indian Community JACKPOT JUNCTION CASINO HOTEL 39375 County Hwy. 24 Morton, MN 56270 Phone: 507-644-8000 Toll Free: 800-946-2274 www.jackpotjunction.com Casino size: 46,520 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,200 Table Games: 24 Bingo: 224 seats Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux LITTLE SIX CASINO 2354 Sioux Trail Northwest Prior Lake, MN 55372-9004 Phone: 952-445-6000 Toll Free: 800-LITTLE6 www.littlesixcasino.com Casino size: 25,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 770 Table Games: 8 President & CEO: Angela Heikes Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux MYSTIC LAKE CASINO HOTEL 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd.

Prior Lake, MN 55372-9004 Phone: 952-445-9000 Toll Free: 800-262-7799 www.mysticlake.com Casino size: 150,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 4,000 Table Games: 100 Bingo: 520 seats President & CEO: Angela Heikes Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe NORTHERN LIGHTS CASINO HOTEL 6800 Y Frontage Rd. NW Walker, MN 56484 Phone: 218-547-2744 Toll Free: 800-252-PLAY www.northernlightscasino.com Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.

Hotel (105 rooms) Slots: 850 Table Games: 16 GM: Robert Bedreau White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians PINEHURST RESORT 27345 County Rd. 4 Naytahwaush, MN 56566 Phone: 218-935-5745 www.pinehurst.com Casino size: 1,440 sq. ft.

Slots: 13 Bingo: 340 seats GMs: Greg LaVoy

Upper Sioux Tribe PRAIRIES EDGE CASINO RESORT 5616 Prairies Edge Ln. Granite Falls, MN 56241-0096 Phone: 320-564-2121 Toll Free: 866-293-2121 www.prairiesedgecasino.com Casino size: 52,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,000 Table Games: 8 GM: Barry Joannides Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians SEVEN CLANS CASINO RED LAKE 10200 Hwy. 89 Red Lake, MN 56671 Phone: 218-679-2500 Toll Free: 888-679-2501 www.sevenclanscasino.com/ redlake Slots: 305 GM: Roxanne Brun Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians SEVEN CLANS CASINO THIEF RIVER FALLS 20595 Center St. E Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Phone: 218-681-4062 Toll Free: 800-881-0712 www.sevenclanscasino.com Casino size: 19,222 sq. ft.

Slots: 638 Table Games: 4 GM: Cindy Hoglo Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians SEVEN CLANS CASINO WARRD.

34966 605th Ave Warrd., MN 56763-9022 Phone: 218-386-3381 Toll Free: 800-815-8293 www.sevenclanscasino.com Slots: 600 Table Games: 4 GM: Tammy Cloud White Earth of Chippewa Indians SHOOTING STAR CASINO BAGLEY 13325 340th St. Bagley, MN 56621 Toll Free: 800-453-7827 www.starcasino.com/bagley-home Casino size: 21,227 sq. ft.

Slots: 170 GM: William Marsh White Earth of Chippewa Indians SHOOTING STAR CASINO HOTEL 777 SE Casino Rd. Mahnomen, MN 56557 Phone: 218-935-2711 Toll Free: 800-453-7827 www.starcasino.com Casino size: 72,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 996 Table Games: 23 Bingo: 365 seats GM: William Marsh

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Prairie Island Indian Community TREASURE ISLAND RESORT & CASINO 5734 Sturgeon Lake Rd. Welch, MN 55089 Phone: 651-388-6300 Toll Free: 800-222-7077 www.ticasino.com Casino size: 150,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,200 Table Games: 44 Bingo: 550 seats GM: Mike Heavner

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians GOLDEN MOON HOTEL & CASINO 13541 Hwy. 16 West Philadelphia, MS 39350 Phone: 601-650-1234 Toll Free: 866-447-3275 www.pearlriverresort.com/our-resort/silver-star-en.html Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,146 Table Games: 25 Poker Tables: 14 President & CEO: William Johnson

Leech Lake Band of Ojiwbe WHITE OAK CASINO 45830 US Hwy. 2 Deer River, MN 56636 Phone: 218-246-9600 Toll Free: 800-653-2412 www.whiteoakcasino.com Casino size: 15,480 sq. ft.

Slots: 350 Table Games: 4 GM: Derek Jackson

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians SILVER STAR HOTEL & CASINO 13541 Hwy. 16 West Choctaw, MS 39350 Phone: 601-650-1234 Toll Free: 866-44-PEARL www.pearlriverresort.com Casino size: 90,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,281 Table Games: 44 President & CEO: William Johnson

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Class II & III Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians BOK HOMA CASINO 1 Choctaw Rd. Heidelberg, Mississippi 39439 Phone: 601-656-5251 Toll Free: 866-447-3275 www.bokhomacasino.com Casino size: 27,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 773 Table Games: 10 President & CEO: William Johnson

Class II & III Northern Cheyenne Tribe CHARGING HORSE CASINO & BINGO: Hwy. 212 Lame Deer, MT 59043-1259 Phone: 406-477-8188 Casino size: 19,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 127 Bingo: 500 seats GM: Curtis Elkshoulder

Fort Belknap Indian Community FORT BELKNAP CASINO 104 Assiniboine Ave. Harlem, MT 59526 Phone: 406-353-2205 www.fortbelknapcasino.com Slots: 165 GM: Robert Williams Blackfeet Tribe, Siyeh Development Corporation GLACIER PEAKS HOTEL & CASINO

Hwy. 2 and Hwy. 89 Browning, MT 59417-1450 Phone: 406-338-2274 Toll Free: 877-238-9946 www.glacierpeakscasino.com Casino Size: 33,000 sq. ft Slots: 300 Table Games:3 Bingo: 150 seats CEO & GM: Dennis Fitzpatrick Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes GRAY WOLF PEAK CASINO 20819 Hwy. 93 North Missoula, MT 59808 Phone: 406-726-3778 www.graywolfpeakcasino.com Casino Size: 10,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 309 CEO: Bryon Miller

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes KWATAQNUK RESORT & CASINO 49708 US Hwy. 93 East Polson, MT 59860 Phone: 406-883-3636 Toll Free: 800-882-6363 www.kwataqnuk.com Casino size: 10,650 sq. ft.

Slots: 227 GM: Debbie Louie-McGee Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation NORTHERN WINZ HOTEL & CASINO 11275 US Hwy. 87 Box Elder, MT 59521 Phone: 406-395-5420 Toll Free: 866-910-9469 www.facebook.com/NorthernWinzHotelCasino Casino size: 20,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 198 Bingo: 100 seats GM: Raymond Parker Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation SILVER WOLF CASINO 300 Hwy. 25 East Wolf Point, MT 59201 Phone: 406-653-3476 www.facebook.com/SilverWolfCasino Casino size: 12,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 108 Bingo: 200 seats GM: Gary Clark

NEBRASKA Class II Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska IRON HORSE BAR & CASINO 1106 S. Main St. Emerson, NE 68733-3654 Phone: 402-695-0180 www.winnebagocasinos.com Casino size: 2,000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 89 CEO: Brian Chamberlain Omaha Tribe of Nebraska LUCKY 77 CASINO 200 Main St. Walthill, NE 68067 Phone: 402-846-5545 Casino size: 280 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 64 GM: Norman Grant Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska NATIVE STAR CASINO 1500 Industrial Pkwy.

Winnebago, NE 68071 Phone: 402-878-2901 www.nativestarcasinowinnebago.com Casino size: 600 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 85 GM: Sandra Oliveres Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska OHIYA CASINO 52946 Hwy. 12, Suite #2 Niobrara, NE 68760 Phone: 402-857-3860 www.ohiyacasino.com Casino size: 35,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 408 Bingo: 100 seats GM: Thelma Thomas

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Gaming Laboratories International Illuminating A Path to Greatness

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or more than 30 years, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has provided the tribal gaming industry with the world’s most reliable and cost-effective independent testing, certification and professional services.

GLI is a longtime advocate of tribal gaming, and is a proud associate member of the National Indian Gaming Association, as well as numerous other tribal organizations.

GLI’s mission is to help illuminate a path to greatness for tribal regulators, suppliers and operators with the highest-quality customer service and products. With more than 1,400 employees in 24 locations on six continents, GLI offers tribes an array of services and professional expertise unmatched in the industry.

Tribal operators, suppliers and regulators also benefit from GLI’s unsurpassed global sports wagering experience, consultancy and thought leadership. One such example is GLI-33 Event Wagering Systems, the world’s first sports wagering technical standard, which establishes a set of base technical standards accepted around the world. GLI-33 already has been adopted “out of the box” by various tribal jurisdictions, including the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Cherokee Tribal Gaming Commission.

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GLI tests and certifies an incredible range of gaming devices and systems for virtually every jurisdiction in the world. GLI’s commitment to quality, accuracy, consistency and reliability means games and systems are tested right the first time. Tribal operators and regulators can thus rest assured that products with the Gaming Labs Certified mark of excellence have been tested to the world’s toughest certification standards.

GLI offers tribes a wide range of professional services, including software QA and testing; core systems modernization; field inspections; responsible gaming consultancy; gaming-floor, bingo, accounting and kiosk auditing, testing and inspection; and governance, risk and compliance consulting.

Tribes also benefit from the illuminating wisdom and teaching offered by GLI University, the industry’s most respected global educational and training resource for constant learning and constant change.

Additionally, GLI offers tribes a comprehensive suite of leading-edge cybersecurity consultancy and services, to ensure that valuable tribal assets are protected 24/7. And tribes also rely on Kobetron’s industry-standard verification and casino management tools like IRIS Online and IRIS Enterprise to ensure floor-wide compliance and maximize profitability.

For more information, visit gaminglabs.com.

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NEVADA Class II & III Fort Mojave Indian Tribe AVI RESORT & CASINO 10000 Aha Macav Pkwy.

Laughlin, NV 89029 Mailing: PO Box 77011 Laughlin, NV 89028-7011 Phone: 702-535-5555 Toll Free: 800-430-0721 www.avicasino.com Casino size: 65,000 sq. ft.

Avi Resort (455 rooms) Slots: 892 Table Games: 18 Bingo: 200 seats GM: Peter Savage Moapa Band of Paiute MOAPA TRIBAL CASINO I-15, Exit 75 Valley of Fire Moapa, NV 89025-0340 Phone: 702-864-2601 www.moapatravelplaza.com Casino size: 2,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 80 GM: Shirley Anderson Moapa Band of Paiute MOAPA TRIBAL STORE 1 Lincoln St. Moapa, Nevada 89025 Phone: 702-865-2787 Slots: 6 GM: Shana Tom Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California WA SHE SHU CASINO 1003 U.S. Hwy. 395 N Gardnerville, NV 89410 Phone: 702-865-2787 www.washeshucasino.com Casino Size: 4,600 sq. ft.

Slots: 130 GM: Amy Wasilewski

NEW MEXICO Class II & III Jicarilla Apache Nation APACHE NUGGET CASINO US Hwy. 550 & US Hwy. 537 Cuba, NM 87013 Phone: 505-289-2486 ww.apachenugget.com Casino size: 5,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 110 Table Games: 4 GM: Baltazar Madrid

Pueblo of Pojoaque BUFFALO THUNDER RESORT AND CASINO

30 Buffalo Thunder Trail Santa Fe, NM 87506 Phone: 505-455-5555 www.hiltonbuffalothunder.com Casino size: 61,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,012 Table Games: 10 GM: Robert Swenson Mescalero Apache Tribe CASINO APACHE TRAVEL CENTER 225845 US Hwy. 70 Mescalero, NM 88340 Phone: 575-464-7059 Toll Free: 800-545-9011 www.casinoapachetravelcenter.com Casino size: 34,700 sq. ft.

Slots: 444 Table Games: 7 COO: Frizzell Frizzell, Jr. Pueblo of Laguna CASINO EXPRESS 14500 Central Ave SW I-40, Exit 108 Albuquerque, NM 87121 Phone: 505-352-7835 www.rt66casino.com Slots: 121 GM: Don Billbrough Pueblo of Pojoaque CITIES OF GOLD CASINO 10-B Cities of Gold Rd. Sante Fe, NM 87506-0938 Phone: 505-455-3313 Toll Free: 800-455-3313 www.citiesofgold.com Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.

Cities of Gold Hotel (208 rooms) Slots: 487 Bingo: 300 seats GM: Idak Fierro Pueblo of Laguna DANCING EAGLE CASINO I-40, Exit 108, 166 Casa Blanca Rd. Albuquerque, NM 87121 Mailing: PO Box 550 Casa Blanca, NM 87007-0520 Phone: 505-552-7777 Toll Free: 877-440-9969 www.dancingeaglecasino.com Casino size: 25,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 498 GM: Don Billbrough

Navajo Nation FIRE ROCK NAVAJO CASINO 249 Route 118 East Church Rock, NM 87311 Mailing: PO Box 1800 Church Rock, NM 87311 Phone: 505-905-7100 Toll Free: 866-941-2444 www.firerocknavajocasino.com Casino size 64,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 898 Table Games: 8 Bingo: 400 seats GM: Gloria West Navajo Nation FLOWING WATER NAVAJO CASINO 2710 US Hwy. 64 Waterflow, NM 87421 Phone: 505-368-2300 www.flowingwaternavajocasino.com Casino size: 11,000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 130 GM: Patrick Browne Mescalero Apache Tribe INN OF THE MOUNTAIN GODS RESORT & CASINO 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd. Route 4, Mescalero, NM 883409759 Phone: 575-464-7059 Toll Free: 800-545-9011 www.innofthemountaingods.com Inn of the Mountain Gods (273 rooms) Casino size: 38,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 723 Table Games:20 GM & COO: Frizzell Frizzell, Jr. Pueblo of Isleta ISLETA PALACE WEST 2 State Rd. 45 Southwest Albuquerque, NM 87105 Phone: 505-869-4102 www.isleta.com/palacewest Slots: 261 Interim GM: Antoinette Wade Pueblo of Isleta ISLETA RESORT & CASINO 11000 Brd.way Southeast Albuquerque, NM 87105 Phone: 505-724-3800 Toll Free: 877-747-5382 www.isleta.com Casino size: 100,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,732 Table Games: 25 Bingo: 2,500 seats CEO: Harold Baugus Navajo Nation NORTHERN EDGE CASINO Route N36 & State Hwy. 371 Upper Fruitland, NM 87401 Phone: 505-436-2281 Toll Free: 877-241-7777 www.northernedgencasino.com Casino size: 86,000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 750 Table Games: 16 Interim GM: Michele Landavazo

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Pueblo of San Felipe BLACK MESA CASINO 25 Hagen Rd. San Felipe Pueblo, NM 87001 Phone: 505-867-6700 Toll Free: 1-833-867-6700 www.blackmesacasino.com Casino size: 22,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 680 Table Games:7 GM: Steven Penhall

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Rosebud Sioux Tribe ROSEBUD CASINO 30421 US Hwy. 83 Valentine, NE 69201 Phone: 605-378-3800 Toll Free: 800-786-7673 www.rosebudcasino.com Casino size: 10,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 250 Table Games: 5 Bingo: 300 seats GM: Robert Mudd

HBG Design Collaborators. Storytellers. Experience Curators.

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BG Design has been pioneering the creation of imaginative and transformative guest experiences for more than 40 years. As a top 5 hospitality and entertainment design firm in the U.S., its team of 120 architects, interior designers and building professionals in Memphis, Tennessee and San Diego, California share a passion for making stories come to life by shaping physical space and connecting people to place.

HBG Design delivers distinctive, transformative experiences through esteemed projects spanning the country.

Clients include more than 45 Indian gaming enterprises, and commercial hospitality and entertainment giants such as Caesars Entertainment, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Hyatt Hotels and Hilton Hotels.

HBG Design’s experience-driven design is well represented in several recent project openings. The $226 million, 500,000-square-foot expansion of Sycuan Casino Resort in El Cajon, California features a 300-room hotel tower, casino and food and beverage expansion, which have created an array of revenue-generating opportunities for Sycuan and fulfilled a need for more distinct, cross-generational and upscale guest experiences.

The new Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Resort in Glendale, Arizona is the latest HBG Design project to open. Offering guests a multi-sensory experience rooted in the inspiration of the dynamic desert landscape, the 1.2 million-square-foot facility opened in February. The 75,000-square-foot casino floor is designed with dozens of illuminated overhead fins that dazzle with sparkling colors whenever a jackpot is hit. Among the amenities are five uniquely designed restaurants and two eye-catching feature bars—the Edge Bar and the two-story Rock Bar. HBG Design: Collaborators. Storytellers. Experience Curators. For more information, visit hbg.design.

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Pueblo of San Juan OH KAY CASINO RESORT HOTEL 68 New Mexico 291 Ohkay Owingeh, NM 87566 Phone: 505-747-1668 Toll Free: 877-747-1668 www.ohkay.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 575 Table Games: 5 GM: Peter Trujillo

Pueblo of Santa Ana SANTA ANA STAR CASINO 54 Jemez Canyon Dam Rd. Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004 Phone: 505-867-0000 www.santaanastar.com Casino size: 524,423 sq. ft.

Lodging: 204 rooms Slots: 1,600 Table Games: 20 GM: John Cirrincione

Taos Pueblo TAOS MOUNTAIN CASINO 700 Veterans Hwy. Taos, NM 87571-0777 Phone: 575-737-0777 Toll Free: 888-WIN-TAOS www.taosmountaincasino.com Casino size: 10,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 200 Table Games: 4 GM: Jennifer Welty

Pueblo of Laguna ROUTE 66 CASINO 14500 Central Ave. SW Albuquerque, NM 87121 Phone: 505-352-7866 Toll Free: 866-352-7866 www.rt66casino.com Casino Size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Lodging 154 rooms Slots: 1,300 Table Games: 26 Bingo: 500 seats GM: Tim Perkins

Santa Clara Pueblo SANTA CLARAN HOTEL CASINO 460 N. Riverside Dr. Espanola, NM 87532-3470 Phone: 505-747-0059 Toll Free: 866-BIG-ROCK www.santaclaran.com Casino size: 36,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 680 Table Games: 5 CEO: Elijah Baca

Pueblo of Tesuque TESUQUE CASINO 7 Tesuque Rd. Sante Fe, NM 87506 Phone: 505-984-8414 Toll Free: 800-462-2635 www.tesuquecasino.com Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 800 Table Games: 10 GM: Richard Williams

Pueblo of Acoma SKY CITY CASINO HOTEL I-140 Exit 102 Acoma, NM 87034-0310 Phone: 505-552-6017 Toll Free: 888-759-2489 www.skycity.com Casino size: 64,000 sq. ft.

Sky City Hotel (133 rooms) Slots: 655 Table Games: 10 Bingo: 500 seats GM: David Baumgartner

Jicarilla Apache Nation WILDHORSE CASINO & HOTEL 13603 US Hwy. 64 Dulce, NM 87529 Phone: 505-759-3663 www.wildhorse-casino.new-mexicohotels.com/en/ Casino size: 4,436 sq. ft.

Hotel (42 rooms) Slots: 160 GM: Baltazar Madrid

Pueblo of Sandia SANDIA RESORT & CASINO 30 Rainbow Rd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87113-2156 Phone: 505-796-7500 Toll Free: 800-526-9366 www.sandiacasino.com Casino size: 140,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,774 Table Games: 29 Bingo: 450 seats GM: Lynn Baxter

NEW YORK Class II & III St. Regis Mohawk Nation AKWESASNE MOHAWK CASINO 873 State Route 37 Hogansburg, NY 13655-0670 Phone: 518-358-2222 Toll Free: 888-622-1155 www.mohawkcasino.com Casino Size: 52,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,600 Table Games: 31 Bingo: 450 seats GM: Todd Papineau Oneida Indian Nation of New York Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma LAKESIDE ENTERTAINMENT 271 Cayuga St. Union Springs, NY 13160 Phone: 315-889-5416 Slots: 86 GM: Shellie O’Connor Oneida Indian Nation POINT PLACE CASINO Route 31 Bridgeport, NY 13030 www.pointplacecasino.com Casino Size: 65,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 571 Table Games: 20 GM: Jerry Marrello

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The Innovation Group From Vision to Fruition

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he Innovation Group is a continued Associate Member of the National Indian Gaming Association, and the premier provider of consulting and management services for the gaming, hospitality, leisure and entertainment industries.

For decades, The Innovation Group has worked with private and public clients in operations, development and banking, including more than 100 Native American Indian and First Nations tribes in more than 25 states and provinces throughout North America.

Among the company’s core services are feasibility studies, market assessments and economic and social impact studies of the highest quality. The Innovation Group also provides operational assessments, sports betting services, digital marketing, and customer survey and data analytics needs. The inventive staff of professionals is known to the company’s partner tribes and throughout the industry, not only for the accuracy of its market forecasts and timely response to client needs, but also for longstanding relationships with tribal nations.

The Innovation Group has been there since Day One in markets like Minnesota and California, where some of the

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earliest Native American projects were born. Today, the company proudly serves tribes from the Pacific to the Atlantic, in Canada and everywhere in between.

The Innovation Group looks forward to attending the 2020 National Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention and participating once again in the conference’s robust education program via the following sessions: • “AI and Predictive Analytics: What the Future Holds and How to Get Started.” Wednesday, March 25, 9 a.m.

– 9:50 a.m. Presenter: Brian Wyman, Ph.D., senior vice president, operations and data analytics, The Innovation Group • “Tribal Economic Development Corporations: Best Practices and Lessons Learned.” Wednesday, March 25, 4 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Moderator: Thomas Zitt, Ph.D., executive vice president, The Innovation Group For more information, visit theinnovationgroup.com.

Seneca Nation SENECA ALLEGANY CASINO & HOTEL

777 Seneca Allegany Blvd.

Salamanca, NY 14779-1331 Phone: 716-945-3200 Toll Free: 877-553-9500 www.senecaalleganycasino.com Casino size: 68,300 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,700 Table Games: 31 GM: Linda Hitchcock Seneca Nation SENECA BUFFALO CREEK CASINO 1 Fulton St. Buffalo, NY 14201 www.senecabuffalocreek casino.com Phone: 716-853-7576 Casino size: 67,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,100 Table Games: 30 GM: Patrick Bassney Seneca Nation SENECA GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT-IRVING 11099 Erie St. Irving, NY 14081-9566 Phone: 716-549-4389 Toll Free: 800-421-2464 www.senecagames.com/irving.html Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 600 Bingo: 650 seats GM: Steve Schindler Seneca Nation SENECA GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT-OIL SPRING 5374 West Shore Rd. Cuba, NY 14727 Phone: 716-780-8787 www.senecagames.com/oil-spring Casino size: 4,950 sq.ft.

Slots: 111 Interim GM: Jamie Pierce Seneca Nation SENECA GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT—SALAMANCA 768 Brd. St. Salamanca, NY 14779-1331 Mailing: PO Box 231 Salamanca, NY 14779-0231 Phone: 716-945-4080 Toll Free: 877-860-5130 www.senecagames.com/salamanca.html Casino size: 15,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 354 Poker 10 tables Bingo: 455 seats Interim GM: Jamie Pierce

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Seneca Nation SENECA NIAGARA RESORT & CASINO 310 Fourth St. Niagara Falls, NY 14303 Phone: 716-299-1100 Toll Free: 877-873-6322 www.senecaniagaracasino.com Casino size: 147,590 sq. ft.

Hotel (604 rooms) Slots: 4,500 Table Games: 121 GM: Patrick Basney Oneida Indian Nation TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO 5218 Patrick Rd. Verona, NY 13478-3012 Phone: 315-361-7711 Toll Free: 800-771-7711 www.turningstone.com Casino size: 125,000 sq. ft.

Turning Stone Resort (702 rooms) Slots: 1,800 Table Games: 80 Bingo: 1,400 seats CEO: Ray Halbritter Oneida Indian Nation of New York YELLOW BRICK RD. CASINO 800 Genesee St. Chittenango, NY 13037 Phone: 315-366-9400 www.ybrcasino.com Casino Size: 67,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 447 GM: Dan Jones

NORTH DAKOTA Class II & III Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation 4 BEARS CASINO & LODGE 202 Frontage Rd. New Town, ND 58763-9402 Phone: 701-627-4018 Toll Free: 800-294-5454 www.4bearscasino.com Casino size: 120,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 750 Table Games: 12 CEO: Scott Wilson Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate DAKOTA MAGIC CASINO & HOTEL

16849 102nd St. SE Hankinson, ND 58041-9780 Phone: 701-634-3000 Toll Free: 800-325-6825 www.dakotamagic.com Casino size: 95,175 sq. ft.

Dakota Magic Hotel (127 rooms) Slots: 720 Table Games: 12 GM: Michael Schraeder

Turtle Mounta in Band of Chippewa Indians GRAND TREASURE CASINO 4418 147th Ave. NW Trenton, ND 58553 Phone: 701-572-2690 Casino size: 5,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 400 GM: Ray Trottier Standing Rock Sioux Tribe PRAIRIE KNIGHTS CASINO & RESORT 7932 Hwy. 24 Fort Yates, ND 58538-9736 Phone: 701-854-7777 Toll Free: 800-425-8277 www.prairieknights.com Casino size: 46,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 727 Table Games: 7 GM: Everett Iron Eyes Jr. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa SKY DANCER CASINO & RESORT 3965 Sky Dancer Way North East Belcourt, ND 58316 Phone: 701-244-2400 Toll Free: 866-244-9467 www.skydancercasino.com Casino size: 37,000 sq. ft.

Sky Dancer Hotel (96 rooms) Slots: 700 Table Games: 8 Bingo: 500 seats GM: Randy Burnel

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians HARRAH’S CHEROKEE CASINO & HOTEL 777 Casino Dr. Cherokee, NC 28719-8735 Phone: 828-497-7777 Toll Free: 800-427-7247 www.caesars.com/harrahs-cherokee.com Cherokee Casino Hotel (1,108 rooms) Slots: 3,280 Table Games: 40 Poker Tables: 10 SVP & GM: Brooks Robinson Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians HARRAH’S CHEROKEE VALLEY RIVER CASINO & HOTEL 777 Casino Parkway Murphy, NC 28906-5212 Phone: 828-497-7777 www.caesars.com/harrahs-cherokee-valley-river Casino Size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,200 GM: Lumpy Lambert

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OKLAHOMA Class II & III Otoe Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma 7 CLANS CHILOCCO GASINO 12901 North Hwy. 77 Newkirk, OK 74647 Phone: 580-448-3210 www.sevenclans.com/chiloccogasino Slots: 303 GM: Laura Rosas Otoe Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma 7 CLANS FIRST COUNCIL CASINO HOTEL 12875 North Hwy. 77 Newkirk, OK 74647 Phone: 580-448-3015 Toll Free: 877-725-2670 www.sevenclans.com/first-councilcasino-hotel Lodging: 86 rooms Slots: 1,160 GM: Jim Grant

Otoe Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma 7 CLANS PARADISE CASINO 7500 Hwy. 177 Red Rock, OK 74651 Phone: 866-723-4005 www.sevenclans.com/paradisecasino Slots: 432 GM: Brian Gooden Otoe Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma 7 CLANS PERRY CASINO 511 Kaw St. Perry, OK 73077 Phone: 580-336-7260 www.sevenclans.com/perry-casino Casino size: 4,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 240 GM: Curtis Burgess Otoe Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma 7 CLANS RED ROCK GASINO 8401 Hwy. 177 Red Rock, OK 74651 Phone: 580-723-4005 www.sevenclans.com Slots: 95 Chickasaw Nation ADA GAMING CENTER 1500 N. Country Club Rd. Ada, OK 74820-1862 Phone: 580-436-3740 www.adagaming.com Casino size: 7,890 sq. ft.

Slots: 351 Table Games: 2 GM: Joshua Jennings

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NORTH CAROLINA Class II & III Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians CHEROKEE TRIBAL BINGO 19 Bingo: Loop Rd. Hwy. 19 North Cherokee, NC 28719 Phone: 828-497-4320 Bingo: 1,100 seats GM: Elizabeth Edwards

Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe SPIRIT LAKE CASINO & RESORT 7889 Hwy. 57 South St. Michael, ND 58370-9000 Phone: 701-766-4747 Toll Free: 800-946-8238 www.spiritlakecasino.com Casino size: 49,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 641 Table Games: 7 Bingo: 500 seats GM: Paul Matheny

Kambi Building Properties’ Potential through Sports Betting

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ith a range of partners including Penn National Gaming, Rush St. Interactive, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment and Seneca Gaming Corporation, Kambi is an independent provider of premium sports betting and technology services to licensed B2C gaming operators, offering unparalleled land-based, online and regulatory expertise to many of the world’s leading brands.

Kambi’s fully managed services encompass a brd. offering, from front-end user interface and odds-compiling to customer intelligence and risk management, built on and delivered through a sophisticated, in-house developed software platform.

An effectively deployed sportsbook can elevate the whole casino’s bottom line, helping to enhance returns across gaming and hospitality and future-proofing growth by attracting a new generation of player with higher LTVs. With a focus on creating true partnerships and working in close support with regulators, Kambi is the ideal partner to help tribes build on the potential of their properties through sports betting.

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The company’s delivery of services is built on the foundations of its assured approach to compliance and clear track record of regulatory expertise, which, combined with unparalleled deployment speed, has seen Kambi deliver a number of market firsts across the U.S. Kambi processed the first wagers in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, while also launching on the first day of the market opening in Iowa and Indiana.

Alongside its regulatory strength, Kambi’s flexible technology provides its partners with all the tools they need to differentiate and leverage the strength of their brand and customer database. Kambi’s suite of open APIs gives Kambi partners immense scope to innovate and develop an engaging front-end and bespoke sports betting experiences on top of its open platform.

Kambi’s team is made up of more than 850 sports fans across seven global locations, including a fast-growing Philadelphia office, which opened its doors in early 2019.

For more information, visit kambi.com.

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Chickasaw Nation THE ARTESIAN HOTEL CASINO

23 W. Vinita Sulphur, OK 73086 Phone: 580-622-8000 www.artesianhotel.com Casino size: 15,318 sq. ft.

Slots: 312 Table Games: 3 GM: Justin Williams Chickasaw Nation BLACK GOLD CASINO 288 Mulberry Lane Wilson, OK 73463 Phone: 580-668-4415 www.myblackgoldcasino.com Casino size: 3,744 sq. ft.

Slots: 289 GM: Johnny C. Wilson Sac & Fox Nation THE BLACK HAWK CASINO 42008 Westech Rd. Shawnee, OK 74804 Phone: 405-275-4700 www.theblackhawkcasino.com Casino size: 35,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 600 Table Games: 6 GM: Deanna Larney Chickasaw Nation BORDER CASINO 22953 Brown Springs Rd. Thackerville, OK 73459 Phone: 580-276-1727 www.mybordercasino.com Casino size: 22,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,300 GM: John DeMoss Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma BROKEN BOW TRAVEL PLAZA 1800 South Park Drive Broken Bow, OK 74728 Phone: 580-584-2516 www.choctawcasinos.com Slots: 40 GM: Amy Davis

Cherokee Nation CHEROKEE CASINO—SALLISAW 1621 W. Ruth St. Sallisaw, OK 74955 Phone: 918-776-1600 Toll Free: 800-256-2338 www.cherokeecasino.com/sallisaw Casino size: 27,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 255 GM: Chad McReynolds

Delaware Nation CASINO OKLAHOMA 220 East Cummins Rd. Hinton, OK 73047 Phone: 405-542-4200 www.casinooklahoma.com Slots: 663 GM: Doug Sweeney

Cherokee Nation CHEROKEE CASINO—SOUTH COFFEYVILLE

Muscogee Creek Nation CREEK NATION CASINO CHECOTAH 830 N. Brd.way Checotah, OK 74426-1103 www.creeknationcasinochecotah.com Phone: 918-473-5200 Casino size: 12,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 292 GM: JaChrista Lawless Cherokee Nation CHEROKEE CASINO—FORT GIBSON 103 N. Georgetown Rd. Fort Gibson, OK 74434 Phone: 918-207-3593 www.cherokeecasino.com/ fort-gibson Casino size: 27,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 480 GM: Rodney Fourkiller Cherokee Nation CHEROKEE CASINO—GROVE Hwy. 59 & East 250 Rd. Grove, OK 74061 Phone: 918-786-1300 www.cherokeecasino.com/grove Casino Size: 28,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 397 GM: Willie Whitekiller Cherokee Nation CHEROKEE CASINO—RAMONA 31501 Route 75 Ramona, OK 74061 Toll Free 918-535-3800 www.cherokeecasino.com/ramona Casino Size: 31,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 455 GM: Rusty Stamps Cherokee Nation CHEROKEE CASINO—ROLAND 109 Cherokee Blvd.

Roland, OK 74954-1000 Phone: 918-427-7491 www.cherokeecasino.com/roland Casino Size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Lodging 120 rooms Slots: 913 Table Games: 9 GM: Chad McReynolds

1506 N. Hwy. 169 South Coffeyville, OK 74072 Phone: 918-255-4221 www.cherokeecasino.com/southcoffeyville Casino size: 17,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 300 OM: Lerrell Blair Cherokee Nation CHEROKEE CASINO— TAHLEQUAH 16489 Hwy. 62 Tahlequah, OK 74464 Mailing: PO Box 179 Tahlequah, OK 74465 Phone: 918-207-3600 www.cherokeecasino.com/ tahlequah Slots: 500 GM: Rodney Fourkiller Cherokee Nation CHEROKEE CASINO—WEST SILOAM SPRINGS 2416 Hwy. 412 West Siloam Springs, OK 74338 Phone: 918-422-5100 Toll Free: 800-754-4111 www.cherokeecasino.com/westsiloam-springs Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,600 Table Games: 18 Poker: 8 tables GM: Tony Magey Cherokee Nation CHEROKEE CASINO—WILL ROGERS DOWNS 20900 S. 4200 Rd. Claremore, OK 74017-4295 Phone: 918-283-8800 www.cherokeecasino.com/willrogersdowns Casino size: 27,126 sq. ft.

Slots: 250 GM: Rusty Stamps Chickasaw Nation THACKERVILLE TRAVEL GAMING 22983 Brown Springs Rd. Thackerville, OK 73459 Phone: 580-276-4706 Casino size: 1,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 34 GM: John DeMoss

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Merkur Gaming Americas Creating Attraction in Action

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s proud Associate Members of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and as part of the worldfamous Gauselmann Group, Merkur Gaming Americas, based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, is the most recent manufacturer to enter the tribal government gaming sector.

Backed by a group with more than 63 years of gaming experience and excellence, Merkur Gaming Americas’ focus is on innovating and providing Class III games designed to bring attraction to gaming floors far and wide. Putting that attraction into action comes through an ever-growing games portfolio, dedicated to extra gaming entertainment through increased player interactivity, with bonus feature games and both static and linked progressive jackpots.

These Class III games have successfully completed their development cycle, and now are being presented at NIGA as 100 percent completed, “ready-for-sale” attractions for any gaming floor. One of the standout games is the unique Big Deal Wheel, a specialty innovation that includes some nowpatented concepts unique to Merkur Gaming Americas.

Another attraction is the spectacular Rapid Thunder presentation, a static, fixed-jackpot innovation that’s a real winner, from its base game right through to its highly engaging feature-phase search for the max-grand jackpot prize.

A front-running and highly successful gaming brand throughout Latin America, Merkur Gaming Americas now launches its reach into Indian Country after an intensive period of preparation and research, with games that have been created by the company’s dedicated game design facility, Sunshine Games, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. These game titles are proudly made in America, by Americans and for Americans, and are housed in superior-quality cabinets for maximum effect.

The Avantgarde slant-top cabinet has become a “musthave” across casinos in Latin America, now expanding with the arrival of the spectacular Avantgarde Max and Avantgarde Max Trio models, featuring twin or triple 32-inch full HD monitors, plus an enhanced sound package. The combination of exceptional design and an optimal HD gaming experience makes the Avantgarde a real standout.

For more details, stop by Merkur Gaming’s “Attraction in Action” at NIGA Booth 1043, or visit merkurgaming.com.

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Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma APACHE CASINO HOTEL 2315 East Gore Blvd.

Lawton, OK 73501 Phone: 580-248-5905 www.apachecasinohotel.com Casino size: 23,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 890 Table Games: 9 GM: Lori Gooday Ware

Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma BUFFALO RUN CASINO 1000 Buffalo Run Blvd.

Miami, OK 74354 Phone: 918-542-7140 www.buffalorun.com Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 802 Table Games: 13 GM: Steve Bashore

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Chickasaw Nation ADA TRAVEL STOP 14565 County Rd. 3544 Ada, OK 74820 Phone: 580-310-0900 Casino size: 2,518 sq. ft.

Slots: 132 GM: John Thomas

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Chickasaw Nation CHISHOLM TRAIL CASINO 7807 North Hwy. 81 Duncan, OK 73533 Phone: 580-255-1668 www.chisholmtrailcasino.com Casino size: 2,200 sq. ft.

Slots: 608 GM: Donna Hutchins Chickasaw Nation DAVIS CTS GAMING 12592 Hwy. 7 W Davis, OK 73030 Phone: 580-369-5360 www.chickasawtravelstop.com Casino size: 1,676 sq. ft.

Slots: 69 AGM: Christina DeMoss Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma CHOCTAW CASINO—BROKEN BOW 1790 S. Park Dr. US Hwy. 259 Broken Bow, OK 74728 Phone: 580-584-5450 www.choctawcasinos.com/ choctaw-broken-bow Casino size: 27,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 475 GM: Amy Davis

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma CHOCTAW CASINO RESORT— DURANT 4215 S. Hwy. 69/75 Durant, OK 74701-1987 Phone: 580-920-0160 Toll Free: 888-652-4628 www.choctawcasinos.com/ choctaw-durant Casino size: 120,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 4,314 Table Games: 50 GM: Jeff Penz Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma CHOCTAW CASINO RESORT— GRANT US Hwy. 271 South Grant, OK 74738-9802 Mailing; Route 1 PO Box 17 Grant, OK 74378-0017 Phone: 580-326-8397 www.choctawcasinos.com/ choctaw-grant Casino size: 68,235 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,198 Table Games: 10 GM: Shanis Goodson Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma CHOCTAW CASINO—IDABEL 1425 SE Washington Idabel, OK 74745-3447 Phone: 580-286-5710 Toll Free: 800-634-2582 Casino size: 35,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 410 GM: Amy Davis

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma CHOCTAW CASINO— MCALESTER 1638 S. George Nigh Expressway McAlester, OK 74501-7411 Phone: 918-423-8161 www.choctawcasinos.com/ McAlester.aspx Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 418 GM: Lila Tucker Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma CHOCTAW CASINO RESORT— POCOLA

3400 Choctaw Rd. Pocola, OK 74902-0429 Phone: 918-436-7761 Toll Free: 800-590-5825 www.choctawcasinos.com/ choctaw-pocola Casino size: 87,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,860 Table Games: 13 GM: Christy Chaser

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma CHOCTAW CASINO—STIGLER 1801 East Main St. Stigler, OK 74462 Phone: 918967-8364 www.choctawcasinos.com/ locations Casino size: 7,800 sq. ft.

Slots: 200 GM: Ashley Simpson Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma CHOCTAW CASINO— STRINGTOWN 895 N. Hwy. 69 Stringtown, OK 74569 Phone: 580-346-7862 www.choctawcasinos.com/stringtown Casino size: 14,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 200 GM: Shelly Lance Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma CIMARRON CASINO 821 W. Freeman Ave. Perkins, OK 74059 Phone: 405-547-5352 Casino size: 25,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 600 Table Games: 6 GM: Stephan Burris

Comanche Nation COMANCHE NATION CASINO 402 SE Interstate Dr. Lawton, OK 73501 Phone: 580-350-3030 Toll Free: 877-900-7594 www.comanchenationcasino.com Casino size: 36,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 700 Table Games: 6 GM: Forney Beaver Comanche Nation COMANCHE RED RIVER CASINO 196747 Hwy. 36 Devol, OK 73531 Phone: 580-250-3060 Toll Free: 866-299-3261 www.comancheredrivercasino.com Casino size: 52,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,000 Table Games: 8 GM: Brian Weryavah Comanche Nation COMANCHE SPUR CASINO 9047 US Hwy. 62 Elgin, OK 73538-9748 Phone: 877-806-1177 www.comanchespurcasino.com Casino size: 2,400 sq. ft.

Slots: 180 GM: Mia Tahdooahnippah

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Novomatic Americas Novomatic Americas Celebrates 40th Anniversary at NIGA with a Money Party

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upported by the Novomatic Group, Novomatic Americas is looking forward to its 40th anniversary celebration, highlighting years of success, both globally and now in North America. The theme will reflect an exceptional product portfolio and the latest entertainment innovations at Booth 1925 at NIGA 2020.

Tribal gaming customers will see the company’s growth, commitment and emphasis on player entertainment as Novomatic’s product lines are showcased alongside many highly entertaining new themes, core content, systems, new sports betting kiosks, new ETG platforms and new progressive jackpot product lines.

“Our theme and hardware creativity, as well as the scope of our new game products, bonus features and progressive development have significantly increased, as we continue to emphasize innovation that transforms the player experience,” said Rick Meitzler, president and chief executive officer at Novomatic Americas.

Featured at the Novomatic Americas booth will be the latest suite of linked progressive product lines, including the showcase of the Money Party Link, the gorgeous Samurai Beauty Link, and the wildly successful Thunder Cash Link, with the addition of the Golden Seas theme. Stand-

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alone progressives are prominently featured with the Pay Day Link, Ji Deng Gao Zhao Link and the new Lucky Twist Link.

With the latest hardware solutions featuring exclusive gaming content, the Panthera Curve 1.43 and V.I.P. Lounge Curve 1.43 have become the player standard, as power, the perfect HD gaming curve viewing angle, and proven performance keep customers engaged and operators adding more to their floor. Premium cabinets offer the Money Party Link, Thunder Cash Link and the new Prize Pays link, including the enticing Eternal Mandarin Ducks and Royal Crane themes. The captivating Samurai Beauty Link creates a focal point on any casino floor with breathtaking art and incredible game-play experience.

The Novostar V.I.P. Royal 2.65 is one of the most requested products in the Novomatic portfolio, featuring the Dancing Tiger and Money Party standalone progressive games.

The expanded portfolio will include more ETG options with exclusive Fazi Roulette, increased side bets, the proven myACP casino management system, and the popular Novomatic ActionBook self-service betting kiosks.

For more information, stop by Booth 1925 at NIGA or visit novomaticamericas.com.

PMI Tribal Services Proven Purchasing, Renovation and Technical Expertise

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MI Tribal Services LLC, a Native American-owned company, was formed specifically to serve tribal clients by providing the industry’s best purchasing services with an understanding of the unique needs of the tribal communities.

As an affiliate of Purchasing Management International L.P., the company’s experience is built upon more than 25 years of hospitality, construction, management and purchasing experience.

PMI has purchased and installed more than $3 billion in hotel, resort and casino furnishings, operating equipment and systems worldwide, and continues to be one of the leading independent contract purchasing companies nationally and internationally. PMI’s services include FF&E purchasing for hospitality renovation and new construction, operating supplies purchasing and advisory services for capital budgeting, inventories and due diligence for acquisitions and valuations. PMI also is the leading purchasing agent in the gaming purchasing industry.

PMI is the leading FF&E and OS&E purchasing company for tribal gaming projects across the country.

For years, PMI has worked with the leading voices in tribal gaming to deliver buying power, integrity and reliability to its tribal gaming clients, such as: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Comanche Nation Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Gila River Indian Community Prairie Band of Potawatomi Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Nation Yavapi Nation Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Poarch Band of Creek Indians Pueblo of Sandia The mission of PMI Tribal Services and Purchasing Management International is to provide a select number of clients worldwide with its proven purchasing, renovation and technical expertise, at the best quality and pricing obtainable in the industry.

For more information, visit pmiconnect.com.

Comanche Nation COMANCHE STAR CASINO 263171 Hwy. 53 Walters, OK 73572 Phone: 580-250-3100 www.comanchestarcasino.com Casino size: 33,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 135 GM: Trish Murphy Muscogee Creek Nation CREEK NATION CASINO— BRISTOW 121 W. Lincoln Bristow, OK 74010-3428 Phone: 918-367-9168 creeknationcasinobristow.com Casino size: 8,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 221 GM: David Warrior Muscogee Creek Nation CREEK NATION CASINO— EUFAULA 806 Forest Ave. Eufaula, OK 74432 Phone: 918-689-9191 Casino size: 7,400 sq. ft.

Slots: 241 GM: Derek Fife Muscogee Creek Nation CREEK NATION CASINO— HOLDENVILLE 211 East Willow St. Holdenville, Oklahoma 74848 Phone: 405-379-3321 Slots: 135 GM: Joel Chassin Muscogee Creek Nation CREEK NATION CASINO— MUSCOGEE 3420 W. Peak Blvd Muskogee, OK 74403 Phone: 918-683-1825 Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft. creeknationcasinomuscogee.com Slots: 515 Table Games: 15 GM: Farrell Kaaihue Muscogee Creek Nation CREEK NATION CASINO— OKEMAH 1100 S. Woody Guthrie Blvd.

Okemah, OK 74859 Phone: 918-623-0051 creeknationcasinookemah.com Casino size: 10,800 sq. ft.

Slots: 290 Bingo: 110 seats GM: Casey Jones Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma DOWNSTREAM CASINO RESORT 69300 East Nee Rd. Quapaw, OK 74363 Phone: 918-919-6000 Toll Free: 888-396-7876 www.downstreamcasino.com Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,003 Table Games: 25 GM: Jani Cummings

Muscogee Creek Nation DUCK CREEK CASINO 10085 Ferguson Rd. Beggs, OK 74421 Mailing: PO Box 809 Beggs, OK 74421 Phone: 918-267-3468 creeknationcasinoduckcreek.com Casino size: 20,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 522 GM: Lorinda Driskill Citizen Potawatomi Nation FIRELAKE CASINO 41207 Hardesty Rd. Shawnee, OK 74801-8669 Phone: 405-878-4862 www.firelakecasino.com Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 750 Table Games: 8 Bingo: 500 seats GM: Linda Canada Chickasaw Nation GOLDEN MESA CASINO 2469 Mile 28 Rd. Guymon, OK 73942 Phone: 580-754-2777 www.goldenmesa.com Casino size: 42,309 sq. ft.

Slots: 600 GM: Scott Parks Chickasaw Nation GOLD MOUNTAIN CASINO 1410 Sam Noble Parkway Ardmore, OK 73401 Phone: 580-223-3301 www.mygoldmountaincasino.com Casino Size: 8,324 sq. ft.

Slots: 297 GM: Johnny C. Wilson Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma GOLD RIVER CASINO 31064 South Hwy. 281 Anadarko, OK 73005-0806 Mailing: PO Box 487 Anadarko, OK 73005 Phone: 405-247-4700 www.goldriverok.com Casino size: 21,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 453 GM: Doug Swinney Thlopthlocco Tribal Town GOLDEN PONY CASINO South Clearview Rd. Clearview, OK 74859-0188 Phone: 918-560-6199 Toll Free: 877-623-0072 www.goldenponycasino.com Casino size: 10,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 320 GM: Jason Larney Chickasaw Nation GOLDSBY GAMING CENTER 1038 W Sycamore Rd Norman, OK 73072-9801 Phone: 405-329-5447 www.goldsbycasino.com Casino size: 16,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 360 GM: Justin Yahola

Citizen Potawatomi Nation GRAND CASINO HOTEL RESORT 777 Grand Casino Boulevard Shawnee, OK 74804-1005 Phone: 405-96-GRAND www.grandresortok.com Casino size: 125,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,750 Table Games: 20 GM: Joe Garcia Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma GRAND LAKE CASINO 24701 S. 655th Rd. Grove, OK 74344-4012 Phone: 918-786-8528 Toll Free: 800-426-4640 www.grandlakecasino.com Casino size: 45,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 615 Table Games: 8 GM: Dusty Logan

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Cherokee Nation HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO TULSA 777 W. Cherokee St. Catoosa, OK 74015-3235 Phone: 918-384-7800 Toll Free: 800-760-6700 www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com Casino size: 125,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,500 Table Games: 40 Poker Tables: 14 GM: Lana Rivera Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma HIGH WINDS CASINO 61475 E. 100 Rd. Miami, OK 74354 Phone: 918-541-9463 www.highwindscasino.com Casino size: 35,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 500 GM: Kirk Myrick Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma INDIGO SKY CASINO 70220 East Hwy. 60 Wyandotte, OK 74370 Phone: 918-666-9200 www.indigoskycasino.com Casino size: 45,000 sq. ft.

Lodging 245 rooms Slots: 1,270 Table Games: 14 GM: Rick Smith Chickasaw Nation JET STREAM CASINO 2001 W. Airline Rd. Pauls Valley, OK 73075 Phone: 405-331-2500 www.jetstreamcasino.com Casino size: 1,600 sq. ft.

Slots: 90 GM: Jacqueline Hall Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma KICKAPOO CASINO—HARRAH 25230 E. Hwy. 62 Harrah, OK 73045 Phone: 405-964-4444 www.kickapoo-casino.com/harrah Casino size: 18,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 635 Table Games: 8 GM: Patrick Watson

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Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma KICKAPOO CASINO—SHAWNEE 38900 W. MacArthur Dr. Shawnee, OK 74804 Phone: 405- 395-0900 www.kickapoocasino.com/shawnee Slots: 300 GM: Patrick Watson Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma KIOWA CASINO—CARNEGIE 514 State Hwy. 9 Carnegie, OK 73015 Phone: 580-299-3333 www.kiowacasino.com/carnegie Slots: 117 Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma KIOWA CASINO—RED RIVER 198131 Hwy. 36 Devol, OK 73531 Phone: 580-299-3333 www.kiowacasino.com Slots: 800 Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma KIOWA CASINO—VERDEN 33165 County St. 2740 Verden, OK 73092 Phone: 866-370-4077 www.kiowacasino.com/verden Slots: 100 GM: Missy Hickman

Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma LUCKY STAR CASINO—CANTON 301 NW Lake Rd. Canton, OK 73724 Mailing: PO Box 638 Canton, OK 73724 Phone: 580-886-2490 www.luckystarcasino.org Slots: 500 GM: Mannix Barnes Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma LUCKY STAR CASINO—CLINTON 10347 North 2274 Rd. Clinton, OK 73601 Phone: 580-323-6599 www.luckystarcasino.org Casino size: 13,000 sq ft.

Slots: 1,143 Table Games:6 AGM: Robert Romannose Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma LUCKY STAR CASINO—CONCHO 7777 N. Hwy. 81 Concho, OK 73022 Phone: 405-422-6500 www.luckystarcasino.org Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,414 Table Games:10 CEO: Elwin Welboure

Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma LUCKY STAR CASINO—HAMMON 20413 HWY 33 Hammon, OK 73650 Phone: 580-473-2010 www.luckystarcasino.org/ locations Slots: 327 GM: Mannix Barnes Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma LUCKY STAR CASINO— WATONGA 1407 S. Clarence Nash Blvd.

Watonga, OK 73772 Phone: 580-623-7333 www.luckystarcasino.org Casino size: 2,200 sq. ft.

Slots: 195 GM: Mannix Barnes Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma LUCKY TURTLE CASINO 64499 E. Hwy. 60 Wyandotte, OK 74370 Phone: 918-678-3768 www.luckyturtlecasino.com Casino size: 3,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 113 GM: Gary Johnson

Chickasaw Nation MADILL GAMING CENTER 902 S. 1st St Madill, OK 73446 Phone: 580-795-7302 www.madillgaming.com Casino size: 2,070 sq. ft.

Slots: 99 GM: Angie Perry Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma NATIVE LIGHTS CASINO 12375 N. Hwy. 77 Newkirk, OK 74647 Phone: 580-448-3100 www. tonkawacasinos.com/ native-lights-casino Casino size: 22,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 527 GM: Phil Glass Chickasaw Nation NEWCASTLE CASINO 2457 S. Hwy. 62 Service Rd. Newcastle, OK 73065 Phone: 405-387-6013 www.newcastlecasino.com Casino size: 112,553 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,976 Table Games: 14 GM: Ryan Sykes

Chickasaw Nation NEWCASTLE TRAVEL GAMING 235 NW 24th St. Newcastle, OK 73065 Phone: 405-387-6013 Casino size: 6,792 sq. ft.

Slots: 204 GM: Ryan Sykes Muscogee Creek Nation ONE FIRE CASINO 1901 N. Wood Dr. Okmulgee, OK 74447 Phone: 918-756-8400 creeknationcasinoonefire.com Casino size: 11,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 340 Table Games: 4 GM: Roger Birdcreek Osage Nation OSAGE CASINO— BARTLESVILLE 222 Allen Rd. Bartlesville, OK 76003-4371 Phone: 918-699-7777 www.osagecasino.com Casino size: 42,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 465 Table Games: 7 GM: John Shaw

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Rymax Strategically Crafted and Customized Loyalty Programs

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ooking for fresh ways to engage players in this new decade? Seeking to create a unique draw to entice sports bettors? Wanting to better understand the different player groups and anticipate the changing gaming landscape? Rymax can help.

Rymax’s strategically crafted, customized loyalty programs make every player feel like a winner, through an unmatched portfolio of 15,000 premium merchandise rewards from more than 450 of the world’s most sought-after brands.

Rymax continuously expands its product portfolio, adding an average of 40 to 60 new brands every year, each one carefully chosen to resonate with players. Offering more brands, more products and more inspiration than any other loyalty-marketing provider, the company’s award-winning programs are custom-designed to motivate players at every level and of every generation.

Rymax’s Strategic Interactive Themed Events—R-SITE—excite players through hands-on, exclusive reward experiences that drive ROI and increase repeat play. Each product at these unforgettable, award-winning events is hand-picked, to accurately target and reward players.

As the exclusive provider of nearly 100 aspirational brands, such as Michael Kors, Yale, Thule, Coach, Gaiam and Viking, Rymax has access to the latest and greatest models and inventory, as well as best-in-class pricing.

Rymax also has the ability to create specialized product bundles that strengthen the perceived value and functionality of the merchandise.

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with extensive product and brand expertise, to help provide a seamless experience for guests. Plus, Rymax’s revolutionary, proprietary check-out system reduces transaction times, so players can quickly return to the casino floor.

The company’s fulfillment arm, Brainstorm Logistics, houses and ships reward products from Rymax distribution centers. Inventory is monitored by the minute, enabling Rymax’s nationwide network of warehouses to provide quick, efficient order fulfillment based on each consumer’s geographic location.

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As the industry’s only one-stop shop, Rymax designs, implements and manages all program elements under one roof—including event integration, fulfillment and delivery. Rymax brings the most in-demand products, customized technology solutions and world-class services to the gaming marketplace.

For more information, visit rymaxinc.com and stop by NIGA Booth 1318.

Osage Nation OSAGE CASINO—PAWHUSKA 2017 E. 15th St. Hwy. 99 and 15 St. Pawhuska, OK 74056 Phone: 918-287-9009 Toll Free: 877-246-8777 www.osagecasino.com Slots: 200 GM: Eli Red Eagle Osage Nation OSAGE CASINO—PONCA CITY 64464 State Hwy. 60 Ponca City, OK 74604 Phone: 877-246-8777 www.osagecasino.com Casino size: 7,700 sq. ft.

Slots: 345 GM: Jennifer Sword Osage Nation OSAGE CASINO—SAND SPRINGS 301 N. Blackjack Dr. Sand Springs, OK 74063 Phone: 918-699-7777 Toll Free: 877-246-8777 www.osagecasino.com Casino size: 25,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 460 Table Games: 4 GM: Joseph Standingbear Osage Nation OSAGE CASINO—SKIATOOK 5591 W. Rogers Blvd.

Skiatook, OK 74070 Phone: 918-396-2626 www.osagecasino.com Slots: 315 GM: Edward Grey Osage Nation OSAGE CASINO—TULSA 951 W. 36th St. North Tulsa, OK 74127 Phone: 918-669-7600 Toll Free: 877-246-8777 www.osagecasino.com Casino size: 47,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 983 Table Games: 11 GM: Matthew Shunkamolah Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma OUTPOST CASINO 69701 E. 100 Rd. Wyandotte, OK 74370 Phone: 918-666 6770 www.theoutpostcasino.com Casino size: 3,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 275 GM: Rick Smith

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma PRAIRIE MOON CASINO 202 South 8 Tribes Trail Miami, OK 74354 Phone: 918-542-8670 www.miaminationcasinos.com Slots: 130 GM: Ben Barnes Miami Tribe of Oklahoma PRAIRIE SUN CASINO 3411 P St. Northwest Miami, OK 74354 Phone: 918-541-2150 www.miaminationcasinos.com Casino size: 11,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 200 GM: Ben Barnes Quapaw Tribe QUAPAW CASINO 58100 E. 64th Rd. Miami, OK 74354 Phone: 918-540-9100 www.quapawcasino.com Casino size: 27,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 500 Table Games:7 GM: Kenny Anderson Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma RIVER BEND CASINO HOTEL 100 Jackpot Pl. Wyandotte, OK 74370 Phone: 918-678-4946 Toll Free: 866-447-4946 www.riverbendcasino.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 815 Table Games: 5 GM: Gary Johnson Muscogee Creek Nation RIVER SPIRIT CASINO RESORT 8330 Riverside Pkwy.

Tulsa, OK 74137-1215 Phone: 918-995-8518 Toll Free: 800-299-2738 www.riverspirittulsa.com Casino size: 300,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 3,500 Table Games: 23 GM: Jerry Floyd Seminole Nation of Oklahoma RIVERMIST CASINO Intersection Hwy. 56 and 99 Konawa, OK 74849 Phone: 580-925-3994 www.seminolenation.casino Casino Size: 5,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 147 GM: Billie Dann Chickasaw Nation RIVERSTAR CASINO 11801 East 2160 Rd. Terral, OK 73569 Phone: 855-748-3778 www.theriverstarcasino.com Casino Size: 36,645 sq. ft.

Slots: 622 GM: Justin Marris

Chickasaw Nation RIVERWIND CASINO 1544 West State Hwy. 9 Norman, OK 73071 Phone: 405-322-6000 www.riverwind.com Casino Size: 219,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,882 Table Games: 36 GM: Justin Yahola Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma SAC & FOX NATION STROUD CASINO 356120 926 Rd. Stroud, OK 74079 Phone: 918-968-2540 www.snfcasino.com Casino size: 825 sq. ft.

Slots: 164 GM: Deanna Larney Chickasaw Nation SALTCREEK CASINO 1600 Hwy. 81 Pocasset, OK 73079 Phone: 405-459-4000 www.saltcreekcasino.com Casino size: 36,645 sq. ft.

Slots: 603 Table games: 4 GM Cole Meeks Seminole Nation of Oklahoma SEMINOLE NATION CASINO 11277 N Hwy. 99 Seminole, OK 74868 Phone: 405-703-5272 www.seminolenation.casino/seminole-nation-casino Slots: 450 GM: Billie Dann Kaw Nation of Oklahoma SOUTHWIND CASINO—BRAMAN 9525 N Hwy. 177 Braman, OK 74632 Phone: 580-385-2444 www.southwindcasino.com Gaming Machines: 300 GM: Pam Shaw Kaw Nation of Oklahoma SOUTHWIND CASINO—NEWKIRK 5640 N. LaCann Dr. Newkirk, OK 74647 Phone: 580-362-2578 Toll Free: 866-529-2464 www.southwindcasino.com Casino size: 55,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 316 Table Games: 6 Bingo: 700 seats GM: Mark Smith Miami Nation of Oklahoma THE STABLES CASINO 530 H St. SE Miami, OK 74354-8224 Phone: 918-542-7884 Toll Free: 877-774-7884 www.thestablescasino.com Casino size: 25,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 486 OM: Mike Reynolds

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma STONEWOLF CASINO 54251 South 349th Rd. Pawnee OK 74058 Mailing: PO Box 280 Pawnee, OK 74058 Phone: 918-762-3621 www.stonewolfcasino.com Casino size: 10,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 329 GM: Zack Hoffman Wichita & Affiliated Tribes SUGAR CREEK CASINO Interstate 40 Exit 101 5304 North Brd.way Ave. Hinton, OK 73047 Phone 405-542-2946 www.sugarcreekcasino.net Casino size: 23,634 sq. ft.

Slots: 700 Table Games: 4 GM: Glen Coleman Chickasaw Nation TEXOMA CASINO 1795 Hwy. 70 East Kingston, Ok 73439 Phone: 580-564-6000 www.mytexomacasino.com Casino size: 7,515 sq. ft.

Slots: 370 GM: Tiffany Brown Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma THUNDERBIRD CASINO NORMAN 15700 E. State Hwy. 9 Norman, OK 73026-9028 Phone: 405-360-9270 Toll Free: 800-259-5825 www.playthunderbird.com Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 580 Table Games: 6 GM: Sam Caruso Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma THUNDERBIRD CASINO SHAWNEE 2051 Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801-9005 Phone: 405-273-2679 www.playthunderbird.com Slots: 277 GM: Sam Caruso Chickasaw Nation TISHOMINGO TOBACCO GAMING 1200 W. Main St. Tishomingo, OK 73460 Phone: 580-371-3373 Casino Size: 307 sq. ft.

Slots: 18 GM: Nancy McSwain Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma TONKAWA CASINO 10700 Allen Dr. Tonkawa, OK 74653 Phone: 580-628-2624 Toll Free: 877-648-2624 tonkawacasinos.com/tg Slots: 50 CEO: Phil Glass

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma TRADING POST CASINO 291 Agency Rd. Pawnee, OK 74058 Phone: 918-762-4466 www.pawneenation.org Casino size: 3,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 60 Dir of Gaming Ops: Joe Hawkins Chickasaw Nation TREASURE VALLEY CASINO 12252 Ruppe Rd. Davis, OK 73030 Phone: 580-369-2895 www.treasurevalleycasino.com Casino size: 22,193 sq. ft.

Treasure Valley Casino & Hotel: 58 rooms Slots: 393 Table Games: 4 AGM: Christina DeMoss

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Osage Nation OSAGE CASINO—HOMINY 39 Deer Creek Hominy, OK 74035 Phone: 918-885-2990 Toll Free: 877-246-8777 www.osagecasino.com Slots: 200 GM: Eli RedEagle

Chickasaw Nation WASHITA CASINO 30639 OK-145 Paoli, OK 73074 Phone: 405-484-7778 www.washitacasino.com Casino Size: 9,600 sq. ft.

Slots: 276 GM: Jaclyn Woods Cherokee Nation WEST SILOAM SPRINGS SMOKE SHOP 2416 Hwy. 412 West Siloam Springs, OK 74338 Phone: 918-422-6367 www.onestarrewards.com Casino size: 2,160 sq. ft.

Slots: 149 GM: Pamela Kelly Chickasaw Nation WINSTAR WORLD CASINO & RESORT 777 Casino Ave. Interstate 35 Thackerville, OK 73459 Phone: 580-276-4229 Toll Free: 800-622-6317 www.winstar.com Casino size: 679,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 8,543 Table Games: 99 Poker Tables: 55 Bingo: 800 seats GM: Jack Parkinson

OREGON Class II & III Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians CHINOOK WINDS CASINO RESORT 1777 NW 44th St. Lincoln City, OR 97367-5094 Phone: 541-996-5825 Toll Free: 888-244-6665 www.chinookwindscasino.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Chinook Winds Resort (227 rooms) Slots: 1,085 Table Games: 23 Bingo: 400 seats GM: Mike Fisher

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Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs INDIAN HEAD CASINO 3236 US Hwy. 26 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Mailing: PO Box 890 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Phone: 541-460-7777 www.indianheadgaming.com Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 500 CEO: Jeffrey Cartensen Klamath Tribe KLA-MO-YA CASINO 34333 Hwy. 97 North Chiloquin, OR 97624-8747 Phone: 541-783-7529 Toll Free: 888-552-6692 www.klamoyacasino.com Casino size: 18,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 345 Table Games: 3 GM: Joseph Quiroli Coquille Indian Tribe THE MILL CASINO HOTEL 3201 N. Tremont Ave. North Bend, OR 97459-3062 Phone: 541-756-8800 Toll Free: 800-953-4800 www.themillcasino.com Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.

The Mill Casino Hotel (98 rooms) Slots: 680 Table Games: 10 GM: Terri Porcaro

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians SEVEN FEATHERS CASINO RESORT 146 Chief Miwaleta Ln. Canyonville, OR 97417-9700 Phone: 541-839-1111 Toll Free: 800-548-8461 www.sevenfeathers.com Casino size: 68,441 sq. ft.

Slots: 955 + Table Games: 20 Bingo: 324 seats GM: Shawn McDaniel Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde SPIRIT MOUNTAIN CASINO— WILLAMINA 27100 SW Salmon River Hwy. Willamina, OR 97396 Phone: 503-879-2350 www.spiritmountain.com Casino size: 193,200 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,707 Table Games: 18 GM: Stan Dillon Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians THREE RIVERS CASINO 1297 Ocean Blvd. NW Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: 877-374-8377 www.threeriverscasino.com Casino size: 15,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 250 CEO: Dan Condy

Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians THREE RIVERS CASINO RESORT 5647 Hwy. 126 Florence, OR 97439 Phone: 541-997-7529 Toll Free: 877-3-RIVERS www.threeriverscasino.com Casino size: 90,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 600 Table Games:12 Bingo: 400 seats CEO: Dan Condy Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation WILDHORSE RESORT & CASINO 46510 Wildhorse Blvd.

Pendleton, OR 97801 Phone: 541-278-2274 Toll Free: 800-654-9453 www.wildhorseresort.com Casino size: 113,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,200 Table Games: 12 Bingo: 400 seats GM: Allen Tovey

PENNSYLVANIA Class II & III Mohegan Tribe MOHEGAN SUN POCONO 1280 Hwy. 315 Blvd.

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Phone: 570-831-2100 Toll Free: 888-946-4672 www.mohegansunpocono.com Casino size: 82,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,325 Table Games: 87 GM: Tony Carlucci

Poarch Band of Creek Indians WIND CREEK BETHLEHEM 77 Sands Boulevard Bethlehem, PA 18015 Phone: 877-726-3777 www.windcreekbethlehem.com Casino size: 150,709 sq. ft.

Slots: 3,042 Table Games: 252 President & COO: Brian Carr

SOUTH CAROLINA (Federally recognized tribe— currently has no gaming)

SOUTH DAKOTA Class II & III Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate DAKOTA CONNECTION CASINO 46102 SD Hwy. 10 Sisseton, SD 57262 Phone: 605-698-4273 Toll Free: 800-542-2876 www.dakotaconnection.com Casino size: 20,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 191 Bingo: 300 seats Interim GM: Garrett Renville Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate DAKOTA SIOUX CASINO & HOTEL 16415 Sioux Conifer Rd. Watertown, SD 57201-7321 Phone: 605-882-2051 Toll Free: 800-658-4717 www.dakotasioux.com Casino size: 8,730 sq. ft.

Slots: 456 Table Games: 6 GM: Robert Mudd

Oglala Sioux Tribe EAST WIND CASINO US Hwy. 18 Martin, SD 57551 Phone: 605-685-1140 www.eastwindcasino.com Slots: 121 GM: Bill Pourier Yankton Sioux Tribe FORT RANDALL CASINO 38538 E. Hwy. 46 Pickstown, SD 57367 Phone: 605-487-7871 Toll Free: 800-362-6333 www.fortrandallcasino.com Casino size: 38,092 sq. ft.

Slots: 350 Table Games: 10 Bingo: 250 seats GM: James Stone Lower Brule Sioux Tribe GOLDEN BUFFALO CASINO RESORT

321 Sitting Bull St. Lower Brule, SD 57548 Phone: 605-473-5577 www.thegoldenbuffalocasino.com Casino size: 9,000 sq. ft.

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Crow Creek Sioux Tribe LODE STAR CASINO & HOTEL Hwy. 34 and Hwy. 47 Fort Thompson, SD 57339-0050 Phone: 605-245-6000 www.lodestarcasino.com Casino size: 27,500 sq. ft.

Slots: 217 Table Games: 7 GM: Quentin McGhee Oglala Sioux Tribe PRAIRIE WIND CASINO & HOTEL 26 Casino Drive Pine Ridge, SD 57770 Phone: 605-867-6300 Toll Free: 800-705-WIND www.prairiewindcasino.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 340 Bingo: 150 seats GM: Bill Pourier Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe ROYAL RIVER CASINO & HOTEL 607 S. Veterans St. Flandreau, SD 57028-1416 Phone: 605-997-3746 Toll Free: 800-833-8666 www.royalrivercasino.com Casino size: 17,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 427 Table Games: 12 GM: James McDermott

TEXAS Class II Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas KICKAPOO LUCKY EAGLE CASINO HOTEL 794 Lucky Eagle Drive Eagle Pass, TX 78852 Phone: 830-758-1936 Toll Free: 888-255-8259 www.luckyeagletexas.com Casino Size: 166,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 3,290 Bingo: Seats: 230 GM: Jim Dickstein Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas NASKILA ENTERTAINMENT 540 State Park Rd. 56 Livingston, TX 77351 Phone: 936-5632-WIN www.naskila.com Casino Size: 15,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 800 GM: Douglas Searle

VIRGINIA Class II The Pamunkey Indian Tribe’s gambling development has been approved, although the state currently has no casinos.

Class II & III Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe 7 CEDARS CASINO 270756 Hwy. 101 Sequim, WA 98382-7677 Phone: 360-683-7777 Toll Free: 800-458-2597 www.7cedarscasino.com Casino size: 16,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 581 Table Games: 13 Bingo: 250 seats GM: Glenn Smithson Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation 12 TRIBES RESORT CASINO 28968 US Hwy. 87 Omak, WA 98841 Phone: 509-422-4646 Toll Free: 800-559-4643 www.colvillecasinos.com Casino size: 56,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 543 Table Games: 8 ACM: Mark Caldwell Stillaguamish Tribe ANGEL OF THE WINDS CASINO RESORT 3438 Stoluckquamish Ln. Arlington, WA 98223 Phone: 360-474-9740 www.angelofthewinds.com Casino size: 112,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,225 Table Games: 12 GM: Travis O’Neil Puyallup Tribe of Indians BJ’S BINGO 4411 Pacific Hwy. East Fife, WA 98424 Phone: 253-922-0430 www.bjs-Bingo:.com Slots: 350 Bingo: 500 seats Table Games: 1 GM: Jenynne DeNoble Spokane Tribe of Indians CHEWELAH CASINO 2555 Smith Rd. Hwy. 395 South Chewelah, WA 99109-9689 Phone: 509-258-9854 Toll Free: 800-322-2788 www.chewelahcasino.com Casino size: 15,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 317 Table Games:5 GM: Dwayne Fitzgerald Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservations COULEE DAM CASINO 515 Birch St. Coulee Dam, WA 99116-1324 Phone: 509-633-0766 Toll Free: 800-556-7492 colvillecasinos.com/coulee-damcasino Casino size: 5,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 201 GM: Tony Posey

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe ELWHA RIVER CASINO 631 Stratton Rd. Port Angeles, WA 98363 Phone: 360-452-3005 www.elwharivercasino.com Casino size: 7,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 138 Interim GM: Mike Watson Puyallup Tribe of Indians EMERALD QUEEN CASINO I-5 2024 E. 29th St. Tacoma, WA 98404 Phone: 253-594-7777 Toll Free 888-831-7655 www.emeraldqueen.com Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,633 Table Games: 57 GM: Frank Wright Puyallup Tribe of Indians EMERALD QUEEN HOTEL & CASINO 5700 Pacific Hwy. East Fife, WA 98424 Phone: 253-922-2000 www.emeraldqueen.com Casino size: 33,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2,367 GM: Frank Wright Mohegan Tribe, The Cowlitz Tribe ILANI CASINO RESORT 3710 North West 319th St. Ridgefield, WA 98642-9785 Toll Free: 877-464-5264 www.ilaniresort.com Casino Size: 100,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 2500 President and GM: Kara FoxLaRose Kalispel Tribe of Indians KALISPEL CASINO 420 Qlispe River Way Cusick, WA 99119 Phone: 833-881-7492 www.kalispelcasino.com Casino size: 20,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 120 Sauk Suiattle Tribe LAST CHANCE CASINO AND BINGO 5318 Chief Brown Lane Darrington, WA 98421 Phone: 833-881-7492 www.lastchancecasinoandbingo.com Casino size: 9,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 187 GM: Nino Maltos Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation LEGENDS CASINO HOTEL 580 Fort Rd. Toppenish, WA 98584 Phone: 509-865-8800 Toll Free: 877-726-6311 www.legendscasino.com Casino size: 70,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,550 Table Games: 18 GM: Letisha Peterson

Squaxin Island Tribe LITTLE CREEK CASINO 91 W. State Route 108 Shelton, WA 98584 Phone: 360-427-7711 Toll Free: 800-667-7711 www.little-creek.com Casino size: 21,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,248 Table Games: 21 Bingo: 300 seats CEO & GM: Mark West Skokomish Tribe LUCKY DOG CASINO 19330 N. Hwy. 101 Shelton, WA 98584-9781 Phone: 360-877-5656 www.myluckydogcasino.com Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 190 CEO & GM: David Owens Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation LUCKY EAGLE CASINO & HOTEL 12888 188th Ave. Southwest Rochester, WA 98579-9643 Phone: 360-273-2000 Toll Free: 800-720-1788 www.luckyeagle.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,267 Table Games: 16 Bingo: 600 seats CEO: Lisa Miles Colville Confederated Tribes MILL BAY CASINO 455 Wapato Lake Rd. Manson, WA 98831-9577 Phone: 509-687-2102 Toll Free: 800-648-2946 colvillecasinos.com/mill-baycasino Casino size: 35,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 640 Table Games: 8 Casino Manager: Tony Posey Muckleshoot Indian Tribe MUCKLESHOOT CASINO

2402 Auburn Way South Auburn, WA 98002-6370 Phone: 253-804-4444 Toll Free: 800-804-4944 www.muckleshootcasino.com Casino size: 328,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 3,175 Table Games: 71 GM: Conrad Granito Muckleshoot Indian Tribe MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN BINGO 2117 Auburn Way South Auburn, WA 98002 Phone: 253-735-2404 www.muckleshootBingo:.com Slots: 500 Bingo seats: 1,000 GM: Conrad Granito

Nisqually Tribe NISQUALLY RED WIND CASINO 12819 Yelm Hwy. Southeast Olympia, WA 98513-9111 Phone: 360-412-5000 Toll Free: 866-946-2444 www.redwindcasino.com Casino size: 95,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,671 Table Games: 20 GM: Cheebo Frazier

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Nooksack Indian Tribe NOOKSACK NORTHWOOD CASINO 9750 Northwood Rd. Lynden, WA 98264 Phone: 360-734-5101 Toll Free: 877-777-9847 www.northwoodcasino.com Casino size: 30,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 360 GM: Leonard Habig Kalispel Tribe NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO 100 N. Hayford Rd. Airway Heights, WA 99001-1300 Phone: 509-242-7000 Toll Free: 888-603-7051 www.northernquest.com Casino size: 195,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,651 Table Games: 37 GM: Nick Pierre Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe THE POINT CASINO 7989 Salish Ln. Northeast Kingston, WA 98346 Phone: 360-297-0070 Toll Free: 866-547-6468 www.thepointcasinoandhotel.com Casino size: 52,400 sq. ft.

Slots: 750 Table Games: 8 GM: Leo Culloo Tulalip Tribes QUIL CEDA CREEK CASINO 6410 33rd Ave. Northeast Tulalip, WA 98271 Phone: 360-651-1111 Toll Free: 888-272 -1111 www.quilcedacreekcasino.com Casino size: 55,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,004 Table Games: 12 President & COO: Ken Kettler Quinault Tribe QUINAULT BEACH RESORT & CASINO 78 State Route 115 Ocean Shores, WA 98569 Phone: 360-289-9466 Toll Free: 888-461-2214 www.quinaultbeachresort.com Casino size: 16,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 700 Table Games: 14 COO & GM: Don Kajans

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe GRAND RIVER CASINO & RESORT 27903 Hwy. 12 Mobridge, SD 57601 Phone: 605-845-7104 Toll Free: 800-475-3321 www.grandrivercasino.com Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 250 Table Games: 5 GM: Ivan White Mountain

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Shoalwater Bay Tribe SHOALWATER BAY CASINO

4112 Hwy.105 Tokeland, WA 98590 Phone: 360-267-2048 Toll Free: 888-834-7312 swbcasino.com Casino size: 12,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 255 GM: Johnny Winokur Lummi Nation SILVER REEF CASINO 4876 Haxton Way Ferndale, WA 98248 Phone: 360-383-0777 Toll Free: 866-383-0777 www.silverreefcasino.com Casino size: 50,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,075+ Table Games:16 GM: Marty Sauvage

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Upper Skagit Indian Tribe SKAGIT CASINO RESORT 5984 N. Darrk Lane Bow, WA 98232 Phone: 360-724-7777 Toll Free: 877-275-2448 www.theskagit.com Casino size: 64,000 sq. ft.

The Skagit Valley Resort (132 rooms) Slots: 910 Table Games:12 GM: Don Guglielmino Snoqualmie Tribe SNOQUALMIE CASINO 37500 SE N. Bend Way Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Phone: 425-888-1234 Toll Free: 888-348-3323 www.snocasino.com Casino size: 187,602 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,700 Table Games:50 CEO: Brian Decorah Spokane Tribe of Indians SPOKANE TRIBE CASINO 14300 W SR-2 Hwy. Airway Heights, WA 99001 Phone: 1-877-786-9467 www.spokanetribecasino.com Casino size: 38,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 450 Table Games: 12 GM: Javier De La Rosa

register, vote and commit to getting others to the polls in 2020.

We are recruiting young warriors to act as ambassadors to reach out in their communities and schools, and to plan events to help our native youth heed the call to vote. Our young people are the key to unlocking the full potential of Indian Country’s vote.

Native people have consistently shown that their votes hold power to make a difference. It is our responsibility to educate native communities nationwide about the importance of their vote and to believe, “My Vote WILL Count.”

NIGA is a nonpartisan organization, and the native vote is likewise non-partisan. Our policy priorities cross all party lines.

At their core, tribal governments fight for local control, freedom from state government infringement on tribal sovereignty, decreased impacts from federal actions, and parity and respect as governments for purposes of all federal laws and programs.

At the same time, tribes demand that the U.S. fully fund and meet solemn treaty and trust obligations.

Regardless of your party affiliation, we urge every person living, working or doing business in Indian Country to educate and elect candidates for all offices who will fight to achieve these policy goals.

History has shown that our power at the polls will determine who will represent our interest in the halls of Congress, the White House and in local, city, county and state governments.

Now more than ever, it must be our pledge to do our part by igniting the flame of power by registering and voting in 2020. We can and will make a difference for generations to come.

Ernie Stevens Jr. is chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association.

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Suquamish Tribe SUQUAMISH CLEARWATER CASINO RESORT 15347 Suquamish Way Suquamish, WA 98392-9649 Phone: 360-598-8700 Toll Free: 800-375-6073 www.clearwatercasino.com Casino size: 33,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,200 Table Games: 35 GM: Rich Purser Swinomish Indian Tribal Community SWINOMISH CASINO & LODGE 12885 Casino Dr. Anacortes, WA 98221-8363 Phone: 360-293-2691 Toll Free: 888-288-8883 www.swinomishcasinoandlodge.com Casino size: 27,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 850 Table Games: 11 GM: Brock Hochsprung Tulalip Tribe TULALIP BINGO & SLOTS 2911 Quil Ceda Blvd.

Tulalip, WA 98271-7413 Phone: 360-651-1111 Toll Free: 888-272-1111 www.tulalipBingo:.com Casino size: 22,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 196 Bingo: 850 seats Bingo Director: Tammy Taylor Tulalip Tribe TULALIP RESORT CASINO

10200 Quil Ceda Boulevard Tulalip, WA 98172-7413 Phone: 360-716-6000 www.tulalipresortcasino.com Casino size: 222,000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines 2,440 Table Games: 37 Bingo seats: 870 President: Ken Kettler

WISCONSIN Class II & III Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa BAD RIVER LODGE & CASINO 73370 US Hwy. 2 Odanah, WI 54861 Phone: 715-682-7121 Toll Free: 800-777-7449 www.badriver.com Casino size: 74,000 sq. ft.

Bad River Lodge (50 rooms) Slots: 402 GM: Mitch Corbine Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa GRINDSTONE CREEK CASINO 13394 West Trepania Rd. Hayward, WI 54843 Phone: 715-634-2430 www.lcocasino.com Slots: 88 GM: Kimm Martinsen

Ho-Chunk Nation HO-CHUNK GAMING BLACK RIVER FALLS W9010 Hwy. 54 East Black River Falls, WI 54615 Phone: 715-284-9098 www.ho-chunkgaming.com/ blackriverfalls Casino size: 38,000 Gaming Machines 750 Table Games: 10 Bingo seats: 480 EM: Greg Garvin Ho-Chunk Nation HO-CHUNK GAMING MADISON 4002 Evan Acres Rd. Madison, WI 53718 Phone: 608-223-9576 Toll Free: 888-248-1777 www.ho-chunkgaming.com/madison Casino size: 60,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,240 EM: Daniel Brown Ho-Chunk Nation HO-CHUNK GAMING NEKOOSA 949 County Rd. G Nekoosa, WI 54457 Phone: 715-886-4560 Toll Free: 800-782-4560 www.hochunkgaming.com/nekoosa Casino size: 16,650 sq. ft.

Slots: 600 Table Games: 12 EM: James Webster Ho-Chunk Nation HO-CHUNK GAMING TOMAH 27867 State Hwy. 21 Tomah, WI 54660 Phone: 866-880-9822 www.ho-chunkgaming.com/tomah Casino size: 1,890 sq. ft.

Slots: 100 GM: Greg Garvin Ho-Chunk Nation HO-CHUNK GAMING WISCONSIN DELLS US3214 Hwy. 12 Baraboo, WI 53913 Phone: 608-356-6210 Toll Free: 800-746-2486 www.ho-chunk.com Casino size: 94,480 sq. ft.

Ho-Chunk Casino Hotel (315 rooms) Slots: 1,100 Table Games: 45 Bingo: 600 seats Ho-Chunk Nation HO-CHUNK GAMING WITTENBERG N7198 US Hwy. 45 Wittenberg, WI 54499 Phone: 715-253-4400 www.ho-chunk.com/wittenberg Casino size: 18,977 sq. ft.

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Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa LAKE OF THE TORCHES BINGO 424 Little Pines Rd. Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 Phone: 800-258-6724 www.lakeofthetorches.com Bingo: 450 seats Bingo: Manager: Judith Birdsbill Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa LAKE OF THE TORCHES RESORT CASINO 510 Old Abe Rd. Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 Phone: 715-588-7070 Toll Free: 800-258-6724 www.lakeofthetorches.com Casino size: 56,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 830 Table Games:9 CEO: William Guelcher Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa LEGENDARY WATERS RESORT & CASINO 37600 Onigaming Dr. Bayfield, WI 54814 Mailing: PO Box 1167 Bayfield, WI 54814-1167 Phone: 715-779-3712 Toll Free: 800-226-8478 www.legendarywaters.com Casino size: 15,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 260 Table Games: 4 GM: Kurt Schmidt Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin MENOMINEE CASINO RESORT N277 Hwy. 47/55 Keshena, WI 54135 Phone: 715-799-3600 Toll Free: 800-343-7778 www.menomineecasinoresort.com Casino size: 33,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 762 Table Games: 8 Bingo: 220 seats GM: Troy Sadler Sakaogon Chippewa Community MOLE LAKE CASINO LODGE 3084 State Hwy. 55 Crandon, WI 54520 www.molelakecasino.com Casino size: 35,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 260 Bingo: 300 seats Table Games: 5 GM: Bryan Tate Stockbridge-Munsee Community NORTH STAR MOHICAN CASINO RESORT 12180 County Rd. A West Bowler, WI 54416 Phone: 715-793-4090 Toll Free: 800-775-CASINO www.northstarcasinoresort.com Casino size: 70,100 sq. ft.

Slots: 1,200 Table Games: 18 Bingo: 360 seats GM: Michael Bonakdar

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Oneida Nation ONEIDA CASINO TRAVEL CENTER 5939 Old 29 Drive Green Bay, WI 54313 Phone: 920-865-7919 www.oneidacasino.net/ locations/one-stops Casino size: 23,060 Slots: 107 Oneida Nation ONEIDA IMAC Casino 2100 Airport Drive Green Bay, WI 54313 Phone: 920-494-4500 www.oneidacasino.net/ locations/imac Casino size: 76,578 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 411 Bingo seats: 738 GM: Louise Cornelius Oneida Nation ONEIDA MASON ST. CASINO 2522 W. Mason St. Green Bay, WI 54313 Phone: 920-494-4500 Toll Free: 800-238-4263 www.oneidacasino.net/ locations/w-mason Casino size: 41,798 sq. ft.

Slots: 784 Table Games: 8 GM: Louise Cornelius Oneida Nation ONEIDA ONE-STOP PACKERLAND 3120 South Packerland Dr. Green Bay, WI 54313 Phone: 920-496-5601 www.oneidacasino.net/ locations/one-stops Casino size: 14,905 sq. ft.

Slots: 93 GM: Michelle Peterson Forest County Potawatomi Community POTAWATOMI CARTER CASINO & HOTEL 618 State Hwy. 32 Carter, WI 54566 Phone: 715-473-2021 Toll Free: 800-487-9522 www.cartercasino.com Casino size: 68,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 530 Table Games: 9 Bingo: 250 seats GM: Stacey White

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa SEVENWINDS CASINO, LODGE & CONFERENCE CENTER 13767 W. County Rd. B Hayward, WI 54843 Phone: 715-634-5643 Toll Free: 800-526-2274 www.lcocasino.com Casino size: 35,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 628 Table Games: 10 Bingo: 600 seats GM: Kim Martinson St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin ST. CROIX CASINO DANBURY 30222 Hwy. 35 & Hwy. 77 Danbury, WI 54830 Phone: 715-656-3444 Toll Free: 800-238-4946 www.stcroix-casinos.com/ hotels/danbury Casino size: 22,500 sq. ft.

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Class II Northern Arapaho Tribe 789 SMOKE SHOP & CASINO 10369 Hwy. 789 Riverton, WY 82501 Phone: 307-856-9942 www.play789casino.com Casino size: 45,000 sq. ft.

Gaming Machines: 257 CEO: Brian Van Enkenvoort

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Forest County Potawatomi Nation POTAWATOMI HOTEL & CASINO 1721 W Canal St. Milwaukee, WI 53233 Phone: 414-645-6888 Toll Free: 800-729-7244 www.paysbig.com Casino size: 150,000 sq. ft.

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Northern Arapaho Tribe LITTLE WIND CASINO 800 Blue Sky Hwy. Ethete, WY 82520 Phone: 307-335-8703 www.littlewindcasino.com Casino size: 1,920 sq. ft.

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CANADA ALBERTA Cold Lake First Nation CASINO DENE Rte. 28 and Hwy. 897 Cold Lake, Alberta T9M 1P4 Phone: 780-594-7900 www.casinodene.com Casino size: 20,000 sq. ft.

Slots: 252 Table Games: 9 CEO: Christina Radiff Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation EAGLE RIVER RESORT & CASINO Hwy. 43 and Hwy. 32 North Whitecourt, Alberta T7S 1P7 Phone: 780-779-2727 Toll Free: 888-913-2727 www.eaglerivercasino.ca Slots: 250 Table Games: 12 GM: Eris Moncur Tsuu T’ina First Nation GREY EAGLE RESORT & CASINO 3777 Grey Eagle Dr. Calgary, Alberta T3E 3X8 Phone: 403-385-3777 Toll Free: 844-719-8777 www.greyeagleresortandcasino.ca Casino size: 84,000 sq. ft.

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Oneida Nation ONEIDA CASINO 2020 Airport Dr. Hwy. 172 Green Bay, WI 54313 Phone: 920-494-4500 Toll Free: 800-238-4263 www.oneidacasino.net/ locations/main-airport Casino size: 115,288 sq. ft.

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TBE Architects All Hospitality, All the Time

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Having designed more than 400 unique hotel projects and 300 casino projects, “All Hospitality, All the Time” is much more than the firm’s tagline—it’s the very foundation of TBE’s client base, and an integral part of defining the firm’s team culture. Through frequent communication and a solutions-oriented approach, TBE Architects fosters quality long-term relationships not only with each client, but also with a diverse array of specialty consultants.

As a Native American-owned firm, the keystone to TBE Architect’s success in working with 116 Native American Tribes and First Nations is the firm’s commitment to fully comprehend and meet each client’s unique needs.

TBE Architects’ highly experienced design teams work tirelessly to create bold and iconic designs that are delivered on time and on budget. Much of the firm’s “adaptive theming style” is a direct reflection of the design team’s ability to interpret the unique demands of diverse clients.

No two TBE casinos or hotels are exactly alike.

TBE Architects recently completed work for the Chemehuevi Tribe with a bold new mid-century modern designed resort and casino, situated on the western shores of picturesque Lake Havasu. The first phase of this project includes a state-of-the-art casino attached to a four-story hotel with luxury dining, a private pool and multiple patios overlooking the lake. Colors for this project were selected to reflect the varied shades of the lake and desert landscape of the Colorado River Valley. In 2020, the firm looks forward to completing work on the new We-Ko-Pa Casino for the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation in Arizona, and seeing continued progress on each of the 12 projects currently on the boards or under construction throughout the United States.

TBE Architects is an active associate member of the National Indian Gaming Association.

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Four Native Students Receive AGEM Scholarships The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships to four native students as part of its Fall 2019-2020 American Indian Scholarship Program | By Marjorie Preston

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hanks to the commitment of the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM), four students have received $2,500 scholarships to pursue their education at the College of Muscogee Nation in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and Sinte Gleska University in Mission, South Dakota, in the 2019-20 academic year.

The scholarships were distributed by the American Indian College Fund (AICF), the nation’s largest and highest-rated nonprofit supporting native student access to higher education.

Elizabeth Russell, AICF manager of corporate partnerships, said the support of organizations like AGEM builds “healthy, vibrant native communities by empowering American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students to achieve their higher education and career goals.”

Every year, the fund empowers more than 4,000 AIAN students to start and stay in school, complete their degrees and launch careers. Since its inception in 1989, the fund has provided more than 131,000 scholarships and $201 million to support AIAN communities.

“Only 14.3 percent of AIANs have a bachelor’s degree, which is less than half the national average,” according to Russell.

“Furthermore, 42 percent of AIANs are currently under the age of 24, providing an urgent opportunity to achieve lasting change through education.”

For more information about the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers, visit agem.org. To learn more about the American Indian College Fund, visit collegefund.org.

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The scholarship recipients are:

Tevin Phillips. Phillips, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is a

second-year undergraduate and gaming major. “This scholarship helps me so much!” he says. “Thank you for all that you do.”

Derrick Wandrie. Wandrie, also of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is ma-

joring in hospitality and casino management. He is a second-year undergraduate. “Thank you for your donation,” he says. “It’s really helpful. I live two hours away from college, I have a gas-loving truck, and this helps me get back home to see my son. I’m very grateful to you.”

Anna One Star. One Star, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the

Rosebud Indian Reservation, is a third-year undergraduate majoring in business management. “Thank you for allowing me to help better myself, my family and community,” she says. “I am a single mother of two, and this helps me get a better job to support my family and better help my people and community.”

Shane Schmitz. Schmitz, also a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, is a

third-year undergraduate in the business management program. “Thank you for assisting me,” he says. “I’m employed full-time as well as taking classes full-time, so it feels great to get that extra push of motivation to keep striving. Everything I do is for my daughter, and I truly appreciate everything this scholarship has to offer for students like myself.”

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