Tribal Casinos Won a Record $43.9 Billion From Gamblers in the 2024 Fiscal Year
Posted on: July 31, 2025, 12:45h.
Last updated on: July 31, 2025, 12:14h.
- Tribal casinos generated record revenue in the 2024 fiscal year
- Tribal casinos reported gross gaming revenue of $43.9 billion
- The commercial gaming industry is also operating at historic highs
Tribal casinos in the United States reported record gaming revenue in the 2024 fiscal year.
On Thursday, the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) unveiled its 2024 fiscal gross gaming revenue report. The federal regulatory agency, formed through the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) in 1988, reports that casinos owned by Native American communities generated record gaming revenue of $43.9 billion for the period between Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024.
This year’s GGR reflects not only the resilience of the tribal gaming industry, but also the dedication of tribal leadership in preserving and growing this important economic driver for their communities,” said NIGC Acting Chairwoman Sharon Avery. “The continued success of Indian gaming is a testament to the strong tribal governance and the sound regulation that protects the integrity of the industry.”
The NIGC report tallies casino win from 532 tribal casinos owned by 243 federally recognized tribes across 29 states.
Record Revenue
The NIGC tribal casino revenue report includes money won from Native American slot machines, table games, sports betting, and iGaming.
Tribes in Michigan and Connecticut are permitted to conduct online sports betting and casino gambling. Tribes also conduct forms of sports gambling in Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The unprecedented GGR generated by the federally recognized tribes mimics the commercial gaming industry, which in May reported record revenue of $72 billion in 2024. The liberalization of sports betting, along with seven states allowing iGaming, has fueled the continued growth.
The 2024 fiscal year marked the fourth consecutive year of record tribal casino revenue. The historic run followed the pandemic-stricken 2020 fiscal campaign, where GGR dropped to $27.8 billion, the lowest haul since 2011.
These revenue numbers demonstrate the positive impacts of tribal gaming and the essential role it plays supporting tribal sovereignty, job growth, infrastructure, education, and important social, health, and welfare programs in tribal communities — just to name a few,” added NIGC Vice Chair Jeannie Hovland. “NIGC remains committed to working with tribes and their regulators to ensure the long-term integrity and success of Indian gaming.”
For many tribes, their casinos are their economic lifeline, with gaming allowing the sovereign nations to thrive and provide their community members with sustainable jobs and quality living conditions.
California Leads
With commercial casinos prohibited in California, residents and visitors must patronize a tribal gaming venue to access slot machines and live-dealer table games (aside from non-house-banked commercial card clubs). The NIGC says tribal casinos in California generated the most gaming revenue in the 2024 fiscal year with GGR of approximately $12.1 billion.
The NIGC’s California market, which additionally includes a smattering of small tribal casinos in northern Nevada, has 87 casinos in operation. Tribal casinos in the NIGC’s east and southeast, including properties in New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, were next at $10.2 billion.
Tribal casinos in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas won about $7.2 billion.
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Sure, yet many thousands of native folks are poor and living in squalor. No different than how others around the world function - rich get richer and poorer get poorer. Why not help your own?