All eight regions, encompassing 527 tribal-owned, operated, or licensed gaming establishments across 29 states, saw an uptick in annual profits.
gross gaming revenue for the 2023 fiscal year of $41.9 billion, the most ever, on Thursday at the Wisconsin Gaming Regulators Association Summer Conference.
“This year’s GGR results demonstrate how a strong regulatory framework and diversity of tribal gaming enterprises generates growth in the gaming industry,” NIGC acting chairwoman Sharon M. Avery said in a statement. “Again, this year, tribal gaming operators and regulators have proven that their ingenuity and tenacity are catalysts for growth, even in the face of an ever-changing gaming landscape.
The D.C. region, which includes New York, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Washington, D.C., finished second with revenue of $9.2 billion and saw a 2.4% jump from 2022.
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