Tribal Government Gaming 2023 | Page 3

FEATURES
COLUMNS
DEPARTMENTS
The New Model

CONTENTS

Tribal Government Gaming 2023

FEATURES

16 Tribes Online
As online gaming and sports betting spread through the commercial gaming world , tribes in various markets , headed by California , contemplate how to proceed . By Marjorie Preston
22 Higher Education in Indian Country
For 17 years , the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming at San Diego State University has assured educational opportunities for the tribal government gaming market . By Dr . Kate Spilde

COLUMNS

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GGB

Publication
20th Annual Edition
6 NIGC Voluntary Compliance and the Letter of Concern E . Sequoya Simermeyer
30 Purchasing Over-Deliver on Expectations Carl Long
32 Compacts Achieving the Upper Hand Judy Shapiro

DEPARTMENTS

10 COVER STORY

The New Model

Tribal casinos have come a long way from the days of makeshift gaming floors in Sprung Structures . The tribal gaming model today is a new generation of integrated resorts , as tribes reinvest in their gaming businesses and branch out to new revenue streams outside of their casino properties .
By Roger Gros and Dave Bontempo
On the cover : Phase 5 of the expansion of Gun Lake Casino and the Aquadome by HBG Design
26 Shining Sooner State
Oklahoma has long been one of the epicenters of the Indian gaming industry . Here ’ s a look at one of the powerhouse markets of tribal gaming . By Chris Irwin
34 Tribal Tech
Tribal casinos have always been at the forefront as early adopters of new technologies from payments to AI , and the pioneering continues . By Frank Legato
74 Bright Future
Chief financial officers in the tribal gaming market are optimistic about the coming year . By Grant Eve
6 Editor ’ s Letter
40 Tribal Government Gaming 2023 Directory
73 Advertiser Index
CORPORATE PROFILES
42 Acres Manufacturing 44 Advantech-Innocore 45 Bluberi 46 Eclipse Gaming Systems 48 Everi 50 HBG Design 51 Imagine This 52 Interblock 54 Kambi 56 Marker Trax 60 Morse Watchmans 61 Novomatic Americas 62 PMI Tribal Services 64 R2Architects 66 Sightline Payments 68 TBE Architects 70 Western Alliance Bank
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