The National Indian Gaming Commission recently released the Fiscal Year 2016 Gross Gaming Revenue numbers. The revenues totaled $31.2 billion, an increase of 4.4%. NIGC Chair, Jonodev O. Chaudhuri, contributes the increase to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act’s promotion of tribal self-determination principles. Revenues are calculated based on 484 audited financial statements, comprised of 244 federally recognized Tribes across 28 states. The increase of each NIGC administrative region are as follows:
- Sacramento Region 6.3%
- Oklahoma City Region 5.7%
- Portland Region 5.1%
- Phoenix Region 4.4%
- Tulsa Region 4.0%
- Washington, DC Region 3.8%
- St. Paul Region 1.1%