Phoenix Region In 2020, the Tribal gaming revenues in the four states that represent the region, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Southern Nevada was $2.14 billion, down (34.4%) against the prior year, due to the impact that COVID-19 had in the region.
gaming employees and what casinos spent in operating expenses. In 2020, the region recorded an overall economic output of $4.5 billion. This represents an economic output of $1.2 billion on the Indian reservations where their gaming enterprises are located and an economic output of $3.3 billion off the reservation. The initial output that is generated on the Indian reservation comes from the wages being paid to all casino employees and the net income that the casino makes after paying for all its operating expenses. In total, $695,627,708 was paid to casino employees in 2020. As these employees spent their disposable incomes in the economy, another 5,222 jobs were generated, $341,051,549 in labor income created, $563,437,949 in value added, and produced an overall economic output of $1,001,808,789.
Phoenix Region ($’s/Thousands) 2017 - 2022
$3,500,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 - ($500,000)
$3,037,789 3.6%
$3,141,434 3.4%
$3,275,522 4.3%
$2,148,334 -34.4%
2017
2018
2019
2020
Regional Statistics in 2020 • Number of Indian Casinos – 52 • Casino Type – Land-Based Casinos
Impact
Employment Labor Income Value Added
Output
• Pre COVID-19 Pandemic Jobs – 32,097 • Casino Closures in April 2020 Jobs – 3,210 • Casino Jobs in December 2020 – 24,998 • In 2019, $1.37B in Operating Expenses • In 2020, $1.17B in Operating Expenses
Direct
- -
- -
- -
- -
Indirect Induced
5,222 5,222
$341,051,549
$563,437,949
$1,001,808,789 $1,001,808,789
Total Effect
$341,051,549 $563,437,949
In 2020, Tribal gaming enterprises and their ancillary businesses engaged in purchases of goods and services for their operations saw overall employment gains of 13,794 jobs, $837,792,762 in labor income, $1,368,387,369 in value-added and produced an overall economic output of $2,339,285,763.
At the start of 2020, Tribal gaming operations and ancillary facilities in the Portland region supported 32,097 ongoing direct jobs. As the coronavirus spread and Tribal casinos started to close in March, the operation’s ongoing jobs number fell to 3,210. This represented a drop of (90%). As the region’s casinos started to reopen, the number of jobs coming back increased to 24,998 at the end of December. Although COVID-19 disrupted Tribal gaming in many ways, the Phoenix region still generated significant economic activity when measuring the wages that were paid to Tribal
Impact
Employment Labor Income Value Added
Output
Direct
6,694 2,910 4,190
$355,126,719 $590,177,533 $213,075,783 $320,793,492
$946,767,843 $579,764,541 $812,753,379
Indirect Induced
$269,590,260
$457,416,344
Total Effect
13,794
$837,792,762 $1,368,387,369 $2,339,285,763
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