Indian Gaming Transfer Payments In line with the legislative intent of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Indian gaming made direct transfers of $20,815,882,872 in 2023 to tribal governments for various social programs and investment initiatives, such as economic development and land-buyback programs. These transfer payments not only funded essential governmental programs but also covered expenses related to casino regulation through tribal government gaming commissions, per capita payments to tribal members, and revenue- sharing agreements with state governments. The magnitude of these transfer payments and their overall contribution to the local, regional, and national economy is comparable to the impact of the goods and services purchased by tribal gaming operations. As detailed below, these transfer payments and their subsequent spending in the economy led to the creation of 185,512 jobs, generated $14,105,155,501 in labor resulted in an overall economic output of $29,445,429,299 nationwide. In the table titled “Top 15 Output Industries,” the results highlight the industries and their respective impacts stemming from all the spending activities initiated by tribal governments within the economy. Notably, the largest impact was observed in the employment and payroll of local government and other services, totaling $6,132,690,603 in direct output. Additionally, other top directly affected industries include the employment and payroll of state government and other services at $3,349,383,832, and other real estate at $1,755,796,110. These findings underscore the significant economic influence of transfer payments from Indian gaming, highlighting their pivotal role in driving employment, income generation, value added, and overall economic growth across various sectors of the economy. ECONOMIC INDICATORS BY IMPACT Impact Employment Labor Income Value Added Output Direct Effect $114,587 $9,569,430,965 $12,162,541,248 $14,967,656,048 Indirect Effect $12,204 $874,968,829 $1,500,095,586 $2,927,349,342 Induced Effect $58,722 $3,660,755,707 $6,817,298,418 $11,550,423,908 Total Effect $185,512 $14,105,155,501 $20,479,935,253 $29,445,429,299
ECONOMIC INDICATORS BY IMPACT
Industry Display
Impact Output
Impact Output
Impact Output
Impact Output
Employment and payroll of local government, other services Employment and payroll of state government, other services
$6,132,690,603
$0
$0 $6,132,690,603
$3,349,383,832 $681,288,991
$0
$0 $3,349,383,832
Other real estate
$364,892,827 $709,614,292 $1,755,796,110
Owner-occupied dwellings
$0
$0 $1,577,200,566 $1,577,200,566
Petroleum refineries
$846,196,680
$192,545,998 $298,812,654 $1,337,555,332
Monetary authorities and depository credit intermediation
$56,068,215
$175,352,492 $616,381,102 $847,801,809
Hospitals
$0
$0 $839,542,856 $839,542,856
Insurance carriers, except direct life
$12,052,068 $60,449,481
37 INDIAN GAMING - ANNUAL REPORT 2024 $49,004,002 $393,499,654 $460,187,573 $79,665,158 $220,594,824 $489,491,331 $0 $468,146,824 $468,146,824 $15,554,940 $416,047,836 $463,339,006 $106,379,599 $496,391,195 $614,822,862 $230,341,514 $289,157,202 $579,948,197 $206,626,589 $342,761,594 $549,388,184 $353,212,820 $122,697,240 $517,823,461
Employment services
Management of companies and enterprises
$0
Oil and gas extraction
$41,913,401 $189,231,350
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Offices of physicians
$0
Limited-service restaurants Full-service restaurants
$31,736,230 $17,683,916
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