I want to commend all at the front lines of our tribal gaming properties who continue to work tirelessly to ensure the public safety of their communities and guests at all times. The National Indian Gaming Association has continued to make it a priority to maintain our open communications with Member Tribes, gaming commissioners & regulators, and gaming industry experts as we work our way through this pandemic. Over the past couple of months, we have provided webinar training and discussions about all aspects of reopening tribal casino properties by relying heavily upon our webinar and online technology through our Seminar Series, Gaming Commissioner Trainings, and with our Tradeshow and Convention training sessions, and will commit to continuing to use this resource as long as we must. With these constraints, our economic advisors tell us that we may lose $15 Billion or more in comparing our 2019 Indian gaming revenues to our COVID-19 Economic Crisis 2020 revenues. When considering the resulting losses among Native American hospitality and tourism, the economic damage to Native America could well exceed $40 Billion in 2020. Tribal Governments need more economic relief from Congress. Today, we will hear some of our friends in Congress to work on these issues. While we have very limited in- person opportunities to meet with members of congress, we are in constant dialogue with them.
INDIAN HEALTH CARE INEQUITIES Native Americans, along with African Americans and Hispanics, are the most likely to suffer hospitalization and severe in jury from COVID-19. Here is a CDC graph:
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