Areas of Employment Gains The Indian Gaming Industry employs 264,963 full-time workers. Wages paid to these employees amounted to $7,968,391,098 in 2022, and employment resulting from casino and ancillary business employees spending their disposable incomes generated another 36,236 jobs in the local, regional, and national economy, bringing job creation for the first and second levels to 301,199. In 2021, Indian gaming facilities, and their ancillary businesses spent $16,900,484,927 on goods and services. This spending created another 166,871 jobs. The Indian Gaming Industry also undertook $2,371,202,391 in capital spending projects which created another 21,780 jobs.
Indian casinos transferred $20,954,467,009 to Tribal Governments, for programs spending and investments, which created 194,308 jobs. As a job generator in the United States economy, Indian gaming successfully contributes 684,158 direct and indirect jobs. Although Tribal gaming has matured since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988, it continues to add growth and maintains stable employment at all the facilities throughout the United States.
INDIAN GAMING DIRECT AND INDIRECT JOBS GENERATED IN 2022
Direct Jobs in Gaming
220,144 44,820 264,963 36,236 166,871 21,780 224,887
Direct Jobs from Ancillary (Hotels, Food & Beverage, etc..)
Indirect Jobs from Wages created by Indian Gaming
Indirect Jobs created by tribal casinos purchasing activities of Goods & Services
Indirect Capital Expansion and Replacement Related Jobs
Indirect Jobs created from casino net income transfer payments to Tribal governments - purchasing goods & services, revenue sharing payments to state governments, capital expansion projects & regulatory spending at Federal, State & Tribal levels
194,308
Indian Gaming Stimulated Jobs Nationwide
684,158
Source: Dupris Consulting Group, LLC & IMPLAN Application
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