Indian Gaming Transfer Payments In line wit h the legislative intent of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Indian gaming made direct transfers of $16,297,145,749 in 2024 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 180,024 jobs, generated $13,672,439,832 in labor income, $19,889,934,655 in value added, and resulted in an overall economic output of $28,704,944,158 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 $5,957,864,783 in direct output. Additionally, other top directly affected industries include the employment and payroll of state government and other services at $3,253,902,287, and other real estate at $1,259,904,287. 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 Indirect Effect Induced Effect
110,388 11,937 57,699 180,024
$9,210,152,992 $858,246,012 $3,604,040,827 $13,672,439,832
$11,708,691,433 $1,473,861,791 $6,707,381,431 $19,889,934,655
$14,442,238,091 $2,884,082,935 $11,378,623,132 $28,704,944,158
Total Effect
TOP 15 OUTPUT INDUSTRIES
Industry Display
Direct
Indirect
Induced
Inpact Output
Employment and payroll of local govt, other services Employment and payroll of state govt, other services
$5,957,864,783 $3,253,902,287 $610,390,994
$- $-
$- $-
$5,957,864,783 $3,253,902,287 $1,259,904,014 $1,205,310,936 $769,433,160 $555,823,822 $491,031,576 $341,089,408 $326,677,372 $273,905,484 $246,534,282 $245,714,023 $207,550,137 $200,170,226 $173,360,857
Other real estate
$251,392,813
$398,120,206 $1,205,310,936 $136,536,896 $555,823,822 $344,257,007 $146,875,406 $14,420,541 $242,524,701 $98,120,192 $208,632,159 $167,795,955 $25,694,594 $77,577,978
Owner-occupied dwellings
$-
$-
Petroleum refineries
$545,458,926
$87,437,338
Hospitals
$-
$-
Monetary authorities and depository credit intermediation
$41,390,475 $50,083,960 $302,021,433 $23,045,760 $112,579,490 $11,807,068
$105,384,094 $144,130,042 $10,235,399 $8,335,023 $35,834,600 $25,274,796 $34,770,735 $37,125,254 $17,977,827
Employment services
Investigation and security services
Limited-service restaurants
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Full-service restaurants
Insurance carriers, except direct life
$4,983,446
Maintenance and repair construction of nonresidential structures
$137,350,378 $77,805,052
Other local government enterprises
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