REPORTS TRIBAL GAMING / STATE-BY-STATE
A BILL IN 2021
(HB101) REQUESTED PERMISSION FOR
TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS BETTING AT THE STATE’S FIVE RACINOS AND
REMOVE OPERATING HOUR LIMITS. IF THIS WAS INTRODUCED
THE CASINOS COULD BRING IN $40M A
YEAR FOR THE STATE BUDGET.
New Mexico suffered the longest shutdown during the pandemic of all commercial properties in the US and after being closed down in March 2020 they didn’t reopen until late February 2021.
State commercial gaming revenue in 2020 was just $52m compared to $244m in 2019 (a drop of 78 per cent). Last year saw revenues of $262m.
Te 21 tribal casinos operated by 14 Indian tribes are permitted to offer slots and table games and hold a monopoly on sports betting in the state due to their compact agreement which has a broad definition of what types of games are legal.
THERE ARE NO COMMERCIAL
CASINOS IN NORTH
CAROLINA AND JUST THREE TRIBAL
CASINOS. TWO OF THE CASINOS ARE OWNED BY THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS WHICH IS ONE OF EIGHT TRIBES IN THE STATE.
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Te Santa Ana Casino operated by Pueblo of Santa Ana was the first to launch the first sportsbook in October 2018 and there are currently only five venues offering sports betting although the Navajo Nation tribe is due to launch sports betting at its three casinos in New Mexico.
Te tribe stretches into Arizona and recently launched a Hard Rock Sportsbook at its casino property - Twin Arrows property in Flagstaff. Te sportsbook was opened in July and sits next to the remodelled sports bar and restaurant with eight kiosks and two betting windows.
Tis was the result of a 10-year agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Hard Rock Digital) for a new mobile wagering app which was launched initially in early 2022.
Navajo opened its first casino in New Mexico in 2008 (Fire Rock) followed by Flowing Water in 2010 and Northern Edge in 2012. In Arizona Twin Arrows opened in 2013 followed by Navajo Blue Travel Plaza in 2020.
A bill in 2021 (HB101) requested permission for table games and sports betting at the state’s five racinos and remove operating hour limits. If this was introduced the casinos could bring in $40m a year for the state budget. However, the tribes have voiced concerns about the expansion of non-tribal gaming in the state saying if the racinos offered more casinos games and sports betting the revenues would decline for tribal casinos affecting money for their communities. Te bill failed to reach any momentum.
And earlier this year a bill was also filed requesting a review of the gaming market including online gaming authorisations. Te bill was not passed by senators.
casinos. Two of the casinos are owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians which is one of eight tribes in the state but the only federally recognised tribe.
Tey operate Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort which opened in 1997 and Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino which opened in 2015 - both are located in the western part of the state.
A third casino Catawba Two Kings Casino in King’s Mountain opened in 2021 and is owned by the Catawba Indian Nation based just over the state line in South Carolina.
In 2021 the tribe negotiated in- person sports betting at their casinos and at the moment this is only permitted in the three casinos however a new betting law which permits online sports betting will arrive in the state early next year opening up the market significantly.
Te Sports Wagering and Horse Racing Wagering Law HB347 legalised online and landbased sports betting and pari-mutuel race betting in June this year.
NORTH CAROLINA
Traditionally North Carolina has been quite conservative when it comes to gambling. It was reluctant to accept tribal casinos and bar one harness racetrack, pari-mutuel betting on horse racing was illegal until this year.
Tere are no commercial casinos in North Carolina and just three tribal
Tis allows for up to 12 online sportsbooks in the state (plus two tribal licences for Cherokee and Catawba) plus eight in-person sportsbooks at professional sports venues such as the NFL stadium, NBA and NHL arenas and NASCAR circuits.
Each licence costs $1m for five years plus an 18 per cent sports wagering tax rate on gross betting receipts. It is anticipated that the
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