As the entire land-based sector, including operations run by the tribes, is focusing on recovery, we have launched a Tribal Survey in partnership with Pechanga.net.
This project will help us build a picture of what that recovery is looking like, how tribes are prioritising their activities and what investment opportunities they may consider as part of that process.
We’re inviting tribal operators, governments and regulators to participate, so click here to complete the Tribal Survey. <link>
The results will be made available when the Tribal Gaming series launches in mid-April and will be discussed during one of the digital speakeasies on 19 April – register your interest here.
About the ICE 365 Tribal Gaming series
Tribal gaming now constitutes more than 50% of the GGR of the US gambling sector, yet it is still often misunderstood or even ignored by the global stakeholders.
With sports betting and igaming launching in multiple states, many international businesses are starting to take notice, viewing the Native American operations as a partnership and market access opportunity.
But tribal gaming is governed by a different set of rules than commercial businesses. Anyone wanting to engage with the tribes needs to get acquainted with the concepts of sovereignty, compacts, state-tribal relations, tribal regulatory structure and tribal community.
New channels and new verticals now opening up in the US offer opportunities for the tribes to innovate and modernise, while adding to their land-based offering. New channels might offer tribes an opportunity for quicker growth as they exit the global pandemic. However, their core focus remains on ensuring that their land-based operations, a crucial source of revenue and jobs, recover quickly.
The Tribal Gaming series will include a number of on-demand and live content pieces, which aim to improve understanding of tribal gaming and exchange expertise on expanding into new products and verticals.
To learn more, you can already register for the live sessions, including:
Webinars:
- 13 April at 4 pm GMT / 11 am ET / 8 am PST: Tribal Gaming: Politics in Indian Country, featuring contributors such as James Siva, vice chairman, Morongo Band of Mission Indians; chairperson, California Nations Indian Gaming Association and Victor Rocha, owner, Pechanga.net; president, Victor Strategies.
Click here to learn more and register.
- 20 April at 4 pm GMT / 11 am ET / 9 am PST: Hospitality and Amenities in Tribal Casinos –Getting the ROI Back, sponsored by Kambi andfeaturing contributors such as Peter Arceo, casino general manager, San Manuel Casino; Max Meltzer, chief commercial officer, Kambi; Tom Cantone, president of sports & entertainment, Mohegan Gaming Enterprise and Bobby Soper, president and CEO, Sun Gaming and Hospitality.
Click here to learn more and register.
Digital speakeasies:
- 14 April at 4:30 pm GMT / 11:30 am ET / 8:30 am PST Digital speakeasy on Tribes and sports betting – Best practice to maximise the opportunity: An invite-only digital conversation, bringing together carefully selected participants from both the tribes and commercial gaming organisations to discuss how Native American tribes can maximize the sports betting opportunity for the benefit of their community.
Click here to register.
- 19 April at 4:30 pm GMT / 11:30 am ET / 8:30 am PST Digital speakeasy on Post-Covid recovery: Drawing from the Tribal Survey, this invite-only digital conversation will bring together tribal operations and advisers to discuss strategies for post-Covid recovery and growth.
Click here to register.
These live sessions will be complemented by on-demand content that will include:
- Tribal Gaming Report
- Early Adopters video series with the likes of Jim Ryan, Pala Interactive; Bea Carson, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Anika Howard, Foxwoods Casino & Resort
- Keynote-style on-demand videos, such as Evening out at Mohegan Sun, where MGE executives talk about the recovery, sports wagering, international expansion and their partnership with Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas
- Opinion pieces by Prof. Katherine Spilde, Holly Cook Macarro, Richard Schuetz, Jesses Robles and Valerie Spicer, taking a personal and in-depth look at some of the key trends and developments that are set to shape Indian Country in the near future
Register here to be notified when ICE 365 Tribal Gaming series goes live.