Tribal government gaming continues to be a positive economic engine in the state of California. According to the most recent Economic Impact Study, released by Beacon Economics, tribal government gaming generated $7.8 billion in economic output in 2014. Tribal casinos spent $4.0 billion on goods and services which generated an additional $3.8 billion in secondary spending by vendors that supply casinos.

Year after year, tribal gaming and non-gaming activities generate an increasingly positive impact on California’s labor markets. For example, in 2012, tribal gaming operations supported approximately 56,100 jobs statewide; in 2014, tribal gaming operations supported approximately 63,400 jobs statewide. In 2012, tribal non-gaming operations supported approximately 14,800 jobs statewide; in 2014, tribal non-gaming operations supported approximately 21,300 jobs statewide.

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