LOS ANGELES May 5, 2014 9:00pm • Creates more than 56,000 jobs • Study funded by Indian Gaming Association Indian-owned casinos and related businesses has an annual economic impact of $8 billion and provides jobs for more than 56,000 people in California, according to a new study by Beacon Economics and paid for by the California Nations Indian Gaming Association. The study surveyed 17 gaming tribes across the state – or nearly one-third of all tribal government gaming operat

By Jonathan Horn 3:50 p.m. May 5, 2014 Indian casinos may be on sovereign land, but their economic impact reaches far beyond those borders, says a study released Monday by the California Nations Indian Gaming Association. The report says that in 2012, the latest year of data available, tribal government gaming generated $8 billion for California’s economy through direct and indirect spending, supporting 56,100 jobs. A chunk of those benefits likely came in San Diego County, h

BY AARON CLAVERIE STAFF WRITER Published: May 05, 2014; 03:16 PM Indian tribes that have been historically reluctant to divulge information about their gaming operations may be warming to the idea of more transparency in a bid to shine a positive light on their growing importance to the state’s economy. A study released Monday, May 5, by the California Nations Indian Gaming Association nonprofit group showed tribal gaming in California generated $8 billion in economic output

California Nations Indian Gaming Association NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan JensenDirector of Communications (916) 448-8706 Economic Impact Study: Tribal Government Gaming a Powerful and Growing Economic Engine for California, Generating $8 Billion for State’s Economy in 2012 Study finds that Tribal Government Gaming creates more than 56,000 jobs, supports local communities and non-gaming tribes; Economic impact rising since 2010 figures May 5, 2014, SACRAM