{"id":146953,"date":"2020-09-01T12:30:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T19:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=146953"},"modified":"2020-09-01T15:06:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T22:06:38","slug":"wyoming-tribal-casinos-face-predicted-job-losses-lower-revenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wyoming-tribal-casinos-face-predicted-job-losses-lower-revenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyoming Tribal Casinos Face Predicted Job Losses, Lower Revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wyoming tribal gaming properties could lose some $20 million annually due to recent changes in statewide gambling rules, according to a former Wind River Hotel and Casino CEO.<\/p>\n

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Wyoming’s Wind River Hotel and Casino is one of the state’s tribal casinos that could see job losses because of lost revenue from new legislation. (Image: Best of Jackson Hole)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Legislation approved by the Wyoming State legislature in March could also mean 350 jobs could be lost at tribal gaming sites, Jim Conrad told the Riverton Ranger<\/em>, a local newspaper.<\/p>\n

Profits from the casinos have funded operations of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, which runs key tribal gaming properties in the state.<\/p>\n

The real loss \u2026 is the loss of jobs,\u201d Conrad recently told the Riverton Ranger<\/em>. \u201cWhen you take 350 jobs lost, that\u2019s 350 families on the reservation that are not going [to] have that income.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Fremont County, the Northern Arapaho Tribe provides the most jobs of any employer, totaling some 1,000 workers between the tribe and its varied enterprises, according to Wyoming Public Media.<\/p>\n

The financial situation became direr for the state\u2019s tribes this year after the COVID-19<\/a> outbreak.\u00a0Other reported financial pressures led to even more economic struggles.<\/p>\n

New Law Bring More Gaming<\/h2>\n

Under the new law, legal commercial gaming machines are allowed in small businesses and truck stops, according to the Riverton Ranger. <\/em>That can lead to many more gaming locations statewide.<\/p>\n

But some Wyoming residents may not want widespread gambling in their communities.<\/p>\n

I would venture a good part of the state still does not want that gaming on every corner in their towns,<\/strong>\u201d Conrad said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 2019, the Wyoming Public Policy Center set up by the Northern Arapaho Business Council (NABC), successfully lobbied against having multiple gaming sites in Wyoming. Then, last year, the council\u2019s lobbyist, Mark Howell, was let go by the tribe, and lobbying efforts appeared to weaken.<\/p>\n

As the state legislature considered the March legislation, criticism was voiced by NABC member Kimberly Harjo, who said the bill created \u201ca slippery slope that will lead to full-blown gaming throughout the state,\u201d and the tribe \u201cstrongly believes this legislation needs more input from regulators, law enforcement, the tribe, and the public,\u201d the news report added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Curbing Illegal Gaming<\/h2>\n

A major reason for the recent approval of small, legal commercial gaming in the state was because of Wyoming legislators who wanted a solution to the presence of illegal gaming machines<\/a>. Another reason was many Wyoming politicians wanted to regulate the scattered commercial gaming properties to collect tax revenue.<\/p>\n

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Some proponents of the legislation argued the state loses about $4 million in receipts annually because of the unregulated gaming devices. As of last year, it was claimed that Wyoming was home to more than 400 unregulated gaming machines. Typically, they were in bars, gas stations, truck stops, and other small businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Wyoming is home to four casinos. Wind River Hotel and Casino, Little Wind Casino, and the Shoshone Rose Casino and Hotel, all of which are tribal entities, are the state\u2019s largest gaming properties. The state also houses the smaller 780 Smoke Shop & Casino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wyoming tribal gaming properties could lose some $20 million annually due to recent changes in statewide gambling rules, according to a former Wind River Hotel and Casino CEO. Legislation approved by the Wyoming State legislature in March could also mean 350 jobs could be lost at tribal gaming sites, Jim Conrad told the Riverton Ranger, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":146963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13592,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWyoming Tribal Casinos Face Predicted Job Losses, Lower Revenue<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wyoming tribal casinos could lose some $20 million annually due to changes in statewide gambling rules. 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