TRIBAL GAMING

Native American gaming is not a recent phenomenon. In fact, it was part of tribal ceremonies and celebrations long before Europeans came to the New World. The Indian Gaming Regulation Act of 1988 was enacted to guarantee Native American tribal rights, as sovereign nations, to operate gaming "as a means of promoting tribal economic development, self-sufficiency and strong tribal governments." Native American gaming plays a central role in the resurgence of the Forest County Potawatomi and the communities in which the tribe operates gaming facilities. To visit our Northern Lights Casino in Carter, please click here.

Our Gaming Operations

• Generate a steady flow of income to fund improvements in reservation facilities, infrastructure and programs.
• Create employment opportunities for hundreds of tribal members and non-Indians.
• Add millions of dollars of revenue to the state economy in the form of sales and income taxes and the purchase of goods and services.
• Make possible donations to hundreds of local charitable and non-profit organizations.
• Indian gaming supports more than 35,000 jobs in Wisconsin.
• Contribute millions of dollars in sales tax and income tax revenues to state and federal coffers.
• Reduce welfare expenditures. Half of all gaming jobs are held by those previously unemployed or underemployed and receiving welfare. Welfare costs in 11 rural counties with Indian gaming operations dropped 26 percent over three years, saving taxpayers $470,000 each month.
• Generate millions of dollars of in-state purchases of goods and services.