The recession of 2008 and 2009 took its toll on just about every industry, including the gaming industry. According to the source, this industry saw declines in 2009 but those declines were smaller than the declines experienced by commercial gaming nationally. Today’s market size is the size of the gaming industry run by native American tribes throughout the United States in 2009.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: Gaming Facilities: 446, Revenues: $26.4 billion
Source: Meister, Dr. Alan, Indian Gaming Industry Report, 2011 edition, highlights of which are provided in a press release about the report available online here.
Original source: Casino City Press