This week, Tracie Stevens, chairwoman of the National Indian Gaming Commission in the United States, revealed that the Indian gaming industry generated record total turnover of $27.9bn (€21.1bn) in 2012.

The figures represent the third consecutive year of growth for the industry.

“In 2012, the Indian gaming industry saw its largest gross gaming revenues ever,” Stevens said.

“Regulation has played a key role in the growth of the Indian gaming industry. Over the last three years our regulatory review has provided much needed reform to meet the needs of the changing industry and provide flexibility and consistency for tribes and tribal regulators.” said Associate Commissioner Dan Little.

The GEObet Network is striving toward the introduction of regulatory guidelines for online Indian gaming too, which the comments of the NIGC regarding a changing industry needing flexibility, surely support.