A Message from David Z. Bean, Chairman, Indian Gaming Association

On behalf of the Indian Gaming Association, I prolong my deepest gratitude to everybody who made this yr’s Indian Gaming Trade Show and Convention a hit!

I increase my fingers to you!

To our tribal management, our Member tribes, and the organizations who stand alongside us in robust partnership, together with our affiliate members, our sponsors, our gaming professionals, and our valued distributors, and to our extremely hardworking IGA workforce and household, our devoted workers, our companions at Clarion Events, and Zion Enterprises, LLC, thanks for exhibiting up with goal, unity, and power. Your collective efforts made this week attainable and replicate the easiest of Indian Country.

This gathering is greater than a tradeshow. It is a mirrored image of who we’re as sovereign nations, working collectively to guard what we have now constructed and to hold ahead the legacy of those that got here earlier than us. It can be a robust reminder of the robust financial engine that Indian gaming represents, supporting tribal governments, creating jobs, and sustaining our communities throughout Indian Country.

This yr, as we showcased the power and success of our large trade, we did so whereas shifting ahead within the footsteps of the late Ernie Stevens Jr., honoring his imaginative and prescient, his management, and his unwavering perception within the energy of tribal nations.

As Chairman, I increase my fingers to you in honor of my Puyallup folks and traditions, as taught to me by my elders, with respect and gratitude for every of you who contributed to this second. Your partnership, your voices, and your management proceed to maneuver our trade ahead.

We nonetheless have work to do. And collectively, we are going to meet that work with the identical unity and power that outlined this week.

Thank you.

David Z. Bean, Chairman

Indian Gaming Association