PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) announced today $30,845,042 in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund for the third quarter of Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2025. This amount represents an approximate 7.9 percent increase when compared to the same quarter of FY 2024.
The Arizona Benefits Fund receives 88 percent of tribal gaming contributions, providing significant dollars to support instructional improvement in schools, trauma and emergency care, tourism, and wildlife conservation throughout the state.
Tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund for the 3rd quarter of the State’s FY 2025 are as follows:
• Instructional Improvement Fund/Education – $15,373,169
• Trauma and Emergency Services Fund – $7,686,584
• Arizona Department of Gaming Operating Costs – $2,776,054
• Arizona Wildlife Conservation Fund – $2,196,167
• Tourism Fund – $2,196,167
• Problem Gambling Education, Treatment and Prevention – $616,901
• FY 25 Qtr 3 Total: Tribal Gaming Contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund – $30,845,042
Per the Arizona Tribal-State Gaming Compact, Tribes with casinos also contribute a percentage of their Class III gross gaming revenue to cities, towns, and counties.
Currently, there are 26 Class III casinos in Arizona, which ADG regulates in partnership with Arizona tribes. Since the inception of tribal gaming in Arizona, over $2.34 billion in cumulative tribal contributions has been contributed to the state and its cities, towns, and counties since FY 2004.
