{"id":10489,"date":"2021-04-20T18:05:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=10489"},"modified":"2021-04-20T18:05:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:05:50","slug":"cronkite-news-tribes-update-gaming-compact-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/04\/20\/cronkite-news-tribes-update-gaming-compact-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Cronkite News: Tribes update gaming compact in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eEhBX7S4b7k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R): <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/eEhBX7S4b7k>Governor Ducey Signs Tribal-State Gaming Compact Amendment<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Governor signs tribal gaming compact, legalizes sports gambling in Arizona<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, April 20, 2021<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Jake Santo<\/div>\r\n<DIV class=source>Cronkite News<\/DIV>\r\n<DIV class=source-website><A \r\nhref=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/\">cronkitenews.azpbs.org<\/A><\/DIV>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nPHOENIX \u2013 After years of resistance from tribes around the state, Gov. Doug Ducey signed \r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/legtext\/55leg\/1R\/bills\/HB2772P.pdf\"\">House Bill 2772<\/a>\r\nlast Thursday, legalizing daily sports fantasy and sports betting in Arizona. The development comes on the heels of ratification of a <a href=https:\/\/gaming.az.gov\/tribal-gaming\/gaming-compact-statutes>revised Tribal-State Gaming Compact<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cToday\u2019s signing is the culmination of years of discussion and engagement among many diverse stakeholders, tribal communities, both rural and urban, gaming industry partners and more,\u201d Ducey said at a <a href=https:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/governor\/news\/2021\/04\/governor-ducey-signs-historic-tribal-state-gaming-compact-amendment>news conference to finalize<\/a> the legislation.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWe did it by bringing everyone to the table, pushing individual agendas aside and putting Arizona first,\u201d Ducey said. \u201cThe legislation associated with this compact amendment is a historic bipartisan achievement.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arizona-Tribal gaming compact amendments finalized extending compact duration up to 2048 and expanding scope of gaming <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nitPWl5gq4\">pic.twitter.com\/nitPWl5gq4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jonathan Nez (@NezForAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NezForAZ\/status\/1382848772749750276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/legtext\/55leg\/1R\/bills\/SB1797P.pdf\"\">Senate Bill 1797<\/a>, a mirror bill to HB 2772, was ratified by a bipartisan majority earlier this week by the state Senate. These amendments to the existing compact grant specific organizations and groups sports betting permits to create sportsbooks in their particular venue.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Ten licenses will be granted to sports organizations to open these books in or near their sporting facilities. An additional 10 licenses will be given to tribal nations to open sportsbooks at their respective casinos.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThe fund helps us provide basic government services, build and maintain infrastructure, provide economic development to build our economy and protect our Hualapai elders and children,\u201d said Damon R. Clarke, chairman of the Hualapai Tribe. \u201cWe made a promise to Arizona, that we would use gaming revenue to secure a better future built on self-reliance. And we\u2019ve kept that promise. Looking ahead, tribal gaming will continue to evolve.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/arizonatribalgamingcompactupdate.pdf\">new compact<\/a> will allow as many as four new casinos in the Phoenix area.<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/arizonatribalgamingcompactupdate.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"both\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"on\">arizonatribalgamingcompactupdate<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSixteen of the recognized 22 tribal nations of Arizona were present at Thursday\u2019s ceremony. Stephen Roe Lewis, governor of the Gila River Indian Community, said he had doubts that the tribes would agree to new terms of the gaming compact. He reiterated how arduous the entire process had been, with countless meetings and years of continued work coming to fruition.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cAs I look at the audience today,\u201d Lewis said, \u201cI\u2019m struck by the wide array of people and viewpoints represented. We have 16 tribes represented today. From rural to urban, gaming and non gaming. We have Democrats and Republicans. All very different, yet here we all are. Unified.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\nAdded Ducey: \u201cThis would not have gotten done without your leadership and your participation with this significant bipartisan achievement. All these individuals have earned their place in the history books among those great Arizona leaders of the past who put Arizona ahead of partisanship.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"10492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/04\/20\/cronkite-news-tribes-update-gaming-compact-in-arizona\/triballeadersarizona\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/triballeadersarizona.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"triballeadersarizona\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tribal leaders and members were present for the signing of House Bill 2772 and the amended Tribal-State Gaming Compact by Gov. Doug Ducey. (Photo by Alina Nelson\/Cronkite News)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/triballeadersarizona-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/triballeadersarizona.jpg\" alt=\"triballeadersarizona\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10492\" \/>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Tribal leaders and members were present for the signing of House Bill 2772 and the amended Tribal-State Gaming Compact by Gov. Doug Ducey.  Photo by Alina Nelson \/ Cronkite News <\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSports organizations wasted no time in setting up a timetable for opening sportsbooks.<p><\/p>\r\nThe \r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/company\/2021\/04\/14\/pga-tour-draftkings-expand-relationship-arizona-market-access-sportsbook-tpc-scottsdale.html\"\">PGA and DraftKings<\/a>\r\nannounced a partnership with TPC Scottsdale to implement mobile sports gambling and a premium sportsbook for the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nHours after the official signing by Ducey, the \r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/suns\/suns-and-fanduel-announce-arizona-market-access-partnership-making-fanduel-suns-official-sportsbook#\"\">Phoenix Suns<\/a>\r\nannounced a partnership with FanDuel to become the official sportsbook and daily fantasy partner of the Suns. As part of the partnership, the Suns will be establishing a 6,300 square foot sportsbook within Phoenix Suns Arena in the coming months.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Arizona Coyotes and Arizona Diamondbacks had representatives at Thursday\u2019s signing ceremony. While neither franchise offered official statements, Coyotes President and CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez expects changes to Gila River Arena.<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWe are certainly going to be trying to put everything together as soon as possible,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have begun to explore what that looks like in terms of physical space, as well as an online platform. We have been talking with a number of potential partners. Our goal would be to try to do as soon as possible, more than likely it will happen in the offseason getting ready for the next season.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI think the impact is incredible for the entire state of Arizona,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cWe see this as an opportunity to really attract tourism, really attract innovation and technology, and really be at the forefront of the confluence between sports, technology, innovation and entertainment experiences.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\nThe potential increase in revenue with both the legalization of sports gambling and a new gaming compact have people on both sides of the aisle feeling optimistic.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI think we can call this a win-win-win, for the tribes, for the state and for the taxpayers,\u201d Ducey said.<p><\/p>\r\n<STRONG>For more stories from Cronkite News, visit <A href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=client\">cronkitenews.azpbs.org<\/A>.<\/STRONG>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<HR><EM>Note: This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/2021\/04\/15\/arizona-legalizes-sports-gambling-new-gaming-compact\/\">appeared on Cronkite News<\/a>.  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