The Arizona Department of Gaming announced $47,591,384 in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2027, representing an approximate 2.9 percent increase compared to the same quarter of FY 2026.
The Arizona Benefits Fund receives 88 percent of tribal gaming contributions. The fund provides dollars to support instructional improvement for schools, trauma and emergency care, tourism and wildlife conservation throughout the state.
Tribal gaming contributions for the first quarter of the state’s FY 2027 are distributed in alignment with the Arizona Tribal-State Gaming Compact. Education received $23,719,546, while trauma and emergency services received $11,859,773.
The Arizona Department of Gaming operating costs received $4,283,225.
