# Indian Gaming Association

**Type:** Trade association
**Domain:** Tribal gaming, regulatory advocacy
**Status:** Active

## Overview

The Indian Gaming Association (IGA) represents tribal gaming operators in the United States. Tribal gaming operates under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), which establishes a framework for state-tribal gaming compacts that grant tribes exclusive rights to certain forms of gambling.

## Key People

- **David Bean** — Chairman (as of 2026)

## Regulatory Positions

### CFTC Prediction Markets (2026)

IGA filed comments on the CFTC's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on prediction markets, warning that CFTC classification of sports betting as "event contracts" would undermine tribal gaming exclusivity under IGRA.

Chairman David Bean stated the CFTC classification "wipes out the foundation of tribal exclusivity" under IGRA, arguing that federal preemption of state gambling laws eliminates the state regulatory authority that makes state-tribal compacts legally meaningful.

## Timeline

- **2026-04-20** — Filed ANPRM comments opposing CFTC prediction market framework as threat to IGRA compact structure