The state government may not be getting a profit cut but Minnesota is sure benefitting from a vibrant tribal casino activity over the past 25 years, according to the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association (MIGA).

MIGA released this week its latest report on the tribal gaming’s closely guarded finances, explaining how Minnesota benefits from tribe casinos despite not giving the state government a piece of its revenues.

Star Tribune reported that tribe casinos spurred the Minnesota tribal economies by injecting an estimated $1.8 billion in direct and indirect revenue back to the state each year, based on the information issued by MIGA.

The association, according to the report, boasts that tribal casinos have employed 13,371 Minnesotans and kept Minnesota’s economy growing by attracting 23 million visitors and channeled $482 million to other Minnesota vendors.