Find Your Favourite Alaska Casino Resorts 2025

Alaska is the largest US state. It's known for its vast wilderness and spectacular natural beauty, but not really gambling or its casino culture. There's a reason for that.

The gambling laws in Alaska are much stricter than other US states with all forms of casino-style gambling prohibited other than bingo or raffles for charitable purposes.

Even the circumstances governing tribal casinos are different in Alaska, meaning that most tribes are only able to open small-scale bingo and pull-tab facilities rather than full casinos.

However, at the time of writing, changes are taking place, so let’s take a look the current situation with casinos in Alaska. 

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Alaska Land-Based Casino Operators

Due to strict gambling legislation in Alaska there are no big casino resorts in the state.

Usually when this is the case, tribal casinos are still able to open on tribal land due to being governed by federal laws under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act rather than state laws.

However, Alaska is different due to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). This recharacterized tribal lands as private corporations as opposed to sovereign nations many years ago, meaning that even if tribes wanted to open casinos, they have been unable to do so. 

The only exception to this so far has been the Metlakatla Indian Community, which declined to sign on to ANCSA. Consequently, they were able to open the Metlakatla Indian Community Bingo Center offering Class II gaming including electronic bingo machines. The only one in the state up until recently. 

At the time of writing, due to a legal debate over land, the Native Village of Eklutna have opened up a temporary electronic bingo hall in Anchorage called Chin’an Gaming Hall. The plan is to open a permanent casino in 2026, as long as they can win the lawsuit currently filed against them to prevent it from happening.

The remaining gambling facilities in Alaska take the form of bingo halls and pull tab stores which are provided by either native tribes or independent operators raising funds for non-for-profit organizations. These include:

• Tudor Bingo Center, Anchorage
• Northern Lights Bingo, Anchorage
• Big Valley Bingo, Wasilla
• Tlingit And Haida Community Bingo Center, Juneau
• Sun’aq Tribal Bingo, Kodiak

Alaska Casino Resorts 

Let’s take a look at a few of the casinos in Alaska in more detail, and what they offer.

• Metlakatla Indian Community Bingo Center – The 6,000 square feet gaming space is also referred to as the MIC Gaming Hall. It incorporates 120 bingo seats and 90 electronic bingo games and is a hub for the tribal community.
• Chin’an Gaming Hall – Currently a temporary structure based in five modular buildings offering electronic bingo machines. The plan is to build a one-story 58,000 square feet structure with up to 1,000 gaming machines and food options near Birchwood Airport.
• Tudor Bingo Center – A busy bingo hall open seven days a week offering various bingo sessions and pull tab games. Tudor Bingo Center supports charities and not-for-profit organizations raising tens of millions for local causes. 

More Than Gambling

Alaska is known for so much more than gambling, so let’s take a look at what else you can enjoy in The Last Frontier.

• Natural beauty – Alaska has a landscape like no other place on Earth and you can experience incredible sights such as glaciers, mountains, fjords and untouched nature. Trust me, I’ve been, and it’s a sight to behold. 
• Wildlife – You can see not only wildlife on land but also on water. Witnessing bears and moose in their natural habitat is one thing, but watching Orca and Humpback whales rise out of the water and crash back down right beside you is something that stays with you forever. 
• Outdoor Adventures – If you love winter sports and outdoor activities, then Alaska has it all - hiking, fishing, kayaking, rafting, glacier trekking, skiing, and snowboarding. You can even give dog-sledding a try too. 
• Northern Lights  – Alaska is the perfect spot to witness the Aurora Borealis with your own eyes. Winter time provides the perfect visibility, just don’t forget your camera.

Important Considerations

In Alaska, there are different age restrictions on various games that you need to be aware of. To play bingo you need to be 19 years or above and to try your luck at a pull tab game, you need to be 21 or over.