Washington
Tribal Casino Planned for 2007
As reported by the Seattle Times:
"A new tribal casino that will be the first
on the Eastside and the closest to Seattle could
open as early as the fall of 2007.
"The
Snoqualmie Tribe's five-year quest to build
a casino on 56 acres off Interstate 90 east
of Issaquah cleared a big hurdle Thursday when
the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs gave the land
federal reservation status.
"The
600-member tribe has been waiting since 2001
for that to happen so it could create its economic
engine: a 150,000-square-foot casino 27 miles
from Seattle.
"Getting
reservation land status means the parcel falls
under tribal authority and is generally exempt
from state laws.
"…It
will be the newest addition to tribal gaming
in the Puget Sound region, which has casinos
operated by the Tulalip, Puyallup and Muckleshoot
tribes…"
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