Washington News - Page 17

News Brief: 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.

News Brief: More than 1,000 people gathered in the auditorium and spilled out into the halls for the first of two public meetings on the Cowlitz Tribe's plan to build the $510 million casino complex.

News Brief: Discussion of an offer from the Cowlitz Tribe to provide the city with up to $3 million annually will have to wait until after this week's federal meetings on the tribe

News Brief: Washington’s legal gambling age could change from 18 to 21 if House Bill 2872 passes.

News Brief: The Quincy City Council have repealed taxes on amusement and gambling and opted to maintain a tax on admissions, following talks with bar and club owners impacted by the 1951 ordinance's enforcement.

News Brief: It is likely that an initiative petition seeking to overturn the Tacoma’s scheduled casino ban will go before voters in November.

News Brief: The Stillaguamish Tribe plans to expand its Angel of the Winds Casino in the coming year, capitalizing on an operation that has pumped millions of dollars into the small Washington State tribe.

News Brief: The project would more than double the size of the Stillaguamish Tribe's gambling attraction.

News Brief: Tacoma casinos should remain open until voters can decide whether to keep or reject a gambling ban approved six years ago by the City Council, a judge has ruled.

News Brief: After a public hearing Monday night, the Kenmore City Council voted to ban social card-game gambling.

News Brief: The Cowlitz Tribe has agreed to use only union workers to construct a proposed $510 million casino-hotel complex near La Center.

News Brief: Yakama leaders have rejected a proposal to build a second tribal casino near Ellensburg, Washington.

News Brief: A draft study of the Cowlitz Tribe's proposed casino falls short of providing a thorough, objective evaluation, according to the city of Vancouver, Washington.

News Brief: A group of Tacoma casino workers has filed a lawsuit against the City of Tacoma in hopes of blocking a ban on gambling houses scheduled to take effect at the first of the year.

News Brief: Putting a second tribal casino in the Vancouver, Washington, area could be the best expansion option for the Yakama Nation's gaming operations, a recent study suggests.

News Brief: Canadians are hopping onto charter buses to go to casinos across the border.

News Brief: Controversial negotiations between the state and the Spokane Tribe of Indians are threatening to fundamentally change Washington tribes' most successful business enterprise: casino gaming.

News Brief: The Washington State Gambling Commission withdrew its proposed gambling agreement with the Spokane Tribe after Governor Christine Gregoire told the commission she doesn’t like the provisions that would let the tribe build off-reservation casinos and operate as many as 7,500 slot machines.

News Brief: The casino deal with the Spokane Tribe of Indians could for the first time guarantee the state of Washington a share of tribal gambling proceeds.

News Brief: Warren Montney has put a Texas Hold'em twist on blackjack, and he's hoping it's a winning hand for casinos and customers.