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Washington State Tribal Casinos Expand

ROCHESTER, Washington – As reported by the Associated Press: " Work has begun on a 70-room hotel at the Lucky Eagle Casino, one of a number of tribal casino expansion projects in the south Puget Sound area.

"The hotel will cost $6.5 million to $7 million and is tentatively scheduled for completion in March, said Jay May, director of economic development for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.

"…Elsewhere, the Nisqually tribe's Red Wind casino in Olympia is expanding to 85,000 square feet, a $31 million project that includes a 928-stall parking garage. The Squaxin Island tribe opened a 92-room hotel at Little Creek Casino near Shelton in December, and the Puyallup tribe bought the 138-room Best Western Fife Hotel in June and plans to replace its neighboring riverboat casino by the end of October.

"When the Red Wind and Lucky Eagle projects are completed, employment at those two casinos and Little Creek will grow to about 1,800 people.

"…Tribal casinos have been on the upswing in Washington since they were allowed to add slot-style machines in 1999, operators said…"

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