Spokane’s Slot Machine Compact

The Spokane Tribe of Indians recently signed a slot machine compact with the state of Washington that has all but been finalized. The slot machine compact will give the tribe many more freedoms than the other tribes in the state, so they will undoubtedly be looking for updates for their own slot machine compacts in the near future.

However, in the meantime, the tribe will be able to offer 4,700 slot machines at each of up to five casinos – which is the same as everyone else. However, the Spokane’s will be able to offer better stakes at some of the tables, as well as being able to operate cash or cashless slot machines which are currently illegal in the state.

The government is glad that a deal was reached, as they feel the slot machine revenue will help out both the tribe and the state. There are currently 25 Indian casinos in the state – but the Spokane’s are the last one running a slot machine casino without a compact. The existing tribes are bringing in $1.2 billion currently, and now that it looks as though there will be an agreement with the Spokane’s it can only be assumed that their slot machine revenue will increase that amount.

The slot machine and gambling deal was agreed upon between the Spokane Tribe, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the Washington State Gambling Commission. It will be finalized when everyone agrees upon it.



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