The nine tribal sports betting compacts have been agreed with the Cowlitz, Lummi, Puyallup, Snoqualmie, Spokane, Squaxin, Stillaguamish, Suquamish and Tulalip tribes.
The Cowlitz, Lummi, Puyallup, Spokane, and Stillaguamish tribes reached the initial Class III gaming compact agreement with Washington state in May.
The Tulalip, Suquamish, Kalispel and Snoqualmie tribes agreed to the compact earlier in the year.
A further seven compacts are set to be approved in the coming days.
“This marks a major milestone in Washington State’s Native American tribes’ efforts to strengthen the self-reliance of our tribal communities,” said Rebecca George, executive director of the Washington Indian Gaming Association.
“This approval marks the completion of a critical regulatory step toward to launching sports betting on the premises of tribal casinos. We now expect the availability of safe and regulated sports betting to begin at tribal casinos across Washington State in the next few months,” George added.
Following negotiations, Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 2638 into law in March 2020, approving in-person sports betting at Class III gaming facilities.
Source: iGB North America
