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Squaxin Island Tribe, state reach tentative agreement on amended gaming compact
Summary
At a legislative committee hearing, the Washington State Gambling Commission and Squaxin Island Tribe presented a tentative amended, restated tribal-state gaming compact that raises certain wager and facility limits, adds electronic table games, and updates responsible-gaming provisions; the commission will take public comment and vote at a Feb. 12 meeting.
The Washington State Gambling Commission and the Squaxin Island Tribe announced a tentative agreement on an amended and restated tribal-state gaming compact during a State Government Tribal Relations Committee work session.
Tina Griffin, director of the Gambling Commission, said the parties have reached a tentative agreement and praised tribal negotiators for their collaboration. "We have reached tentative agreement on an amended, restated tribal-state gaming compact," she said, noting the compact updates are intended to align the Squaxin Island Tribe's compact with changes other tribes have adopted.
The compact restatement reorganizes and consolidates appendices and adds or updates several technical provisions. Johnny Bray, tribal relations adviser for the Gambling Commission, said the compact incorporates…
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