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State, Squaxin Island Tribe announce tentative amendment to gaming compact
Summary
The Washington State Gambling Commission and the Squaxin Island Tribe reached a tentative amended and restated tribal–state gaming compact that would raise some wager and facility limits, add electronic table games and require tribe-level screening and responsible-gaming measures; the commission will vote at a public meeting Feb. 12.
The Washington State Gambling Commission and the Squaxin Island Tribe have reached a tentative agreement on an amended and restated tribal–state gaming compact, officials told the State Government Tribal Relations Committee.
Tina Griffin, director of the Gambling Commission, said the changes primarily reorganize and clarify the compact and incorporate several appendices into the compact proper so the document ‘‘flows together in a much more common-sense, cohesive manner.’’ The commission and the tribe announced the tentative deal during a committee hearing and said the commission will take public comment and vote at a public meeting scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 12, at 9:30 a.m.
The compact’s substantive updates include higher wager and facility ceilings and new appendices for limitations and electronic table games.…
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