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June 20, 2016

$400M Spokane Tribe casino approved

By JOURNAL STAFF

SPOKANE — The Spokane Tribe of Indians hailed a decision by Gov. Jay Inslee that the tribe can proceed with a big casino project near Fairchild Air Force Base despite massive opposition from civic leaders in the region.

Leaders of the impoverished tribe said the $400 million project, first proposed a decade ago, will help lift members out of poverty.

The Spokane Tribe plans to begin construction on the casino and a retail development this summer that the Tribe says will provide 5,000 jobs when completed in a few years in the suburb of Airway Heights.

Many political and business leaders in the Spokane region, along with the owners of a competing casino, oppose the project. The Kalispel Tribe already operates the successful Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights and it fears losing business.




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