Short Summary: This page looks at the different forms of gambling in the State of Washington, discusses the legality of online gambling and gives a detailed listing of all of the casinos in the state.
Washington is a state that doesn’t really know where it wants to be on gambling, at least, that’s the way it seems. The state has had Commercial Casinos (in a sense) for quite some time, but those have been in the form of card room type casinos (though often sizeable) that also have hosted live poker.
The card rooms have not been permitted to house Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Arizona Stud, Chinese Poker, Flush Poker, Texas Shootout, Wild Monkey Pai Gow…
There are a several Tribal Casinos in the State of Washington, which will be listed in the appropriate section below along with the card rooms. Pursuant to a Tribal Compact with the State of Washington itself; (details on that to follow in this section) these Tribal Casinos are permitted to host Class II Gaming Devices (Electronic Bingo) and Table Games.
Other permissible forms of gambling include limited Charitable Gambling activities, race tracks and simulcast wagering, social gambling ( under specific conditions )…and, of course, there is a State Lottery.
Let’s break all of this down!
Online Gambling
Sports betting was declared a legal activity in the state of Washington in 2020. However, this activity is very limited. Wagering is allowed only and exclusively within the Tribal Casinos – the sportsbook must be located within a tribe’s gaming facility. Therefore, it is possible to place bets only during your stay inside the facility intended for wagering. Online wagering FROM HOME via mobile devices is not considered legal.
There have been bills to make sports wagering, by mobile, legal statewide in recent years, but all have died a Legislative death. We see both those and legalization of online casino-style gambling as highly unlikely for the next several years.
We will quote the law again to be clear:
Aside from forms of gambling legalized by the State, gambling is illegal. The most dangerous law to players that I have seen makes it a Class C Felony to transmit or receive gambling information by electronic means, and yes, the Internet is specifically mentioned.
Unless the state specifically permits a form of online gambling, then it is unquestionably illegal and is, in fact, a Felony, even if you’re a player.
For this reason, many overseas online casinos (even though they are themselves out of the jurisdictional reach of the state) will NOT offer services to Washington players, despite the fact that they offer their services in other states.
Listen, if you’re from Washington, you have two choices:
Believe sites that will tell you what you want to hear.
OR:
Believe sites that will tell you the truth.
Of course it would benefit us to say that online gambling is legal for players in Washington, because some people are going to be disinclined from playing if it is illegal. But, unlike some other sites floating around the Internet…we’re not going to be liars.
The truth is that it is not legal, and not only is it not legal, it’s one of the few states, along Utah and Louisiana, where it could be a felony for players. Is it likely that this law will be enforced against you? Probably not. But, it’s possible and the consequences could be very serious.
The Washington State Gambling Commission has this to say.
Can I bet on sports on the Internet?
No. For Washington State residents, all gambling on the Internet is illegal, including all types of sports betting. It’s also risky, since many Internet gambling sites are operated from foreign countries with different laws. Players may not receive money even if they do win, and Washington residents have no legal way to claim their winnings from an online bet.
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Here is the full Washington gambling statute:
Gambling information, transmitting or receiving.
(1) Whoever knowingly transmits or receives gambling information by telephone, telegraph, radio, semaphore, the internet, a telecommunications transmission system, or similar means, or knowingly installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or receipt of gambling information shall be guilty of a class C felony subject to the penalty set forth in RCW 9A.20.021.
(2) This section shall not apply to such information transmitted or received or equipment or devices installed or maintained relating to activities authorized by this chapter including, but not limited to, sports wagering authorized under RCW 9.46.0364 and 9.46.0368, or to any act or acts in furtherance thereof when conducted in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and in accordance with the rules adopted under this chapter and conducted in accordance with tribal-state compacts.
[ 2020 c 127 § 10; 2006 c 290 § 2; 1991 c 261 § 9; 1987 c 4 § 44; 1973 1st ex.s. c 218 § 24.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2020 c 127: See notes following RCW 9.46.0364.
State policy—2006 c 290: “It is the policy of this state to prohibit all forms and means of gambling, except where carefully and specifically authorized and regulated. With the advent of the internet and other technologies and means of communication that were not contemplated when either the gambling act was enacted in 1973, or the lottery commission was created in 1982, it is appropriate for this legislature to reaffirm the policy prohibiting gambling that exploits such new technologies.” [ 2006 c 290 § 1.]
The only form of Internet Gambling that has been authorized by the state is Sports Betting if you are doing it through one of the Tribal Casinos that are physically located within the state.
Therefore, not only is gambling online in the State of Washington illegal, the state actually went as far as to ADD TO THE GAMBLING LAWS to specify that Internet gambling constitutes illegal gambling for both players and operators.
Your computer is the, “Equipment,” receiving and transmitting gambling information.
Okay? Any site that says to the contrary of this is lying. We hope we have made that very clear.
In any case, it’s unlikely that an individual player would find himself in legal hot water, but it’s your decision to make. A Misdemeanor and little fine is one thing, but I don’t have any interest if there is more than 0% chance of being found guilty of a felony.
The Washington State Lottery publishes a Comprehensive Annual Report, with the most recent one (as of the time of this writing) being in 2023, and can be found via the following link.
The first thing that we notice is that Washington is not a state that authorizes Video Lottery Terminal, “Parlors,” through the State Lottery in the fashion that states such as Illinois (and a few others) do. The Lottery products in this state are limited to Instant Tickets (Scratchers), national mega jackpot drawing games, such as Mega Millions and Powerball as well as some in-state Drawing games such as Match 4 and Keno.
The Keno is not the closed-circuit televised affair that you might see in a state such as Ohio, where there is a feed of electronic keno televised to bars and retailers across the state. Instead, Washington’s Keno is simply a single drawing that takes place on a nightly basis similar to the way that a Match 5 drawing would work. There is indeed a Keno card, but it’s only good for one night’s drawing and is printed much in the same fashion that any other lottery ticket would be.
Fortunately, on Page 25, this Comprehensive Annual Report does separate sales and prizes into different categories of Instant (Scratch-Off) games compared to drawing games, which unfortunately, some lottery Annual Reports do not do. This will give us the ability to specify the returns of each general game type, which we will do below:
Instant Tickets
Sales: 669.0M
Prizes: 456.8M
Lottery Take: 212.2M
As far as Instant Tickets go, the return-to-player is obviously abysmal, but is pretty much right around the national average for this type of game.
Drawings
Sales: 334.4M
Prizes: 162.1M
Lottery Take: 172.3M
In both categories, there is a significant increase in sales compared to the previous year.
Looking at Powerball and Mega Millions, the numbers are also very successful. Mega Millions sales were $106.0 million, while Powerball sales were $107.2 million. Compared to the previous two fiscal years, a 10.4 percent increase from fiscal year 2022 and a 5.5 percent increase from fiscal year 2021.
Social Gambling
In of Social Gambling, many forms of social gambling are legal with the state law having this to say:
“A natural person who gambles at a social game of chance on equal with the other participants shall not be considered as rendering material assistance to the establishment, conduct or operation of the social game merely by performing, without fee or remuneration, acts directed toward the arrangement or facilitation of the game, such as inviting persons to play, permitting the use of premises for the game, or supplying cards or other equipment to be used in the games.”
In other words, you can have home-based poker games and other types of games as long as all players are equal participants and there is no, “Rake,” on poker or, “House Edge,” involved on other games. Even games with a house edge could technically be legal as long as no individual player is acting as the house (for example, you could legally have a home Blackjack game that operates under casino rules as long as the deal was ed from player to player—in essence—all players would be acting as, “The House,” an equal amount of the time.)
Interestingly enough, certain types of games are illegal under social gambling laws:
“However, bracket pools, office sports pools, and fantasy sports have never been authorized as gambling activities in Washington State and are illegal.”
Therefore, as bizarre as it seems, Fantasy Football would be an illegal activity as it is not a form of gambling that has ever been specifically authorized by the state. A similar part of the code has this to say, as I found on Wizard of Vegas:
Aside from forms of gambling legalized by the State, gambling is illegal. The most dangerous law to players that I have seen makes it a Class C Felony to transmit or receive gambling information by electronic means, and yes, the Internet is specifically mentioned.
Therefore, players can be penalized for unlawful gambling by the state, and any illegal form of gambling that involves an electronic device is a Class C Felony—for players!!!
That’s pretty unique as, even with the states that have laws on the books that would impact individual players (and many of them focus only on operators) it’s almost never a felony to be participating as a player, usually it’s a low-grade Misdemeanor or, “Violation,” considered similar to a traffic ticket.
Our advice in this state is, if you’re going to gamble, it’s probably going to be a good idea to make absolutely sure that you’re doing it in a legal and state-sanctioned fashion.
Charitable Gambling
With that out of the way, let’s turn our attention to Charitable Gambling laws in the State of Washington, which often can be authorized, legal and regulated forms of gambling within her borders.
The first thing to understand, according to this source.
Is that some gambling activities require a license whilst others do not. We’re not going to get into every single possible type of gambling (though some are pretty unique if you want to check out that page), though we will cover the more common forms of Charitable Gambling across the country:
Unlicensed Public Raffles, Bingo, and Amusement Games (RCW 9.46.0321)
In addition to -only raffles, you may offer two unlicensed raffle, bingo, or amusement game events to the public each year.
You may allow the public to participate in the activity, as well as of your organization.
Liquor and firearms must not be awarded as prizes.
Records must be kept for one year.
Notify local police at least five days in advance.
Bingo and amusement games can be offered up to 12 consecutive days; however, raffles can go longer.
The combined gross revenue (money taken in) from the two unlicensed bingo, raffle and amusement game events must not exceed $5,000 in a calendar year.
Raffle tickets must be sold:
For the same price (no discounts).
Only by of your organization.
Drawing winners for raffles: Ticket stubs from all ticket sales must be placed into a receptacle and selected randomly to allow an equal chance of winning.
These laws are pretty hospitable for raffles and bingo if you’re a bona fide non-profit entity or charity and don’t plan to have such events very often. The -only raffles for these organizations do what they say on the box, but such events (often in conjunction with one another) may take place with the public twice a year provided the above rules are followed.
Additionally, the Bingo events can actually span 24 total days if the organization is using the entire 12-day permissible period twice. Of course, you probably wouldn’t because the total money (after prizes are paid out) is not to exceed $5,000/annually, otherwise, you would have to get a license.
But, if you just want to have small-scale one-off type events a couple of times per year, these laws are extremely nice.
As far as entities requiring licensing, here are the pertinent general guidelines:
You must have a gambling license if:
Raffle:
Tickets are sold by someone other than a member of your organization.
Tickets are bundled/sold at a discount (WAC 230-11-025).
o Winners are chosen using an alternative drawing format.
o Prizes are firearms (WAC 230-06-025).
You want to offer more than two public raffles, bingo or amusement game events in a calendar year.
The combined gross revenue from your two unlicensed public raffles, bingo or amusement game events will exceed $5,000 in a calendar year.
The gross revenue from your unlicensed only raffles will exceed $5,000 in a calendar year.
You want to conduct a raffle that is open to the general public and your organization has a bingo or amusement game license.
There are a few more specific regulations for raffles and bingo that we will get into. For one thing, the maximum price for a raffle ticket is $100, which as a practical matter, would be completely unheard of in most states. Good gravy, those would be some high-rolling raffle players!!!
The State of Washington is also extremely generous with the tax rate 0%.
That’s right, the state provides that local jurisdictions such as cities, counties or townships may collect a maximum tax percentage (or less, or 0%) depending on the type of game, which can be found here.
But, the state itself does not collect anything.
Tribal Casinos
Right, so that brings us to Tribal Casinos in Washington State.
The State of Washington currently has an agreement with 29 federally recognized tribes that offer casino-style gaming.
You can read the compact for each of the individual tribes. For our purposes, we’re just going to look at one.
Which is the pdf of the Compact Between the State of Washington and Cowlitz Indian Tribe.
We didn’t pick this one as a show of any kind of favoritism, for the record, we only chose it because it is the most recently amended/signed compact, so the information and verbiage should be the most pertinent to future compacts.
The first thing that we will look at is the type of Class III games that are authorized by way of this compact:
A. Authorized Class III Games
The Tribe may conduct, subject to the and conditions of this Compact, any or all of the following games:
Keno; subject to Appendix C;
Satellite (Off-Track) wagering on Horse Races, subject to Appendix B;
Tribal Lottery Systems. Notwithstanding anything in this Compact which could be construed to be to the contrary, Tribal Lottery Systems operated in conformity with Appendix X2 are hereby authorized;
Sports Pools, on regularly scheduled athletic contests, of one hundred (100) squares wherein each square is sold for not more than ten ($10) dollars and all proceeds, less a tribal istrative charge of no more than 50 cents for each $10 wagered, are awarded as prizes. All other provisions of RCW 9.46.0335 shall be applicable; and
The sale of Washington State lottery tickets on the Cowlitz Indian Tribe Reservation shall be subject to the provisions of RCW 67.70, WAC 315, and the Tribal Ordinance.
Any Gambling Device, as defined herein and the Johnson Act, 15 U.S.C. §1171, that is currently authorized for play in the State of Washington.
B. Class III Table Games
The Tribe may offer any Class III table game authorized for play in the State of Washington pursuant to the game rules approved at the time of the effective date of this amended compact.
For any modification to currently authorized Class III table games or Class III table games that are subsequently authorized for play in the State of Washington, the Tribe shall provide the game regulations to the State Gaming Agency at least thirty (30) days prior to the time play shall begin. If the State takes no action within the 30 days, the Tribe may begin offering the game. If a dispute arises between the Tribe and the State with respect to issues of the legality of the game, rules of the game, manner of play, or training or enforcement associated with regulation, the State and Tribal Gaming Agencies shall meet and resolve the dispute prior to the time play of that game can begin. If either party believes, after negotiations have commenced, that a resolution by the parties cannot be achieved, then either or both parties shall be entitled to have the dispute resolved pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions of Section XII below.
For any other Class III table games authorized for play in Nevada and played in accordance with applicable Nevada rules, the Tribe shall provide the game regulations to the State Gaming Agency at least thirty (30) days prior to the time play shall begin. Provided, should a dispute arise, the game shall not be utilized until the dispute is resolved in accordance with Section XII.
C. Lottery-type Games
For games including keno-type games, instant tickets, or other lottery-type games authorized for play for any purpose by any person, organization, or entity in the State of Washington that are not otherwise treated as Class II gaming in Washington pursuant to 25 U.S.C. §2703(7), the Tribe will submit the proposed rules, manner of regulation and manner of play to the State Gaming Agency at least sixty (60) days prior to time play shall begin. If the State takes no action within the 60 days, the Tribe may begin offering the game. Provided, should a dispute arise, the game shall not be utilized until the dispute is resolved in accordance with Section XII.
D. Punchboards and Pull Tabs – Separate Locations
In addition to the games authorized by Section IV, the Tribe may utilize punchboards and pull tabs in its Gaming Facilities and at other locations under the jurisdiction of the Tribe subject to regulation and licensing by the Tribe and operated in a manner consistent with the sale of punchboards and pull tabs under IGRA.
(Paragraph Breaks Have Been Added Above)
Okay, so the first thing that we can note is that any game that is legal (table games) in Washington Commercial Card Rooms is automatically legal for Tribal Casinos to have by way of this compact. Therefore, if the state approves a new table game—whether or not any of the card rooms put it in—the Tribe may put it in if they choose to do so.
The Tribe is permitted to conduct Live Keno and Simulcast horse wagering.
Furthermore, IF any other electronic games (such as slots) are authorized in the State of Washington, then the Tribal Casinos will automatically be allowed to also have them. That’s pretty key because, should the State of Washington ever authorize slot machine gambling (Class III-Vegas style) within the card rooms, or create full-scale casinos, the Tribes will not be put at an unfair competitive disadvantage by not being permitted to have them.
Also, the Tribe may submit for approval by the state any table game that already has been approved in Nevada, regardless of whether or not the Washington Card Rooms already have them. At this point, Washington may choose or not choose to authorize the Tribe to have those games. If there is a dispute as to whether or not the game should be allowed, the Tribe may not install the game until that has been decided upon.
Another relevant factor is that the State of Washington may have certain operating rules for Table Games in its Card Rooms (and rules as they apply to players-such as Blackjack rules) and The Tribe automatically must conform to those same rules.
Next, what are lottery-type games, let’s find out:
SECTION 3. TRIBAL ELECTRONIC SCRATCH TICKET LOTTERY GAME
SYSTEM
3.1 Description of System Operation
3.1.1 The Tribal Lottery System game known as the Electronic Scratch Ticket Game consists of a finite number of Electronic Scratch Tickets, a certain number of which, if
drawn, entitle a player to prize awards at various levels. The scratch tickets are designed from a template in conformity with this Appendix and are created in Game Sets on a Manufacturing Computer from which Scratch Tickets are randomly selected and placed into Scratch Ticket Subsets. Each Game Set has a predetermined number of winners and values and is designed so as to assure players of an at least 75% payback of the amounts paid in the aggregate for all Cowlitz Indian Tribe Appendix X2 Page 4 tickets in the Set. As a Game Set’s tickets are placed into Subsets, the pool of tickets available from that Game Set for placement into Subsets diminishes, until each ticket in the Game Set has been placed into a Subset.
3.1.2 Scratch Ticket Subsets are transmitted to the Central Computer, where they are stored until dispensed electronically on demand to Player Terminals. Scratch Tickets are electronically dispensed from the Central Computer in the order within each Subset in which the tickets were received. Players compete against each other to draw winning tickets. As Subsets are used they are replaced by additional Subsets which have been created and delivered to the Central Computer in the same manner, until the Game Set has been depleted, or pulled from play, ending that particular game. Different games based on different Game Sets may be offered simultaneously through the Central Computer.
It’s basically, “Electronic Bingo,” that is being called something else. Essentially, this just means that there are machines that have a central operating system that are, “Seeded,” with a pool of results. When players play these machines, a result is selected from the pool of results and the display of the final result of the game shall correspond with the result.
For example, a player decides to take a fifty-cent, “Spin,” and what will happen is that the fact that the player has hit the spin button and made a fifty-cent bet is transmitted to the Central server. At this point, the Central server will select a result from the remaining pool of results, this is done randomly, but it cannot choose a result that is not in the pool.
Once the Central server has chosen a specific result (win/loss) that information will be transmitted to the machine which is, “Spinning,” even though the actual spinning process doesn’t really mean anything. The machine will receive the result from the Central server, and having done so, will select a result to display on-screen that corresponds to the result it received from the Central server.
For example, if the player bets $0.50 and a $2.00 winner is chosen, suppose four sevens on a 3×5 machine means a $2.00 win, then that (or some other $2.00 winning result) will be displayed by the machine.
In effect, most players would not know the difference between this type of machine and any other slot machine. Also, the prize pool may not have a return to player, pursuant to the compact, of less than 75%. Pragmatically speaking, the return to player is going to be considerably greater than that, (likely comparable to a slot machine) or nobody would ever want to play the games.
Most slot machines do not look much different, and even some of the titles and features might be precisely the same. Honestly, the seeded pool is probably just comprised of a bunch of randomly taken spins (ahead of time) with the results creating a pool provided that the pool equals at least 75%—but probably not if it exceeds 100%. You have to create a pool of results somehow, and honestly, it seems like that would be the easiest possible way to do it.
In effect, the spins themselves are not, “Random,” in the same sense that they would be on a machine in Las Vegas, but for casual slot players, they might as well be. Las Vegas machines would operate on an EPROM chip that has its own Random Number Generator (RNG) whereupon each symbol on a reel is assigned a number, or numbers, then the number chosen by the RNG will cause the symbol that corresponds to that number to appear in a given spot on the reel.
This is different in the sense that the final result is chosen ahead of time, but is still essentially random because the result itself will be randomly selected from the pool of remaining possible results that exists in the central server. Also, some machines may be linked in this regard, even though they otherwise look nothing alike, although, those machines would have to have the same payouts be possible—technically not—but it would look really weird to win $3.00 when no possible payline visually corresponds to a $3.00 win, wouldn’t you agree?
This could theoretically be advantage played, but the only way to do so would be to actually know what the result is for the remaining spins in a given pool. For example, if there were 10,000 remaining spins left at a bet of $0.50 ($5,000 in spins) and the remaining pool totaled $6,000 in wins, the player would be at a considerable advantage.
Of course, empirical observation will yield no such knowledge. Absent the information being stored somewhere on the machine, or in the server (and you actually having access to the information) you’re simply not going to know what’s remaining in the pool, what the pool started with or how many wins/losses have come out of the pool so far.
Additionally, another pool of spins could theoretically be added to the existing pool at anytime, so even if you did know the remaining composition (at a certain point) it doesn’t necessarily mean that the remaining composition could not be added to.
So, all of this is strictly theoretical and knowing previous results of spins basically doesn’t matter very much. The only exception would perhaps be a big jackpot being hit, from which you can infer that a sizable win has been removed from the pool of possible results, thereby making the remaining results in the pool (in of return-to-player) at least slightly worse.
But, again, 99%+ of players are just going to look at these things like they would any other slot machine.
Video poker players will know the difference because the probabilities are not necessarily (and, in fact, probably won’t) correspond to an actual deck of 52 playing cards. Additionally, the player’s decisions will not matter. The player could make terrible decisions, but if the player is meant to win a particular amount, (again, pre-selected by the central server) then that is the result that the player will receive as the final hand one way or another.
Anyway, we don’t consider this particularly deceptive, and even if it were, that’s the state’s fault. The Tribe is simply operating the types of machines that the state was willing to agree to them having. And, we can’t emphasize enough, this really shouldn’t make much of a difference to casual slot players…unless you have really good reason to suspect that the returns for a particular game are lower on these machines than others of the same game in Vegas-style locations.
The remaining aspects of the compact mainly deal with financials, reporting and different procedural things that really wouldn’t matter much to players.
Card Rooms
As we mentioned before, Washington does have Commercial Card Rooms that essentially operate as casinos (except without machines and with certain games excluded) that we will fully detail in the, “Land Casinos in Washington,” section.
Whether or not you think that a place needs to have slot machines or video poker to qualify as a casino is up to you, but these places will not have that and, indeed, are not allowed to have those things pursuant to state law. There may come a time when Washington legalizes full-scale Commercial Casinos (or allows the card rooms to have machines) but that time has not arrived just yet.
Sports Betting
Basically, sports betting is now legal in the State of Washington at those Tribal Casinos that choose to offer it and modify their compact with the state accordingly. Sports betting will not be authorized (at this time, anyway) in the Washington Card Rooms, or at any other location in the state.
Punters/Bettors may also make bets via mobile…sort of. The reason that we say sort of is because they can make online bets via a mobile device, but only if they happen to be physically present at a Tribal Casino that already has sports betting anyway. Naturally, most sports betting (physical) sites across the country have 24/7 betting kiosks…so don’t see why you would really need mobile betting if you have to physically be there anyway…but we guess it might save you a hundred steps, or so.
Horse Racing, Pari-mutuel, Simulcast
Washington is currently home to two active racetracks (though it used to be more) at which bettors may make live horse wagers and/or engage in simulcast wagering. Even though they are not really casinos, these will be listed in detail in the Land Casinos in Washington section of this page. There are only two of them, so why not?
Washington is also home to about a dozen locations where no actual racing is conducted, but players can make simulcast wagers on races both in or outside of the state. These locations are known as Off-Track Betting locations, or OTB.
Finally, six Advance Deposit Wagering ADW sites are authorized by the state. Basically, these operate online and players can make deposits in order to wager on horse/dog races from home.
Greyhound racing is, fortunately, illegal in the State of Washington since 1996.
In fact, greyhound racing is still actively held only in West Virginia, on whose soil are the last two remaining grayhound tracks on the territory of the entire US. While greyhound racing was once popular across many states, it has been completely banned in 42 states due to various concerns, including animal welfare. States like Florida, Alabama, and Arkansas are among the final states that have started the process of completely banning this activity.
Owning a Slot Machine in Washington
According to Washington Code 9.46.235, residents can legally own a slot machine as long as it’s at least 25 years old. However, the machine cannot be used for the purposes of gambling while it’s in the possession of the owner.
The owner is free to allow others to play their machine, but they must either provide the coins or have the slot set up to spin without requiring money. Anything else constitutes a violation of the law, which can lead to seizure of the device and a fine.
Land Casinos In Washington
The first thing that we will do is list the only live horse racing location that are currently in operation just to get it out of the way. After that, we will do a list of all of the Commercial Card Rooms in the State of Washington, mainly because it makes sense (due to number) to separate them in listing from the Tribal Casinos. When we have finished with all of that, we will list the Tribal Casinos and detail those.
Emerald Downs Racetrack and Casino
Located in Auburn, Washington and named after Seattle, (The Emerald City) Emerald Downs is a thoroughbred racetrack that has been open since 1996, which actually makes it a relatively new horse racing facility compared to most. Many active horse racing sites across the country have existed, in one form or another, for over a century!
Emerald Downs’ racetrack is a one-mile oval. If you’re interested, we have to give Wikipedia Editors props for writing a very detailed page that contains past winners and different records for the track. With all due respect to those editors, we don’t care at all about that, so we will not be listing any of that stuff. Still, that effort deserves at least a link.
In 2020, the site will operate racing with no spectators in the stands due to CV-19, but there would normally be spectators. The normal racing season runs from Spring to late-October and the 2020 season will also be ending in late-October.
You might have noticed the part that says, “And Casino,” which we are going to go ahead and detail here because there are many more card rooms than there are racetracks and it will probably get buried otherwise.
The, “Casino,” is basically just a card room that deals such games as Blackjack, Three Card Prime, Players Edge 21, High Card Flush, Heads Up Hold ‘Em, Blackjack (normal) and Pai-Gow Poker. As with the other card rooms, there are no machines and they may not have Craps or Roulette, even if they wanted to.
While we’re nearly positive that there is at least a snack stand, but they do not list any eateries on their website at this time. If they don’t care to list them, then we don’t either.
In case you couldn’t tell, this was not written by a horse racing fan, so it’s tough to say whether or not I would recommend this location. Granted, Washington only has two active horse racing tracks, so it’s not like you’re going to get lost for too many options. I guess let Lady Luck decide, flip a coin…or just go to whichever one is closer.
With this one active horse racing tracks out of the way, let’s turn our attention to the many card rooms dotting the State of Washington:
Card Rooms
We want to give our readers advance notice that there’s really not going to be a whole lot to read about each of the individual card rooms. Most of them are essentially just bar/restaurant type places with a handful of gaming tables operating.
Without further ado:
All Star Casino
This establishment, located in Silverdale, has a little bit more going on than the previous listing in that they are also home to some bowling lanes. Like we said, gambling is not going to be the sole (or even necessarily the primary) focus of many of these places.
The table games featured in this establishment are Blackjack, Texas Shootout, Player’s Edge 21 and Pai-Gow Poker. In addition to the house-banked table games, the venue is also home to a five-table poker room that features frequent tournaments and other promotions. All of the games dealt in this poker area are Texas Hold ‘Em.
In addition to the gambling offerings, the property is home to a sizeable arcade, which the kids should love, as it features an impressive array of arcade games. You can check out their website for the full list if you’re interested.
The bowling aspect of the facility is also impressive in scope, given that it features a total of forty lanes and has many options for leagues and tournaments. Additionally, there are many big screen TV’s in the bowling area, so you can keep an eye on sporting events or whatever else they happen to have on.
Essentially, this place is home to two eating establishments as All Star Diner and All Star Espresso might as well be the same thing. The Espresso is a coffee bar with a wide selection of delicious choices—which they should be—as this is Washington we’re talking about. All Star Diner features Casual American and American Comfort food all at really cheap prices. Ozzie’s Place Bar and Bistro serves the type of pub food you would expect from such a place.
All considered, this is a great stop for the whole family, even without the table games and poker. It’s pretty neat that you can eat, drink, play arcade games, bowl and get a little gambling done all in one place. If your kids are old enough, then you can probably give them some money, turn them loose and hit the poker room.
If you do that, though, make sure you at least bowl a couple games with them before or after. I mean, come on!
The Black Pearl Casino and Poker Room
The Black Pearl Casino and Poker Room is located in East Wenatchee, Washington and perhaps has a little more of a focus on the gambling operations than does the bowling alley.
Table Games featured in the establishment are Pai-Gow Poker, High Card Flush, WPT Heads Up Hold ‘Em and Player’s Edge 21. There’s also a game called Double Action Blackjack, but we’re not entirely sure how it differs from any other Blackjack.
Their website does not provide a poker table count, but we do know the room is open seven days per week with regular promotions, tournaments and sometimes drawings.
The restaurant on site does not seem to have a separate name and serves all three on a very limited American Casual menu. The one thing that we will say is that, though the selections may be few, the prices are pretty good.
Like we said at the start, this one’s mostly about the gambling and drinking.
Buzz Inn Steakhouse
Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this is basically just a steakhouse that happens to have a card room. You can definitely tell where the priorities are when the card room aspect is not even mentioned in the establishment’s name, which is fine.
The menu is pretty sprawling, so we would recommend asking your waiter or waitress for which items are frequently ordered. The one thing about restaurants with huge menus is that the items that they don’t frequently make sometimes don’t come out all that great. We’re not saying that’s the case here, for all we know, every single menu item is fantastic…but it is true of many other places.
In fact, this location doesn’t even mention the gambling component on their primary website, though they do have a separate Facebook page for the poker room. What we can gather is that there is only poker (no house-banked table games) with two tables. Sometimes Texas Hold ‘Em, sometimes Omaha, sometimes both.
Caribbean Cardroom
Located in Kirkland, Washington, Caribbean Cardroom is a pretty hip little t with a neat-enough theme.
What do they have? Well, it’s literally a room with a few palm trees and four poker tables dealing Texas Hold ‘Em. They frequently have promotions, tournaments and also have a bad beat jackpot. There are no house-banked table games from what we can tell.
Casino Caribbean Kirkland
Which is probably because the Table Games are located right next door at Casino Caribbean Kirkland. It might be that Caribbean Cardroom was an add-on for poker or additional poker because the site was so successful. Seems like a safe bet.
This casino offers several gaming tables with four Blackjack variants, Three-Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em, Four-Card Poker and Pai Gow Poker.
Wait, no Caribbean Stud? I guess not. What a travesty!
As far as poker is concerned, they list it on the website, but that probably refers to the Caribbean Cardroom listed above. In fact, we know it does.
The restaurant does not have a separate name and serves a wide variety of drinks as well as a vaguely Caribbean, but mostly American, menu consisting of casual fare. Prices are pretty similar to what you would pay in a chain restaurant.
Casino Caribbean Yakima
It looks like Casino Caribbean is turning into a bona fide franchise! Maybe not, but they do have another similarly-themed and branded location in Yakima, Washington.
House-banked Table Games include Blackjack, Pai-Gow Poker, Spanish 21, Four-Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em and High Card Flush.
Still no Caribbean Stud!? What!? Does the state not approve that game?
The poker room mainly spreads Texas Hold ‘Em and has regularly scheduled promotions and tournaments. Another interesting aspect of the poker room is that you can look at their website and see what games are going on as well as how many people (if any) are waiting to get in on a game.
Similar to the other location, the dining consists mostly of Casual American fare and sandwiches, but all of it comes at reasonable prices. This location also has a fairly expansive drinks selection.
Chips Casino Lakewood
As the name would suggest, Chips Casino is located in Lakewood, Washington and does a little bit of everything.
The property’s restaurant is open for all three meals of the day and has American food, Chinese Food and Vietnamese Food, with a separate menu for each of those. The property is also home to a sizeable lounge complete with pool tables.
Unfortunately, the link on their site that lists all of the individual games does not seem to be working at this time, but we will update this to include that when it gets fixed. This is one cardroom in Washington that we have not actually physically visited as of yet.
Clearwater Saloon and Casino
Clearwater Saloon and Casino is located in East Wenatchee and basically does exactly what the sign says it does.
This location is home to both Table Games and Live Poker. Additionally, there is a casual American restaurant (chain restaurant prices-similar menu) that is known in the area for its Wild West theme, which is basically what the entire property is going for thematically.
Club Hollywood Casino
The Club Hollywood Casino is a small place located in Shoreline, Washington. I’m not trying to get anyone in trouble here, but I’m actually a little surprised that Hollywood Casino (a nationally recognized casino brand with locations in several states) hasn’t taken legal exception to the name of this place.
This location has several house-banked Table Games amongst which are Deuces and Joker Wild Poker, Blackjack, Player’s Edge 21, Pai-Gow Poker, Mini-Baccarat and High Card Flush. They also list a couple of Blackjack side bets as if they were separate games to pad their games count, which is fine, seems like everyone does it.
This casino also has an area called, “The Sportsbook,” but don’t get too excited—you can’t bet on sports there. Instead, this is just an OTB simulcast wagering location for horse race betting. Sorry!
The restaurant on the property does not appear to operate under a separate name and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu is probably an average-sized one, the choices are mostly American fare and the prices are basically on par with any casual American chain restaurant—such as Applebee’s.
Coyote Bob’s Roadhouse Casino
If the name doesn’t give the theme away, then we don’t know what does. Coyote Bob’s Roadhouse Casino is another location that basically has a Wild West type theme going on. This is another cardroom located in Kennewick.
Table Games include Blackjack, Spanish 21, High Card Flush, Deuces and Joker Wild as well as Heads Up Hold ‘Em. The property does not have any Live Poker tables, ju8st house-banked games.
The restaurant component goes by the same name and serves all three. The menu is pretty limited, which is actually a very good sign, because it usually means that everything is made well.
Crazy Moose Casino Mountlake Terrace
The Crazy Moose Casino—this one, that is—is located in a town of the same name.
Table Games include different variations of Blackjack, Deuces and Joker Wild Stud Poker, High Card Flush, Pai Gow Poker, WPT Heads Up Hold ‘Em and Texas Shootout. This is a other location that seems to prefer not operating Live Poker—we guess it can’t be done profitably everywhere.
The restaurant at this location actually does go by a separate name-Rack’s Bar and Grill. The image for the logo is still that of a moose, so you can probably determine what Racks is referring to. The menu is pretty simple American Casual consisting mostly of steaks, seafood, burgers and others sandwiches. Prices are comparable to those of any casual American chain restaurant.
Crazy Moose Casino Pasco
Once again, this Crazy Moose Casino is located in a town of the same name-Pasco.
Table Games consist of some Blackjack variants, High Card Flush, WPT Heads Up Hold ‘Em and Spanish 21. Unlike the other Crazy Moose, this one does have a poker room. Unfortunately, the website is really scant for details on the poker room other than to tell us that poker exists there.
This restaurant is different in that it also appears to be called Crazy Moose and has a considerably larger menu than the other. It also consists of American fare, but is definitely a bit more pricey when compared to the other Crazy Moose Casino Restaurant. We would probably put this one more in the category of midscale American casual food.
Fortune Casino Renton
Maybe you’ll make a fortune at this Fortune Casino location located in a town of the same name.
If poker against other players is your thing, this card room is likely best avoided. The types of gambling that take place here are entirely house-banked table games which include: Blackjack, Baccarat, Pai-Gow Poker and High Card Flush.
The restaurant does not seem to go by any separate name and serves a combination of Chinese, Vietnamese and Casual American food dishes. In all cases, the prices are pretty comparable to chain restaurants of those ilks, though the selection is a bit limited (relative to each one) because it is essentially doing three totally different types of food.
Fortune Casino Tukwila
This Fortune Casino is located, you guessed it, in a town of the same name.
This one is basically the same exact thing in of game selection. There is no poker against other players and house-banked Table Games include Blackjack, Pai-Gow Poker, Baccarat and High Card Flush.
The restaurant at this location is a little bit different as it appears to be exclusively focused on Chinese and Vietnamese food. Both of these types of food have a few more choices because cutting American almost completely from the menu gives them a bit more wiggle room to be able to do different things.
Goldie’s Shoreline Casino
How common are card rooms in Washington, well, this one is directly across the street from a free-standing McDonald’s, if that tells you anything. Located in Shoreline, the name of this casino is often shortened to, “Goldie’s,” and it is a happening little locals place.
The place is home to house-banked Table Games that include Spanish 21, Pai-Gow Poker, Blackjack, Baccarat and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em. One interesting aspect of this place is that they list the rules for each game (for the way they deal it) directly on their website, so check that out if you’re interested in stopping there. It does not appear that Goldie’s is home to a poker room.
This restaurant serves all three at reasonable prices and also has the combination American, Chinese and Vietnamese food menu.
Great American Casino Everett
That brings us to our next set of mini-chains, which go by Great American Casino followed by the name of whatever city they happen to be in. The name of these casinos is often shortened to, “GAC,” and anyone who visits them regularly would know what you’re talking about.
This property is not home to player-v-player poker, but it does have an assortment of table games spread across fifteen physical tables including: Progressive Fortune Pai Gow, Double Deck King’s Bounty, Player’s Edge, High Card Flush, Crazy 4 Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em and Fortune 7 Baccarat.
As with so many of the others, this location is also home to a restaurant that serves some Chinese food, some Vietnamese food and some Casual American food. The prices are in the same range as any of the others, so basically what you might expect to pay in a chain restaurant of the same type.
Great American Casino Tukwila
If you guessed that this casino is located in Tukwila, then you have ed my observation test. This one is also home to some banquet facilities and a catering operation, but doesn’t seem to have live entertainment very frequently, if at all.
Moving onto the games, they are slightly fewer than the Lakewood location and are about as many as Everett, though with a difference or two. The table games include Lucky Ladies Blackjack, Progressive Fortune Pai Gow, High Card Flush, Dragon Bonus Baccarat, Monster Match Blackjack, Heads Up Hold’em and Ultimate Texas Hold’Em.
This restaurant lists itself as focusing on Chinese and Vietnamese food, but then it also has traditional American-style steaks and burgers. It’s basically an all three sort of scenario again at prices comparable (and often the same, depending on the item) as the others.
Iron Horse Casino
The Iron Horse Casino is a reasonably popular spot in Auburn, Washington…largely because it is also home to a 24-hour diner, so while you can’t always play there, you can always eat.
The casino features the Iron Horse Lounge, which is known for frequently having live music to entertain dining and playing patrons alike. There is a wide variety of table games available here, especially considering the size of the place, which include 3 Card Poker, 4 Card Poker, Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Double Deck Blackjack, Let It Ride, Pai Gow Poker, Spanish 21 and Ultimate Texas Hold’em.
We suppose that one notable thing is that most of the Washington card rooms do not spread Let it Ride, but this one does, so you know where to go if (like me) that’s one of your favorite games. Aside from those games, the casino is also home to a poker area consisting of three tables that deals Texas Hold ‘Em.
The diner, as mentioned, and serves all three at diner prices—which is to say similar to a Denny’s, IHOP or something along those lines.
Anyway, it’s a pretty neat assortment of games and you can always go there if you’re hungry, so maybe check it out if you’re going to be in the area.
Lancer Lanes and Casino:
This property is another bowling and casino combination, which seems to be a pretty popular thing in the state. If I had to guess, I would say that these started out as traditional bowling places with a sizeable banquet room that almost never got used, so as soon as card rooms became a possibility, they converted the banquet rooms to a small scale casino.
The bowling alley consists of sixteen lanes, and if you check out their website and look fast enough, the first thing you’ll notice is the word, “Casino,” with some smiling kids at a birthday party underneath…you certainly don’t see that everyday!
Anyway, the casino offers Blackjack and reasonably-sized poker room that operates Tuesday-Saturday and is closed on Sundays and Mondays. It may open on Mondays for certain holidays, but would normally be closed.
The place doesn’t really have a restaurant in any traditional sense, but there are a few tables adjacent to a bar and they have some bar fare as well as grab and go stuff.
Lilac Lanes and Casino
Located in Spokane, this is another one of those combination bowling alley, casino and restaurant type places. The bowling alley consists of 32 lanes and frequently features leagues and bowling tournaments.
The property is home to a poker room, and as of the time of this writing, features a monthly freeroll poker tournament, which means you play for free. Aside from that, there are frequently normal types of tournaments and other promotions.
The table Games area is sizable enough by Card Room standards and spreads games that include Blackjack, High Card Flush, Pai-Gow Poker, Spanish 21, Texas Shootout and WPT Heads Up Hold ‘Em.
The website doesn’t have much to say about the food operation, but it’s basically casual American fare similar to the others.
Macau Casino Lakewood
This casino in Lakewood is usually just called Macau Casino, but there is another casino by a similar name that will be listed below. We’re using, “Lakewood,” added to the name just to differentiate between the two on this page.
Table Games at this property include Blackjack, Pai-Gow Poker, Spanish 21, Baccarat, Four-Card Poker and a variation of Pai-Gow Poker called Pai Gow’d, which is different enough to be worth listing. This property is also home to a poker room that deals Texas Hold ‘Em; they also have a little gimmick on the website that tells you what games are in progress and how many people are waiting for a game.
The dining establishment for this place has a combination of American and Chinese food and is casually priced with reasonably simple fare.
Macau Casino Tukwila
The second of the Macau Casinos (not in Macau, mind you) is the version of the place that exists in Tukwila. This casino is another Asian-themed one in of aesthetics, hence the name.
This casino does not have as sizeable a Table Games area or as many games, it consists of Blackjack, Pai-Gow Poker, Spanish 21 and Baccarat.
The restaurant for this place consists of reasonably priced Chinese and Vietnamese food.
Nob Hill Casino
Located in Yakima, Washington, Nob Hill Casino is one of the locations whose use is primarily a card room. Interestingly enough, there are a few bowling lanes here, but they don’t really do much to promote them.
The property is home to seven gaming tables and features regular Blackjack tournaments. While they have a Facebook page, it doesn’t offer any specifics other than its, “Where the locals play?”
What do they play? Well, if they don’t care to talk about it on their page, then neither do we.
Papa’s Casino
Located in Moses Lake, Washington, Papa’s Casino actually has the full designation of Papa’s Casino Restaurant and Lounge, but really just goes by the simpler moniker.
The Table Games offered at this casino are 9 gaming tables which offers Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Lucky Ladies, Spanish 21, No Limit Holdem, Mixed Games and Spread Limit Hold’em. Additionally, the property is home to a poker room which spreads both Limit and No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em and features frequent tournaments.
Riverside Casino
Tukwila, Washington must be a happening place because Riverside Casino is another card room spot that can be found in town. It appears that this is geared more towards the Asian crowd as the property only offers Baccarat and Pai-Gow Poker.
The restaurant serves all three with lunch and dinner being another combined American Casual, Chinese and Vietnamese menu. If you’re reading this and live in Washington—is this something that only happens in the card rooms? I mean you no offense, but in literally any other state, this would be very unusual.
The, “Fun Center,” is a reasonably sized arcade, if not a bit on the small end, and seems mostly geared towards really little kids. The restaurant is more of a snack stand consisting of grab and go food than it is anything else.
Anyway, definitely not a go-to for eats, but a nice little spot to hang out with multiple things to do.
Roman Casino
Roman Casino is located in Renton Ave S Seattle, and is one of the card rooms that leads with the fact that it’s a casino.
The property is home to fifteen Table Games which include Blackjack, Pai-Gow Poker, Baccarat and a few others. The property is also home to a Vietnamese and Chinese Restaurant that’s slightly more pricey than similar card room restaurants, but compensates for the price with high-quality food and a varied selection of dishes.
Silver Dollar Casino Mill Creek
That will bring us to our final set of miniature chain properties, which are the Silver Dollar Casinos. The first one that we will discuss is located in Bothell, Washington.
Table Games include No Commission Baccarat, Four Card Poker, Pai-Gow Poker, WPT Heads Up Hold ‘Em and they also sell Pull Tabs. They have various Blackjack side bets that they list as if they were totally different games, but everyone does that. this: The best side bet is the one that you don’t make; just play the main game.
The Bar and Grill serves all three and is mostly casual American food at casual American prices. They do have a few Asian selections sprinkled in there, but you mostly like Asian food, then it would be tough to recommend this one unless you’re not very picky.
Silver Dollar Casino Renton
This Silver Dollar Casino is located in Renton.
Unlike the previous Silver Dollar listed, this casino is home to a poker room in addition to its assortment of Table Games. Table Games include Blackjack, Pai-Gow Poker, High Card Flush and WPT Heads Up Hold ‘Em.
There are actually two eateries at this one: The first ios Gold Rush Cafe and serves all three at Casual American restaurant prices, though they do have quite the expansive menu. The second eatery is Asian Fusions which also comes at a pretty low rent on the pricing.
Silver Dollar Casino Seatac
I’ll give you a cookie if you can guess which city this one is in, with the caveat that you have to come get your cookie in person.
The table games at this one include Pai-Gow Poker, Blackjack, Commission Free Baccarat, Deuces and Joker Wild Stud, WPT Heads Up Hold ‘Em and High Card Flush. They also sell Pull Tabs, as with the others, but this location does not have a poker room.
Their restaurant serves all three meals of the day and, boy oh boy, I don’t think they have any idea what they want to be. They have Chinese, Mexican, American and Italian…and not just a few selections of each, either…each type of food could be a full restaurant menu on its own.
Slo Pitch Sports Grill and Casino
Located in Bellingham, Washington, Slo Pitch Sports Grill and Casino basically does everything that the sign says, but also features a restaurant totally worth trying on its own merit, whether or not you gamble.
There’s a big emphasis on the sports bar component as they have 20 big screen HDTV’s lining the facility, so as they say, there’s not a bad seat in the house! This place serves all three of the meals you need that day, and is perhaps a bit pricey (though with regular specials), but they have some bang-up sandwiches. Totally worth the price.
Hopefully your seat in the Table Games area won’t be a bad one, though you can always switch if things aren’t going well…not that it will do anything. Table Games spread are Blackjack, Heads Up Hold ‘Em and Pai-Gow Poker. They also have a poker area with both Limit and No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em that has frequent tournaments and promotions, sometimes hourly!
Wild Goose Casino
The Wild Goose Casino is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and is another location that focuses exclusively on the casino aspect of things for entertainment.
The place has a Table Games area on par with any other and offers Blackjack, High Card Flush, Three Card Poker, Player’s Edge Blackjack and WPT Heads Up Hold ‘Em. Additionally, they are also home to a poker room that deals Texas Hold ‘Em, and features frequent tournaments.
The property features something that is kind of a cross between a casual American food place and a low-end steakhouse with a simple, but somewhat varied, American food menu. In any case, the prices aren’t bad at all and the food seems pretty good.
This is another one that is basically just there for the gambling, restaurant and bar…nothing wrong with that.
Zeppoz!
That’s certainly a fun name for a place that primarily operates as a bowling alley.
Okay, fine, I put the exclamation mark there, I it it.
In addition to the bowling and casino, this establishment is also home to 25 combined arcade games as well as ticket redemption games that enable the kids to win prizes. It’s another one of those, “Fun for the whole family,” type places, which is awesome.
The place has a number of lanes available for public bowling as long as leagues (which there are plenty of) are going on at the time and has pretty reasonable prices. They also have an event called Cosmic Bowling with strobe lights and such, but mind your wallet if you’re going to do that as it is much more expensive.
The menu is pretty much your standard American fare along with a few other choices. The food prices are basically comparable to those of a chain restaurant, so that’s not going to break the bank.
The casino is called Mr. Z’s Casino and features an assortment of Table Games including Blackjack, Pai-Gow Poker and Heads Up Hold ‘Em. Additionally, there is a poker area with a few tables that deals Texas Hold ‘Em.
So, perhaps not quite as much as the other bowling and gambling places, but still a good bit and there’s something for the whole family to do, which is always neat.
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Well, that’s about it for the card rooms. Some games are more common than others with the most common being Blackjack and other popular ones being Pai-Gow Poker and Baccarat of one variation or the other.
Overall, it seems like about half of the card rooms have player banked poker and the rest do not. All of the card rooms have some type of restaurant or bar, which is probably a requirement in order to be allowed to have a card room anyway. Maybe one out of every five of the card rooms is also home to a bowling alley.
That will take us to the Tribal Casinos, which are honestly as plentiful as the card rooms are and perhaps even more geographically spread out. These are the places to go if you’re specifically looking for a gambling destination as many will have hotels and they also have more varied gambling offerings than do the card rooms—and can legally have everything that the card rooms do.
Tribal Casinos in Washington State
12 Tribes Omak Resort Casino
The 12 Tribes Omak Resort Casino is located in a town called Omak, Washington, and is owned and operated by an entity called the Colville Confederated Tribes. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation owns this and two other casino properties in the state, which will be discussed later.
As we know, the word, ‘Resort,’ is something that properties like to toss around a lot with little in the way of justification, but perhaps this one is different:
The hotel features a number of fairly new guestrooms and suites. Additionally, the property is home to an RV Park that has fairly typical overnight rates. All of the rooms feature individual Keurig coffeemakers. Guests will enjoy complimentary WiFi, free valet, indoor pool, sauna, outdoor hot tub, indoor hot tub and access to the property’s fitness center.
The appointment of the rooms is fairly modern and all of the rooms feature large screen HDTV’s. Additionally, the cleanliness must be kept pretty up to par as the decor of the rooms features mostly really light colors…for those of you who don’t know, more economically-focused hotels feature dark bedspreads, blankets, floors and furnishings because they’re really good at hiding stuff.
The casino floor is pretty modestly-sized as their website claims that they feature roughly 480 combined slot machines, video keno and video poker games. Of course, all of the machines that you’re going to see at this location are some variation of electronic bingo or electronic lottery (basically equivalent to pull tabs) as we discussed in the first section.
For whatever reason, their site doesn’t go into much in the way of other specifics about the casino floor and gives only a ing mention of the Table Games. They neglect to mention how many total gaming tables the property has or what specific games are offered. Unfortunately, we can’t turn to a Washington State report for an exact count because Washington State only regulates them to the extent of what games they are allowed to have and what the rules for a particular game are supposed to be.
The property features a number of eateries that serves both lunch and dinner seven days per week. They feature mostly American cuisine that emphasizes the types of foods that are available in the Pacific Northwest.
Open seven days per week, Tin Biscuits serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and is focused on ultra-casual standard American fare. It’s also pretty common just to do grab and go from this location–picking up your food and taking it with you.
The Sweet Shop is a coffee and dessert shop that is open from the morning hours until the late evening. Loggers Pub features an assortment of drink selections, various brews and the usual super casual pub fare that you would expect.
The property’s main lounge/bar venue is called Element 78 and features a wide assortment of drinks and specialty cocktails. During normal times, they would often have free live entertainment on weekends. As it stands now, they are open from 11:00a-2:00p daily as of the time of this writing.
Should this property really qualify as a resort? Not really. Although, it’s fair to say that it’s not the most ridiculous example of a place that’s not a resort deciding to give itself that moniker.
In any case, it’s basically just a pretty nice locals casino that’s likely worth a stop if you’re going to be ing through the area or need to stay nearby anyway. We can say that the hotel rooms are definitely pretty nice.
7 Cedars Casino
The last of the casinos that start with an actual number, 7 Cedars Casino is located in Sequim, Washington and is owned and operated by the Jamestown S’Klallam Indians. While the property’s name does not make any claims to being a resort, they describe themselves that way on their property overview.
This property is definitely at least more resort-like than the one listed before it. The outside of the property is outstanding in aesthetic appeal and features a glorious view of the Olympic Peninsula.
The property often features package deals that include golfing, so that might be something for you if you’re into that. From what I can tell, the quality of the offer depends largely on what the base price of the room is for a particular night. For example, I was able to find a few days where it would be cheaper just to pay for the room and golfing separately as opposed to taking the, “Package deal.”
In of the cost, this is generally going to be one of the more expensive casino-hotels in the state, particularly so on slower days of the year as they don’t seem inclined to price compete with non-casino hotels during the slower days of the week.
As of the time of this writing, the casino is open seven days a week; Monday- Wednesday 7:00 am – 3:00 am, and Thursday – Sunday 24h, so all day and night long.
As of the time of this writing, the casino has a few weekly Bingo sessions that take place Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday.
The slot floor consists of 600 combined slot machines. We’re actually not going to list them as, “Video Poker or Video Keno,” because since they are Class II machines, it’s all the same thing anyway. It’s prize pool based, so the long-term expectation of the games does not necessarily have to correspond to the probabilities. Of these 600 machines, the property states that 180 of them are different titles.
The Table Games consist of Blackjack, Spanish 21, Craps (opened Wednesday – Saturday), Pai-Gow Poker, Roulette and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em.
The House of the Seven Brothers is the main eatery for this property and is upscale casual–if you had to call it anything. They feature largely American food with an emphasis on steak and sea and a rotation of daily specials. In addition to lunch and dinner, they are also open during breakfast hours on weekends. They described themselves as well as I could, so let’s hear from them:
With a menu inspired by the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe’s immemorial connection to our local waterways and the bounty they provide, The House of Seven Brothers features locally-sourced seafood, produce, and protein from fisherman, farmers, and ranchers across the Olympic Peninsula. Serving fresh local seafood—some of which coming straight out of Sequim Bay—high-quality beef, and contemporary dishes prepared with our own unique twist. The House of Seven Brothers is the next generation in fresh, inspired dining. The House of Seven Brothers offers a family-friendly atmosphere while serving breakfast (weekends only), lunch, and dinner seven days a week!
Given the rotation of specials and the regular menu item variety, you’ll definitely find yourself wanting to eat her multiple times if you spend a weekend at the property.
Napoli’s Stone-Fired Pizzas is your fast casual place for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Of course, the pizzas are going to be the most notable item, but they have a number of sandwiches and quick eats also available.
Jamestown Java is technically located in the lobby of the hotel, but we’ll list it here since you can enter the casino from same pretty directly. It’s basically the coffeeshop fare that you would expect with different beverages, pastries and grab n’ go type items.
We would recommend this property as being a pretty cool place to have a few day staycation. It’s definitely closer to being a resort than the prior listing, though probably falls just short and is not really a destination unto itself.
Of course, many people visit the Olympic Peninsula just for its natural beauty and you might also be a golfer. If either of those two things apply to you, then this is a great option for a weekend, but there’s probably not enough to justify spending an entire week.
Angel of the Winds Casino Resort
The Angel of the Winds Casino Resort is located in Arlington, Washington. The property was built as basically just a casino in 2004, but performed well enough to justify the addition of a 125-room and suite hotel just over a decade after its initial opening.
The casino expanded once again in 2018, at least, that’s when the project started. The first phase of the expansion included a new bowling alley that can now be enjoyed by guests of the property, which is excellent for those who are travelling with youngsters.
The property offers a number of Play & Stay packages often including bowling offers, dining offers, free play offers or some combination. Of course, purchasing things individually is often better than taking one of the packages, so we definitely recommend comparing what you’re getting on the packages compared to purchasing the different things individually. Also, if you’re travelling alone or as a couple, you might not be able to get full value out of the dining credit.
The property is home to several hundred slot machines with a wide range of denominations.
Table Games include Blackjack, Baccarat, Bahamas Bonus Blackjack (which is a Blackjack variant with a number of different features—including a player’s 21 beating that of a dealer), Craps, Pai-Gow Poker, I Luv Suits, Roulette and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em. As always, if you’re looking for a specific game that is not one of the casino staples, we recommend calling in advance to inquire about its usual operating hours.
Live Keno is available as well, so this is one of the few locations in the state where you’ll be able to find that. The base Keno game also features progressives on the six-eight spots, but Live Keno tends to have notoriously low returns, so we expect finding a positive expected value situation to be an extremely rare event-if ever.
As mentioned before, the property is home to a bowling alley called Strikerz that is open to all ages.
They also have an on-site multi-sports simulator called All Things Sports, which is quite unique. I’ll borrow their description from the website:
Take your performance and fun to the next level, and play a diverse selection of virtual sports simulators, including Golf, Home Run Derby, Field Goal Challenge, QB Challenge, Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Rugby, Hockey, Cricket, Zombie Dodgeball, and more!
Once again, something that all ages can enjoy!
Whiskey Prime Steakhouse is the property’s upscale casual selection that serves what it says on the box. While it is open only during the evenings, they do operate seven days per week.
Jade Fusion is the casual Asian cuisine venue that features any number of Southeast Asia inspired selections. It’s open for lunch and dinner seven days per week.
210 Brewing Company Pub is a gastropub that’s pretty comparable to a chain such as BJ’s Steakhouse, we’ll let you read what they have to say about themselves:
Drink Better Beer
Enjoy award-winning beers at Washington State’s first tribal-owned brewery. Featuring a wide range of styles to suit nearly any taste, plus seasonal varieties and guest taps. Find your new favorite here.
Eat Better Food
Check out our selection of breakfast favorites, pub fare, pizzas, and more!
For our part, I think it’s pretty neat that the brewery is also owned by the Tribe.
Katie’s Kitchen is open 24/7 and is your stop for quick American eats as well as some Grab & Go options. For a quick stop type place, they have a pretty good offering of different sandwiches including a Patty Melt that’s supposed to be really good.
Angel Eats is the place for other quick bites, as well as desserts. This location is also extremely convenient to Strikerz Lanes.
While they don’t put, “Resort,” in the name, this casino property is the closest thing so far in these listings. In addition to the wide array of restaurants and bars, the bowling alley and sports simulators give something to do for the entire family if you’re travelling with kids. We would definitely recommend this property for a weekend staycation, especially if you’re going to be in that general area anyway.
Casino Snoqualmie
Located in Snoqualmie, Washington and operated by a tribe of the same name, Casino Snoqualmie is known as the closest casino (at least, according to them) to Seattle. This is also one of the more sizable properties in the state given that they have over 1700 machines, more than fifty Gaming Tables and employ over 1,000 people.
If you’re looking for a specific type of machine or Table Game, the property features a search mechanism on the site that will tell you if the game exists there and where it is located on the casino floor. A full listing of slot games can be found here.
And they have many denominations ranging from pennies to twenties.
Of the fifty table games the property offers, they spread Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Spanish 21, Baccarat and Pai-Gow Poker. For such a sizeable casino, it must be said that they certainly stick to the basics when it comes to table game offerings. If you’re looking for any game outside of the Big Three of Roulette, Blackjack and Craps; we would recommend calling ahead for the normal operating hours to be safe.
Additionally, while the property doesn’t have live Keno, per se, they have a fully automated ticket-based Keno game by which players can purchase tickets for immediate drawings or drawings to take place at a later time.
The upscale eatery at the property is Vista Prime Steaks and Seafood. Additionally, the property features a Falls Buffet and Asian eatery called 12 Moons. Drip is the coffee and dessert stop. Finally, Snoqualmie Cafe and Deli is your place also for coffee as well as grab and go items.
The property since it’s openning features live entertainment, and starting in 2025, a new 32,000-square-foot concert venue featuring cutting-edge audio production and massive video walls will open.
Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort
There’s that, “R Word,” getting tossed around again, but let’s take a look at this Suquamish, Washington property (owned and operated by a tribe of the same name) and see whether or not the designation is justified.
This is a property that is constantly developing. It opened in 1992 as just a Bingo Hall and added a small outdoor (tent) casino as soon as that compact went into effect. The permanent casino was opened in 2003 with a small hotel opening three years later and consisting of just over 80 rooms. Recently, an addition to the hotel was built bringing the property’s total hotel room count to 183 rooms and suites.
The rooms themselves are extremely nicely appointed, but are actually surprisingly small for a place that wants to call itself a resort. The furnishings, while clean and nice enough, are also fairly basic except maybe the most expensive of their suites. Guests of the hotel will enjoy access to an indoor pool, outdoor jacuzzi, fitness center complimentary wireless internet, fire pit, beach access and a Native American Art Gallery…which sounds really cool!
As far as it being a resort, given the (not free) Angeline Spa as well as the dining selection and property amenities…we think the term is justifiable in this case. The rooms could definitely be bigger, but the property itself is gorgeous and there’s plenty of activities you can enjoy even aside from the casino floor.
As of the time of this writing, the casino is open Monday-Thursday from 10:00am-5:00pm Friday 08:00 am – noon, and it’s open 24/7 on weekends. The property is home to north of 1,200 slot machines ranging in denominations from pennies to twenties.
Table Games include Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Pai-Gow Poker and Three-Card Poker. No need to make any calls if you’re looking for a specific game as they list the times that games will always be offered right here on their website.
Spanish 21 and Three-Card Poker are the only games that are not listed as scheduled at this time, so those would be the ones to call and check on if that’s going to make or break your decision to visit the property.
As of the time of this writing, Live Keno is offered and runs seven days per week from Sunday-Friday 10:00p.m.-10:00p.m., Saturday 10:00am – 11:00pm so you’re in luck if that’s your game of choice.
The establishment is home to several eateries including the Suquamish Agate Deli, which features a variety of quick eats and grab and go items.
Beach Bru Coffee is located in the hotel lobby area and is your place for coffee drinks as well as pastries and other snacks.
Beach Glass Cafe is also located in the hotel tower lobby and serves both breakfast and lunch seven days per week. I don’t know that I would call the restaurant upscale casual, but the prices certainly are…thirteen bucks for an omelette (for one example) is definitely way more than the average price one would expect, even for a casino.
The Clearwater Restaurant is definitely upscale casual and is open for a great steak dinner.
Overall, we can say that this property is nice enough and has enough to offer to rightfully call itself a resort, though we will point out that it’s kind of lacking in stuff to do for the kids…so definitely more of a couples retreat. All things considered, if you’re going to be in that general area, we would definitely consider this property for your entire stay and it’s definitely worthy of a Staycation if you live within a few hundred miles. If you’re just ing through, we would similarly suggest stopping in for a look. Just the Native American Art Museum alone is worth a stop.
Coulee Dam Casino
Located in Coulee Dam, Washington, the appropriately enough named Coulee Dam Casino is owned and operated by the Coulee Confederated Tribe. Coming in at only 5,000 square feet in size, this is one of the locations in the state that’s basically a glorified slots parlor.
This is another property that falls under the 12 Tribes banner and is linked up with the Player’s Advantage Club, which is shared by the three properties.
This property consists of basically a gambling floor, bar and eatery. The machine count for this establishment is in the neighborhood of 150 units. The name of the property’s eatery is the Spillway Bar and Grill, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Anyway, this is mainly just a locals hangout and overgrown slot parlor more than anything else. You might want to peek in and grab something to it if you’re right around Coulee Dam anyway, but if not, there’s no need to go out of your way to see this one.
Elwha River Casino
The Elwha River Casino is another smallish establishment this time located in Port Angeles, Washington. The building itself is non-descript, it’s one of those buildings that looks like a small convention hall or American Legion facility, or something…if not for the sign, it could be anything.
The slot machine count for this property stands at a little over 100, so this basically functions as an overgrown slots parlor. Like Coulee Dam Casino, there are no table games.
The property is home to one eatery, which is called the River’s Edge Deli, it serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner and has a casual American menu.
As of the time of this writing, this casino’s working hours are Sunday- Thursday from 10:00 am to 01:00 am, Friday to Saturday 10:00 am to 2:00 am.
Perhaps one unique thing about this little casino is that they either did or still do offer shuttle service if you’re in the Port Angeles area. That’s pretty nice if you happen to be staying nearby, even if you don’t necessarily care about the machines and just want to go somewhere for a few cocktails. Before going to the area, we would recommend calling ahead and making sure that they’re still doing the shuttle as that might have changed since the time of this writing.
Emerald Queen Casino-Fife
There are actually two Emerald Queen Casinos with one located in Fife and the other in Tacoma, so make sure that you’re going to the one that you intend! We’re not exactly sure why they would name two casinos that are so close together the same thing (it would be like if one medium-sized town had two Hollywood Casinos) but there you go.
The Emerald Queen Casino in Fife is sometimes designated, “The Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel,” so that would probably help differentiate the two if they added that to the official name.
The Emerald Queen Casino in Fife is a sprawling gaming floor coming in at a few hundred thousand square feet, but it’s not packed wall-to-wall as they seem to put something of an emphasis on spacing and comfort. One nice thing they have going on with this 4,000+ slot machine floor is that if you go here.
You can click on either of the two Emerald Queen Casino locations and get a comprehensive list of all of the slot machine titles on the floor.
While the Fife location does not have Table Games (oddly enough, considering the size) the location in Tacoma (the next listing below) does. On their website, Emerald Queen s that they offer shuttle service from the Fife location to the one in Tacoma for those wanting to play Table Games…what an odd arrangement!
We don’t usually spend a lot of time on Event Centers, but the Emerald Queen Event Center is definitely worth mentioning. Usually, these sorts of regional casinos don’t have anything amazing going on, but this sizeable event center is absolutely gorgeous and also has three high definition big screens…making every seat in the house a good one! It’s obviously ultra-modern, so we recommend having a look for yourself on their site.
The property features two restaurants – the Paradise Deli-which features quick casual pizza and sandwiches, as well as the Tatoosh Grill, which is open for breakfast and lunch and is kind of a cross between upscale American Casual and a steakhouse.
The Fife location is home to the 104 guestroom and suite hotel, which is a pretty basic affair, but nice enough. Guests will enjoy complimentary WiFi access, coffeemakers in every room, access to an outdoor pool and HDTV’s. As we mentioned before, shuttle service is available to both guests and non guests to take you from the Fife to the Tacoma location, but if you only care about the slot machines, you’ll probably have no need to leave the Fife one.
Overall, this seems like a good property (or pair of properties) for those who just want to get out and have a good time. There’s really not enough going on dining-wise that we could really suggest it for an entire weekend Staycation unless some kind of concert is going on. With that said, it’s probably definitely worth spending one night at the hotel and checking out Tatoosh Grill.
Emerald Queen Casino-Tacoma
The other Emerald Queen Casino location is in Tacoma. This location offers several hundred well-equipped rooms of different sizes built relatively recently.
As with the other Emerald Queen location, you can find a comprehensive listing of the machine titles for this casino following the link in the above entry. Once again, this property is a sizable auxiliary one to the above listing and is home to about 2,100 machines.
The Table Games pit consists of Big Six, Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Chase the Flush, Midi Baccarat, Pai-Gow Poker, Let it Ride, Roulette, Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em and Spanish 21. Naturally, not all of these games will be operating at all times, so if you’re looking for a game outside of one of the staples, we recommend calling ahead and inquiring about the typical operating times for your game of choice.
Compared with the hotel and Casino in Fife, this location has more dining selections!
Paddle Wheel Coffee and Bakery does basically what it says on the box and is your place for brews and pastries, as well as other desserts.
Puyalapabs Cafe is something of an AmeriAsian mid-casual combination steakhouse and Asian food eatery. If nothing else, at least you know the selection should be pretty varied…it’s open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The property’s buffet is called the Riverbank Express. Opening at 12pm-04:00am, this buffet is a dinner-only location.
Finally, Waterway Deli is open nearly 24/7 (working daily from 11:00pm- 03:00am) and is your place for grab and go fare as well as quick eats.
Ilani Casino Resort
The Ilani Casino Resort is located in Ridgefield, Washington, which is near La Center. It is owned and operated by the Cowlitz Tribe and opened in 2017.
The property consists of over 350,000 square feet of total space and Ridgefield can be found roughly 25 miles North of Portland, so this establishment is definitely worth consideration for those who are visiting the Portland area.
The gambling floor itself consists of over 100,000 square feet of space and is open 24/7. Unlike the former Revel (now Ocean Resort) in Atlantic City, this property seems to survive just fine as a 100% non-smoking facility.
The slot floor consists of more than 2,500 total machines ranging from pennies to high denomination units.
The Table Games pit consists of 75 gaming tables featuring Blackjack, Craps, Let it Ride, Midi-Baccarat, Pai-Gow Poker, Roulette, Spanish 21, Three-Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em…which seems a bit limited in overall game choices given the size of the casino. While the casino operates 24/7, other than the staple Table Games, it’s highly doubtful that every single one of these games do, so we recommend calling ahead for the typical operating hours of your game of choice.
The ilani Cowlitz Ballroom is a sizable venue (seating 2,500) that features occasional nationally known acts.
Regarding the acommodation, the location offers a beautiful, luxury hotel which includes classic rooms and suites.
The 360 Bar is a circular bar that sits basically in the middle of the casino floor and features bartop machines as well as a wide array of cocktails.
The property features a number of eateries ranging from fine dining to grab and go. One grab and go example is Chef Jet, which is a quick service Asian food location for players who want to eat and run, or maybe even take their food to the machines with them. Also located in the food court area is a coffee shop that doesn’t really seem to have a name, but serves Starbucks coffees as well as a variety of other pastries, desserts and snacks. I.Talia is another food court stop that serves ready-made Italian food, such as stromboli and sandwiches, but also makes made-to-order pizzas if that’s what you want.
Another food court location is Smashburger, which is part of the Smashburger chain, which is pretty widespread on the left side of the country. If you’ve been there before, then you know what you’re getting, and they pride themselves on always using never frozen beef.
Line and Lure is kind of a midscale casual seafood spot that features the best of the local catches. Brightly lit and located just off of the casino floor, this establishment provides a better than decent value for your money, especially if you live in an area where fresh seafood is typically difficult to come by. We definitely recommend checking this one out if you visit the property.
Longhouse is a midscale casual Asian dining experience with noodle and rice dishes as well as a variety of seafood and sushi selections. This is another one that you should check out if you happen to be at the casino, especially (once again) if you live in an area where it’s rare to find good sushi…you’ll not be disappointed here.
Rose & Thorn is a combination restaurant and lounge that is open for dinner-only seven days per week. The atmosphere and prices are upscale casual and it features a pretty expansive and varied menu consisting of Mediterranean and Italian inspired selections of steaks, pizzas and seafood.
Taco Cantina is the other remaining food court eatery and features extremely wallet-friendly prices on some excellent street tacos and other sides. We definitely recommend grabbing some fun food from this fast stop if you’re visiting the casino and want something quick!
Finally, Tom’s Urban is a sports bar type pub that is open most hours of the day and features and assortment of American pub style food as well as a wide variety of sandwiches.
Legends Casino at Yakama Nation
The Legends Casino at Yakama Nation is located in Toppenish, Washington and is owned and operated by the Yakama Nation. The proper designation for this casino, is the Legends Casino Hotel. While they don’t call themselves a resort, they could probably get away with it considering that the property has a spa, over 1,000 gaming machines and more than twenty table games. Let’s look at what else the property has to offer.
The property features, as mentioned, a combination of guest rooms and 18 suites that results in a total of 200 rooms for the hotel. Amenities include valet parking, complimentary wireless internet, indoor pool and hot tub, fitness center, Yakama Nation cultural display (neat!). The entire hotel section of the property is 100% non-smoking.
The moderately sized slot floor is home to over 1,500 gaming devices across more than 200 different machine titles. Additionally, there is a table games pit that features 24 gaming tables and spreads Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Spanish 21 and Pai Gow Poker. They say that they also have some other carnival games, but the website wants you to call and inquire about those. We haven’t yet had the opportunity to physically visit this property, so unfortunately, we can’t offer any additional insight.
Either way, if you’re looking for a specific game that is not listed, you should call and inquire. Besides that, you should probably call and inquire about the typical operating hours for anything other than Blackjack if you’re looking for a particular game and intend to visit this casino.
The property is home to a modestly-sized event schedule that features some national acts.
The property is operating a buffet and it features pizza, burgers, Mexican food and other sandwiches. Unfortunately, patrons have a dining limit of thirty minutes, so you can’t really take your time when making your selections or going back for seconds.
Besides of the buffet offet, this place has more options for dining.
The property is also home to an Espresso Bar for coffee drinks, snacks and other pastries.
Little Creek Casino and Resort
The Little Creek Casino and Resort is owned and operated by the Squaxin Island Tribe and is located in Shelton, Washington. With fewer than 1,000 slot machines, this property definitely comes in on the smaller end of those describing themselves as, “Resorts,” and with no disrespect meant, the aesthetics of the establishment are very basic.
With that said, the hotel rooms themselves are extremely nicely appointed and have been recently renovated with new furnishings, bed coverings and everything along those lines updated. It was certainly about time for it as the hotel itself was opened originally in 1995. The property features just under 200 total rooms, most of which are suites.
In addition to the golf course and spa, guests of the property will enjoy a wide variety of amenities that make the property suitable for visitors of all ages. This property features an indoor pool and hot tub. Visitors will also get to enjoy a Tribal art collection as well as a fitness room. More, there is a video game room, arcade and cigar bar.
For those of you travelling by RV, the property is home to a 44 space RV Park that includes a dog walking area and all of the electrical and water connections you could ever need. Additionally, they have it set up so that their RV guests can enjoy wireless internet that is both complementary and very reliable in of the signal. RV guests are also invited to come inside and enjoy all of the amenities of the hotel as any other hotel guest would be, so that’s definitely nice.
Another thing that the property decided to do was go entirely non-smoking indoors and, as of the time of this writing, they expect that to remain the case even after the pandemic is behind us.
The 24 Table Games include Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Spanish 21, Heads Up Hold ‘Em, Pai-Gow Poker, High Card Flush and Four Card Frenzy. We would recommend calling in advance for the usual hours of operation if you’re looking for a specific game.
The Poker Room deal both Limit and No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em and have frequent tournaments and promotions.
For those who fancy some extra action, Live Bingo is regularly held here.
The property’s main lounge is called the Starlight Lounge and features pub food as well as regular Happy Hour specials.
The Island Grille would normally open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and features casual American cuisine.
The Seafood Bar is a top-notch place to get the freshest catches from the Pacific! This is an absolute must-try if you decide to pay the property a visit and we couldn’t recommend it enough. It’s open for lunch and dinner and you’re sure to love it if you’re a seafood fan.
Salish Cliffs Grille is a casual American eatery that’s open for all three and features a fairly varied menu. We would definitely recommend this if you have a group of picky eaters as everyone is sure to find something that they will enjoy.
The Water’s Edge Cafe features some quick casual fare mostly consisting of sandwiches, soups and desserts. This is definitely a good spot to hit for lunch, but the slightly more expensive eateries at this property are totally worth the price for dinner. The food, property-wide, is honestly surprisingly excellent…especially the seafood choices.
The casino is home to an event center that hosts concerts, the Starlight Lounge with regular live (free) performances as well as the cigar bar.
Overall, despite the relatively bland exterior aesthetics, everything else about the property is worthy of calling itself a resort and the eateries are quite superb. We strongly recommend this place for a weekend staycation, or perhaps even a full week, and can also say that the customer service, property-wide, is pretty top notch. If you live anywhere near the region, then we would recommend a weekend stay if you have a weekend where you’re looking for something to do…
Lucky Dog Casino
The Lucky Dog Casino is located in Potlatch, Washington and is owned and operated by the Skokomish Indian Tribe. This property is basically a locals type place and is essentially a slightly overgrown slots parlor–no offense meant.
The gambling floor consists of fewer than 200 total machines and there are no table games.
The property’s only eatery is called The Drift and it is essentially just a diner that features Casual American grub at diner prices. This is definitely a worthy stop if you happen to be ing through the area and want a bite to eat and maybe to take a few spins after, but we really can’t recommend it beyond that.
Lucky Eagle Casino
While we’re on the topic of lucky animals, let’s talk about the Lucky Eagle Casino, which is located in Rochester, Washington (close to Olympia) and is owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation. This property originally opened in 1995, but underwent a renovation a few years ago which added some gambling floor space and created an ultra-modern aesthetic for the main entrance. It’s honestly a really cool looking archway leading to the main entry.
The hotel has existed since the opening with 171 guestrooms and suites combined, but also benefited quite a bit from the renovation. It is known as the Eagles Landing Hotel.
Hotel guests will enjoy access to an indoor pool and hot tub. In addition, there are several RV spots available for rental, but please keep in mind that they’re not able to take trucks.
As of the time of this writing, there are a little over 1,000 total machines on the gambling floor. Given the slot count against the more than 55,000 square feet of gambling space, the property already had a fairly sufficient amount of room to get around, so you should be pretty comfortable there.
Table Games include Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em, Pai-Gow Poker, Mississippi Stud, Blackjack, Spanish 21, Three-Card Poker, High Card Flush, Craps and Roulette. Bingo is generally open every day except Sunday, days whilst Keno operate seven days per week.
The property is home to several eateries, Crafthouse serves pretty good pizzas as well as traditional American fare while Room 188 Steakhouse offers an oficially awarded dish – Best steakes in the South Sound!
Lake Chelan Casino
Lake Chelan Casino is located in Manson, Washington, is owned and operated by Colville Confederated Tribes and is the third and final of our 12 Tribes casino listings.
This somewhat small property features roughly 600 gaming machines and about a dozen table games which include blackjack, craps, roulette, Pai Gow Poker, Spanish 21, and 4 card poker.
The property is home to two eateries, with the first being the Crosswinds Restaurant that features casual American food at casual prices. The Crosswinds Restaurant is open seven days per week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The second eatery is The Sands Cafe, which basically offers coffee drinks, pastries and grab and go quick eats.
Surprisingly, this property is home to a sizable amphitheatre called Deepwater Amphitheater that is capable of seating 1,600, or more, people. This venue is unique for being the only covered amphitheater in the state, so you’ll be able to enjoy the outdoor concert experience without the need to worry about being rained on if a shower happens to blow over. The schedule for events is available on their website, so feel free to pop on over there and see what’s .
Finally, this establishment is home to a nightclub called the Heat Nightclub which is open on weekends.
This is the sort of place that’s mostly just a cool little locals hangout (unless a concert is going on), but we can still recommend popping in and giving it a look if you’re ing right by it anyway.
Muckleshoot Casino
The Muckleshoot Casino is owned by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and is located in Auburn, Washington.
With over 400 luxuriously furnished accommodation units, this place is considered one of the largest hotel casinos in the territory of the entire state of Washington! In addition to the huge hotel, the facility has an impressively large gaming offer – over 3000 gaming machines and 50 table games!
Overall, the property will end up being the most expansive casino property in the state.
Muckleshoot is also one of the few Washington locations that you can visit if you enjoy off-track betting. For this, punters will purchase their betting slips at one of several kiosks that are located around the property. As far as simulcast is concerned, there is a dedicated area with about fourteen televisions enabling you to watch the races on closed-circuit TVs.
The property is home to a number of eateries. Guests will enjoy restaurants such as 8 Asian Cuisine, which features a wide variety of Asian selections from around the planet, including Japanese style sushis and Vietnamese dishes.
In addition to Asian cuisine, “on the menu” is Market 253, a restaurant that offers a local culinary experience, but also Muckleshoot, a prestigious spot focused on seafood specialties, an somewhat more exotic cuisine.
We would definitely recommend stopping to check out this casino if you’re somewhere around the area or live anywhere in the state.
It is without a doubt the biggest, not a topic for discussion, but in our humble opinion and among the best places to gamble in Washington.
Nisqually Red Wind Casino
The Nisqually Red Wind Casino is located in a town called Yelm, Washington and is owned and operated by the Nisqually Indian Tribe. Typically, this casino is just called, “Red Wind Casino,” as reflected by the exterior signage.
The 46,000 sqyare foot casino floor features north of 1,600 total gaming machines, and conveniently, they have a search mechanism on their website where you can type in the title of any slot machine in order to see whether or not they have it there.
The table games pit includes Craps, Blackjack, Pai-Gow Poker, Roulette and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em, and couple more titles. Presently, the casino operates from 8:00a.m.-03:00am daily, but we would recommend calling in advance for the operating hours of your game of choice if you’re looking for a specific table game.
The Keno Lounge is one of the more active live keno venues in the state and operates Tuesday – Sunday from 9 am – 12:45 am and Monday 9 am – 11:30 pm.
Coho Sports Pub is the property’s sports watching headquarters and features the type of food you would expect in the form of burgers, dogs, other sandwiches and pizza. They have a number of different brews available and you’ll probably meet some locals on gameday here if you’re not from the area. Just make sure not to cheer against the Seahawks if they’re on.
Medicine Creek Deli is your sandwich place for quick eats as well as an assortment of grab and go selections. If you just want to fill your stomach and get back to the gambling as soon as you can, that’s the way to do it!
In addition to the eateries, the property is home to three additional bars that serve food that itself comes from one of the eateries. For one example, Paelo’s Bar serves sandwiches that come from the Medicine Creek Deli.
Overall, we would recommend checking this place out if you happen to be around the area (or live in the region) if for no other reason than the unique dining options.
Nooksack Northwood Casino
It says NOOKSACK, not…oh, you get it. Anyway, this is one of two Nooksack branded casinos and this one is located in Lynden, Washington. It is owned and operated by the Nooksack Indian Tribe.
This smallish casino is essentially an overgrown slots parlor and is home to roughly 400 gaming machines.
Actually, it might have been unfair to call it an overgrown slots parlor as they actually have a surprisingly wide assortment of table games including Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Pai-Gow Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em, Spanish 21 and Lucky Ladies. Honestly, some of the supposed resort casinos don’t have this kind of table games selection, so let’s give credit where it’s due. Table Games open daily at 2pm.
In of eateries, they have a few. Chefs is a Casual American restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner all at very reasonable prices. Prime Buffet features great specials and theme nights.
All told, this is basically just a small locals haunt, but they do have a great selection of Table Games and some eats. We would strongly recommend stopping by if you happen to be ing through the general area. If you live around there and haven’t checked it out yet, what are you waiting for?
Nooksack River Casino
The Nooksack River Casino WAS also owned and operated by the Nooksack Indian Tribe and is located in Deming, Washington.
Despite being listed on various listing sites, this casino actually closed in December of 2015 as the revenues were grossly insufficient to pay back the loan that they took out when building the casino. Given the way that Tribal Casinos are regulated, no non-Tribal entity is legally permitted to manage a Tribal Casino, so unfortunately for them, they couldn’t get any help that way. While they could have theoretically gotten help from another tribe (one casino in the state was financed by Mohegan Sun) it seems that didn’t happen either.
In addition to defaulting on their loans, it has been reported that the employees did not receive the sixty-day termination notice as required by law. We don’t know whether or not that’s actually true, but if it is, we might recant our recommendation to visit the other Nooksack property. Business fail and some business loans don’t get repaid—all of that is fine—but you’ve got to treat your employees the right way.
Northern Quest Casino
The Northern Quest Casino is located in Airway Heights, Washington (hence the name) and is owned and operated by the Kalispel Tribe. The full name is Northern Quest Resort and Casino.
The original date that the casino opened was sometime in 2000, but then around 2008-2009 (during the Great Recession of all things!) the property’s hotel was completed and that opened creating room availability for the property of 250 guestrooms, of which 22 are suites. Another interesting feature of this property is that they often host some extremely well-known national acts. As opposed to the majority of casinos that kind of have current comedians but vintage music acts, Northern Quest often has performers who are still popular today, such as Kid Rock.
The 100% non-smoking hotel features an indoor pool and hot tub. The overall aesthetic of the property is very modern and luxurious and the suites look to be actually worth the price, they’re outstanding!
The casino floor is home to more than 1,600 slot machines, which definitely puts this property on the larger half of Washington casinos when it comes to size and offerings. Additionally, the table games pit is home to 37 tables that spread Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Pai-Gow Poker, Spanish 21, Three-Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em, Down Under Blackjack and Free Bet Blackjack. If you’re looking for anything outside of the casino staples, we would recommend calling ahead and getting the usual operating times for your game of choice.
The poker room deals Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em as well as Omaha variants and is open seven days per week from noon to two in the morning. This casino features regular poker promotions, tournaments and enables players to earn players club points for playing.
This is also one of the Washington casinos to feature live Keno and has a dedicated Keno counter as well as Keno runners that canvass the property so you can get your cards in from basically wherever you happen to be on the casino floor. Finally, off-track race betting is available during daylight hours Wednesday-Sunday and is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays as of the time of this writing. That makes this one of only a few off-track betting casinos in the State of Washington.
In of eateries, there are plenty to be found at this establishment. The EPIC Sports Bar basically does what it says on the box and is a great American food outlet and sports lounge, similar to something like Buffalo Wild Wings, to enjoy some casual American fare whilst watching your game of choice.
Masselow’s Steakhouse is an upscale steakhouse that is open for dinner from Wednesdays-Sundays with reservations strongly recommended.
For those of you who love fast food burgers (like me) feel free to misbehave at the casino’s Fatburger location. If you’ve experienced one of the juicy burgers from this chain before, then you already know what to expect. We’d recommend doing it for lunch, though, save your dinner for one of the nicer places and try something new. Actually, something relatively light from Fai’s would be a good dinner choice after such a heavy Fatburger lunch.
Qdoba is a nationwide burrito chain that many readers here have at least seen, if not tried. One thing to keep in mind if you haven’t had it before is that these are very Americanized burritos…which is to say comparatively bland compared to most. They’ll get the job done if you’re looking for something to tide you over until dinner and don’t have a lot of time.
Thomas Hammer is your place for specialty coffees, desserts and some grab and go options. It’s no secret that nobody does coffee like the State of Washington and we expect that to be no different at Thomas Hammer.
Everyone knows Ben & Jerry’s, even most of our visitors from abroad recognize the brand. Well, you’re in luck if you get a craving for specialty ice cream flavors because a Ben and Jerry’s location can be found on site.
In addition to the four lounges spread across the property, visitors will also enjoy Legends of Fire cigar bar, which is said to have some of the finest selections in the Pacific Northwest. While we’re on the subject of lounges, we should also mention that the casino floor features one lounge that is entirely non-smoking, so feel free to visit that for the proverbial breath of fresh air.
In addition to all of this great stuff to do for adults, the resort also features Cyber Quest and Kids Quests, which make this a stop for the whole family. These are somewhat common arcades for Tribal Casinos, but are the only ones that we’ve encountered so far on this listing page…either way, we definitely like it when a place that wants to call itself a resort offers up something for the whole family.
Whether you’re travelling with the kids, alone or as a couple…it’s easy to spend a weekend (or perhaps longer) at the Northern Quest Casino which is why it is one of the destinations that we recommend in Washington State. You can easily spend an entire weekend at the property, without ever leaving and still not have time to try out all of the different dining options.
Quinault Beach Resort and Casino
Quinault Beach Resort and Casino is located in Ocean Shores, Washington and is owned and operated by Quinault Nation.
This casino property is just big enough not to be called small, at least, after their expansion a few years back. The original property, as it opened in 2002, was pretty small. An expansion went underway in 2016 and was completed in 2018, which significantly increased the size of the casino floor and added a few new dining and lounge options.
In addition to an RV Park, this property is home to a modestly sized hotel that features a wide array of amenities including an indoor pool and hot tub.
The gaming floor is home to something in the neighborhood of 750 slot machines.
In addition to a very satisfactory collection of slot machines, the casino also has a solid selection of table games, which include the titles Lucky Ladies Blackjack tables, Emperor’s Challenge Pai Gow, 3-Card Prime & Players Edge 21.
When it comes to eateries options…
Emily’s Oceanfront Restaurant, it should come as no surprise, overlooks the ocean and features award-winning seafood.
Fireside Coffee features some of the best gourmet brew you’re going to find in the state alongside an assortment of delicious pastries and other desserts.
Finally, the Ocean Lounge has a wide assortment of libations and serves a few seafood dishes as well as more traditional American pub food.
If you’re hitting the beach in this part of the state, we’d be hard-pressed not to put Quinault Beach Casino and Resort on the shortlist of recommendations for your stay.
Shoalwater Bay Casino
The Shoalwater Bay Casino is located in Tokeland, Washington in Pacific County…so that alone should give you a pretty good idea where it’s at. It is owned and operated by the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, hence the name.
We won’t do a full listing of the hotel since it is technically offsite, but this casino owns Tradewinds at the Bay, which is a lodging area that they say is a short walk from the casino. If you’re not feeling like walking, don’t worry, the casino has a shuttle to take you to and from.
The current slot count stands at 293 units. Of course, this makes Shoalwater one of the smallest casinos in the state, but you certainly can’t argue with the location.
This property used to have four gaming tables, but that hasn’t been the case for a few years now and there are no table games with no plans to bring them back.
The Bayview Cafe is one of the property’s eateries and features soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers and other casual American fare. Casual food, casual prices–can’t go wrong.
The property’s bar is called the Washaway Lounge—great name!
All told, this is just a nice little place for those who live around the area or happen to be visiting up there. Given the size and offerings, it’s obviously not a destination unto itself, but it’s a place you should definitely consider visiting (whether or not you’re staying at Tradewinds) if you happen to be up that way.
Silver Reef Casino
Continuing our trend of oceanic-themed names, we move on to the Silver Reef Casino which is located in Ferndale, Washington and is owned and operated by Lummi Nation.
Upon its original 2002 opening, this property cut the ribbon housing fewer than 800 slot machines, but an expansion in 2013 added an event center as well as substantial square footage to the casino floor enabling the establishment to bring their total machine count to right about 1,100 units.
More properly called Silver Reef Casino and Resort, the hotel is home to a combined 206 guest rooms and suites and is 100% non-smoking in the hotel.
This property is also home to a spa and golf course, so they’ll typically offer different sorts of stay packages if you intend to avail yourself of those things, as well as a fitness center, indoor pool and hot tub.
There are fourteen gaming tables that spread Blackjack, Craps, Pai-Gow Poker, Face Up Pai Gow Poker, Four Card Poker, High Card Flush, Roulette, Spanish 21, Three Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em. Naturally, these games are not going to all operate around the clock, so unless your game is Blackjack, we recommend calling ahead for the typical operating times of your game of choice.
The property’s fine dining establishment is literally called, “The Steakhouse,” so they’re not getting any points for creativity on that one.
Pizzanini does what it says on the box and is one of three casual dining selections for this property. Red River Cafe is your stop for casual American food. Panasia is your stop for quick casual Asian food.
I don’t know. They’ve got a golf course, a spa and a really elegant looking and modern Event Center, but if you’re in it mainly for casino and dining, we’d be really hard-pressed to try to justify calling this a resort. It’s tough for us to recommend this place unless you’re either a golfer or you’re going to be in that general area anyway, but we wouldn’t go out of our way for this one. Our main complaint is that the dining options are way too limited and not at all unique.
Skagit Valley Casino
The Skagit Valley Casino is located in Bow, Washington and is owned and operated by Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.
clo these sorts of offerings are mainly doing so as an excuse to save a few bucks.
As for overnight stays, the place is ideal for extended weekends; Hotel Skagit has 131 accommodation units, specifically 103 classic hotel rooms and 28 suites. In addition to comfortable and well-equipped rooms, the facility also has a relaxation center with a swimming pool and sauna, as well as a modern fitness club.
The casino floor is home to roughly 700 slot machines with a partial list of the different titles arranged alphabetically on their website, so at least that’s convenient if you want to see whether or not they have a particular game.
At the moment, there is no offering of any table games.
The property is home to two dining options, one of those two being Express Eats.
The Pacific Showroom is a 460 seat event center and concert hall.
Spokane Tribe Casino
The Spokane Tribe Casino is located in Airway Heights, Washington and it shouldn’t be hard to guess who owns it.
The Spokane Tribe broke ground on the property in 2016 and, in 2018, completed the first phase of building which includes a small casino of under 40,000 square feet, more than 900 slot machines and about a dozen table games.
This destination is currently in the process of expansion, and the grand opening is expected in 2025. The draft of the new project includes a hotel, convention center, dining, retail stores, entertainment center and a cultural center.
Swinomish Northern Lights Casino
The Swinomish Northern Lights casino is a property located in Anacortes, Washington and is owned and operated by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.
Originally opened as a Bingo Hall in 1990, following a compact with the state and adjacent (though smaller) casino was completed in 1992. The casino floor was expanded more than 25 years later and there is no longer a completely separate building for bingo. As a result of the expansion, the property was able to add to its slot count and introduce some new table games.
In addition to the casino, this property is also home to the Swinomish Lodge, which is a hotel consisting of 98 guestrooms and suites. Hotel guests will floor to ceiling windows overlooking the Swinomish Channel (awesome view!) and access to the guest fitness center. There’s also an RV Park if you’re travelling by those means.
The casino floor features more than 900 slot machines and the site comes with a search function to search for your favorites by denomination or title. In addition to the slots, this property also has EZ Keno kiosks which are a fully automated way to play the game from the kiosks. Table Games include Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em and Pai-Gow Poker.
Perhaps the most outstanding view can be found at 13 Moons restaurant, which is the property’s fine dining establishment open for dinner service Wednesday-Sunday. There may be other items on the menu, but going with a seafood dish is practically mandatory as they do it as well as anyone else on the Pacific side of the country.
Carver’s Cafe is a casual American dining experience and is open most hours of the day. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner…if it’s late in the afternoon and you’re in the mood for an omelette—never fear, Carver’s will make you their delicious breakfasts anytime they are open.
Swinomish Sports Bar and Grill is your casual stop for either watching the game or just hanging out and enjoying the brews, cocktails and pub fare.
If you’re in the mood for something quick, delicious and extremely bad for you (have to break the rules sometimes), you’ll be glad to hear that this property is home to a Fatburger location, which prides itself on never freezing the beef.
Manchu Wok is your place for some pretty quick Casual Asian eats and delicious noodle dishes, so you Asian food lovers out there won’t be left out.
If you’re going to be in this area, then we would recommend stopping by the casino for at least one night if the hotel’s not all booked. Honestly, you could probably do a full weekend staycation as, with the assortment of dining options, this property is closer to being a resort than some of the places that actually call themselves resorts. We definitely recommend this place for some fun gambling and great food!
The Point Casino
The Point Casino is located in Kingston, Washington and is owned and operated by the S’Klallam Tribe.
In addition to an RV Park, this property features a four-story and 85 room boutique hotel that consists mostly of fairly simple, but nicely appointed rooms, along with a few suites. If you’re traveling by RV, we definitely recommend calling ahead to reserve a spot because they only have ten of them, so you don’t want to find yourself having to get right back on the road when you thought you were done for the day.
The casino floor is home to 800 slot machines as well as several Gaming Tables spreading Blackjack, Spanish 21, Pai-Gow Poker, Roulette and Craps.
Given the small size, the property features a somewhat surprising assortment of eateries for guests to enjoy. Little Boston Bistro is an upscale American style restaurant where you can try out some local food. It’s closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Sundays.
Kloomachin Kitchen isn’t too much different compared to Little Boston Bistro in of selection. This isn’t the Midwest, just so you guys know, the Pacific Coast does seafood best…so in our opinion, you’ve got to go with a seafood dish.
Point Julia Cafe serves up breakfast seven days per week, and then through the day has sandwiches, soups, salads and other grab and go items. If you want a lunch and you want it quickly, get it here! Just to save some of your appetite for one of the proper restaurants come dinnertime.
Also located in the food court area is the Pizza Pit Stop, so you can choose from personal pizzas and whole pies.
The property is also home to the Cutter Cigar Bar.
There’s also a food truck on certain days of the week with varied offerings that mostly depend on the day of the week. We’re going to just direct you to that page of the casino’s website so you can see what’s going on.
Hell yeah, nice little hotel that covers the basics, decent table game selection—great food! We can very easily recommend spending a night here if you’re in the area and perhaps even a full weekend. This is definitely going to be a place for those traveling alone or as a couple, though.
Tulalip Resort Casino
Located in Tulalip, Washington and owned by a tribe of the same name, Tulalip Resort Casino is a large property that features a 370 guest room and suite hotel. Amenities include a spa, an outdoor pool, business center and coffeemakers in every room.
The casino floor features more than 2,200 gaming machines as well as a 37 table pit spreading Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and I Luv Suits Poker. By the way, I gag every time I have to type the word, “Love,” that way.
One thing you’re going to want to keep in mind if you enjoy Live Bingo is that, even though the property s Bingo on their website, the Bingo Hall and Bar (while nice) is a completely separate property altogether. It’s in a building called Tulalip Bingo and Slots and also has 200 slot machines.
Blazing Paddles is one of the property’s eateries and is the place to go if you’re in the mood for pizza. Apparently, these pizzas are stone-fired artisan pizzas, which is excellent, because most places in the state seem to favor New York style thin-crust pizza instead.
Serving steak, chicken and seafood dinners, Blackfish is the signature eatery for this resort. For our part, we would recommend going with one of the seafood dishes because if there’s one thing the Pacific Northwest is truly excellent at, it’s delicious seafood. Apparently, this restaurant is also known to have some of the best wine selection in the state, and though it might surprise you, this writer thinks that shucked oysters pair very nicely with a rich red wine, such as a Cabernet Sauvignon.
For a quick casual lunch or dinner, Canoe’s Carvery is the place to go for soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts and more.
Caeders Cafe is a pretty casual place that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and is open during most of the hours of the day all the way into the early a.m. hours.
The Draft Sportsbar and Grill is mainly a burgers and wings pub that does what it says on the box. We’d on this in favor of something more focused on the seafood, but if you’re really craving a burger, then that’s your place.
Journeys East features a wide variety of Asian dishes that they claim are inspired by a litany of Asian countries.
Tula Bere Pastaria and Chophouse is a place that is generally open for dinner and features a wide assortment of Italian entrees and appetizers. It’s probably pretty good, but we wouldn’t recommend it if you come from an area with a ton of Italian restaurants. Elsewhere in the country, glorified spaghetti es as, “Italian cuisine,” so who the hell knows what you’re going to get.
This establishment is also home to a cabaret, a ballroom, a cultural centre as well as an amphitheatre, so they’re certainly not laking for entertainment options.
All things considered, we would definitely recommend checking this place out for at least one night if you’re going to be in the area, if not for an entire weekend. That’s especially true if you’re travelling alone or as a couple given that you will enjoy the wide assortment of eating options—kids wouldn’t care. Besides that, this isn’t one of those resort properties that really has much in the way of stuff to do for kids, scroll up to some of our other listings for the best casino-resort properties to visit if traveling as a family.
After a thorough analysis of Washington’s gambling landscape, it is clear that the state offers a dynamic environment for land-based gambling, particularly when compared to (much) more restrictive states like Utah. Especially after legalizing sports betting(though it’s limited to tribal casinos.)
As with slot machines, the state is pretty hardcore about online gambling, so we don’t expect a full authorization and regulation of that to come anytime soon. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the only states where playing online in the capacity of a player (rather than operator) could ever be considered a felony.
For that reason, we also wouldn’t expect Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) parlors to appear anytime soon. Other than the fact that the Tribal Casinos can have a certain type of machine that is basically a slot machine and not at the same time…the state pretty much seems adamantly opposed to anything having to do with machines.
The Charitable Gaming laws are pretty liberal, so a charitable Bingo game should not be a difficult thing for you to find.
So, while online ( and machine) industry remains off the table with no indication of future legalization, residents of Washington and neighboring states still have access to a wide range of land-based gambling opportunities through tribal venues, which offer everything from slots to table games. Not too shabby.
We will quote the law again to be clear:
The Washington State Lottery publishes a Comprehensive Annual Report, with the most recent one (as of the time of this writing) being in 2023, and can be found via the following 
In of Social Gambling, many forms of social gambling are legal with the state law having this to say:
The first thing that we will do is list the only live horse racing location that are currently in operation just to get it out of the way. After that, we will do a list of all of the Commercial Card Rooms in the State of Washington, mainly because it makes sense (due to number) to separate them in listing from the Tribal Casinos. When we have finished with all of that, we will list the Tribal Casinos and detail those.
