Caucus considers Kalispel compact

From: Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) | Date: September 28, 1998 | Copyright information

Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
09-28-1998
Caucus considers Kalispel compact

A meeting to educate local and state officials about a proposed Indian casino near Airway Heights drew few officials, but operators of non-Indian casinos showed up.

The Washington State Gambling Commission called the "caucus" to release a draft of a gambling compact between the state and the Kalispel Tribe of Indians.

In July Gov. Gary Locke approved the 238-member tribe's plan to build a $17 million casino on land in Airway Heights, just west of Spokane, in partnership with Miamibased Carnival Hotels and Casinos.

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