Sports betting opens in Lower Columbia with the ilani’s new sportsbook counter, kiosks

Sports betting opens in Lower Columbia with the ilani’s new sportsbook counter, kiosks

Article brief provided by KPVI.com
  • Matthew Esnayra , KPVI.com
December 4, 2022 5:18 PM
  • Matthew Esnayra , KPVI.com

The ilani Casino, developed by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Salishan-Mohegan, is now one of 10 casinos in Washington state where people can bet on sports.

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In Washington, people cannot use popular gambling apps like Fanduel and DraftKings for sports wagering. If people want to place a bet on tonight’s Trail Blazers game or next week’s Seattle Seahawks game, they have to enter a brick-and-mortar tribal casino to do so.

Washington legalized sports wagering in 2020, allowing the state’s 29 federally recognized tribes to offer sports betting at their casinos. The Washington State Gambling Commission says 10 casinos are currently offering retail sports wagering.

ilani celebrated the addition of its sports wagering section with an early November event, which included former Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Walter Jones.

Now, people have two ways to bet on their favorite teams at ilani: With an employee at the sportsbook counter, which is open every day for various hours, or individually at one of around 15 sports kiosks, open 24/7, throughout the casino.