Sports wagering in Washington tribal casinos cleared its final political hurdle Wednesday, though such gambling won’t be offered by the start of the NFL season as originally hoped.
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs approved sports gambling compact amendments for the Puyallup, Tulalip, Snoqualmie, Spokane, Cowlitz, Squaxin, Suquamish, Stillaguamish and Lummi tribes, while applications by Muckleshoot, Swinomish, Skokomish, Kalispel, Jamestown S’Klallam, Shoalwater Bay and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are still pending. Despite the approvals, tribes are still in the process of finalizing vendors to help carry out the sports gambling and won’t have them ready for several more weeks.