The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation confirm they are still pressing ahead with plans to build the Tri-Cities first Native American casino after the Department of the Interior failed to release a key report in 2024.
Chairman Jarred-Michael Erickson confirmed the tribes are moving forward with plans to build a casino, hotel and related facilities on land it owns near Highway 395 in Pasco. The project was the subject of a heated hearing nearly a year ago to inform the scope of the environmental impact statement (EIS) the casino will require. The steps are part of a federal “fee-to-trust” process, which empowers tribes to site casinos outside of their reservations under the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
