Much of Oregon is closing down for business to combat the spread of the coronavirus, but you can still gamble at the state’s casinos.
Spirit Mountain Casino in Grande Ronde and Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City are continuing regular hours.
“Everything is normal,” said a Spirit Mountain employee who answered the phone Tuesday morning.
The Ilani Casino Resort Momentum Club program has 5 tiers. At most casinos, players can earn points to move to different tiers by playing multiple types of games, including table games and video poker, and at some casinos, you can even move to different tiers by playing keno or bingo. Ilani casino free play if you have friends and neighbors with kids, if our software can’t detect a Wi-Fi connection you will be directed to a page where you can enter your details and we’ll mail you the adapter free of charge. This includes bingo and a full sports book, we give you a list of the best sign up casino bonus offers.
Both Spirit Mountain and Chinook Winds say they are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously and that they have increased cleaning of high-traffic areas and frequent-touch items such as slot machines. Chinook Winds says it has begun to “pre-screen all children arriving at the Play Palace with a no-touch thermometer. Any child exhibiting signs of fever or illness will not be allowed admittance.”
Spirit Mountain has postponed its Wine Fair, originally scheduled for April 4, but live music on Friday and Saturday nights will continue.
Seven Feathers Casino Resort in Canyonville is staying open at this time, though the six-days-a-week Bingo games have been suspended and most of the restaurants are closed. The Three Rivers casinos in Florence and Bend also remain open.
Washington state has been hard-hit by the coronavirus outbreak, and so ilani Casino Resort in Ridgefield is closing Tuesday.
Said ilani president and general manager Kara Fox-LaRose in a statement:
“Despite dedicating additional resources for sanitation efforts and limiting certain aspects of our operations, it is apparent that the correct response to this public health crisis is to do our part in slowing its progression.”
-- Douglas Perry
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Washington sports betting was the first to legalize in 2020, though the outcome wasn’t what some wanted to see.
The state’s legislature legalized sports betting in Washington at tribal casinos only. Mobile betting will only be allowed while on tribal land.
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Sports betting in Washington will be allowed only at tribal casinos once it launches. Just because a tribe can offer WA sports betting does not necessarily mean it will choose to do so.
There are 30 tribal casinos in the state of Washington operated by 24 tribes:
Casino | Operator | Offers sports betting? |
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12 Tribes Resort Casino in Omak | Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation | No |
Angel of the Winds Casino in Arlington | Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians | No |
Chewelah Casino in Chewelah | Spokane Tribe of Indians | No |
Clearwater Casino and Resort in Suquamish | Suquamish Tribe | No |
Coulee Dam Casino in Coulee Dam | Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation | No |
Elwha River Casino in Port Angeles | Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe | No |
Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma | Puyallup Tribe | No |
Emerald Queen Casino at Fife in Fife | Puyallup Tribe | No |
Ilani Casino in Ridgefield | Cowlitz Indian Tribe | No |
Legends Casino in Toppenish | Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation | No |
Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton | Squaxin Island Tribe | No |
Lucky Eagle Casino in Rochester | Confederated Tribes of the Chehlis Reservation | No |
Mill Bay Casino in Manson | Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation | No |
Muckleshoot Indian Casino in Auburn | Muckleshoot Tribe | No |
Nooksack Northwood Casino in Lynden | Nooksack Indian Tribe | No |
Northern Lights Casino in Anacortes | Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | No |
Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights | Kalispel Tribe of Indians | No |
Okanogan Bingo-Casino in Okanogan | Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation | No |
Point-No-Point Casino in Kingston | Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe | No |
Quil Ceda Creek Casino in Tulalip | Tulalip Tribes | No |
Quinault Beach Resort and Casino in Ocean Shores | Quinault Indian Nation | No |
Red Wind Casino in Olympia | Nisqually Indian Tribe | No |
Seven Cedars Casino in Sequim | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe | No |
Shoalwater Bay Casino in Tokeland | Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe | No |
Silver Reef Casino in Ferndale | Lummi Nation | No |
Skagit Valley Casino Resort in Bow | Upper Skagit Indian Tribe | No |
Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie | Snoqualmie Indian Tribe | No |
The Lucky Dog Casino in Skokomish | Skokomish Indian Tribe | No |
Tulalip Resort Casino in Tulalip | Tulalip Tribes | No |
Two Rivers Casino in Davenport | Spokane Tribe of Indians | No |
It’s important to note that this may not be the path forward for Washington sports betting after all. Eric Persson, CEO of Maverick Gaming, which owns 19 of the state’s card rooms, said he would sue over the bill’s emergency clause.
Online Washington sports betting is technically allowed but only on tribal land.
The legislature ultimately preferred a slower approach to WA sports betting than some bills that would have legalized sports betting at cardrooms with open mobile betting.
Whether any tribes launch an app for Washington sports betting while on tribal land is up in the air. For instance, casinos in Mississippi have had the option to launch a mobile sports betting app geofenced to the casino since sports betting started in August 2018, but none have.