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FORIMMEDIATERELEASEFebruary7,2018CONTACT:JamieSijohn(509)[email protected]
It’sTime:SpokaneTribeCasinoHasHistoricOpening
(AirwayHeights,WA):After29+yearsofmoderngamingheritageintheStateofWashington,
andacasinoapprovalprocessof12+years,theSpokaneTribeofIndiansreachedanimportant
milestonewiththeopeningofSpokaneTribeCasinoonJanuary8,2018at7PM.
SpokaneTribeCasinoisinAirwayHeights,justoutsidethecityofSpokaneandintheheartof
theSpokaneTribe’s3,000,000+acresofancestralhomelands.TheSpokaneTribeofIndianshas
calledthisareahomeforcenturies,andthosecenturiescarrymanytraditionsandstoriestied
tothelands,therivers,andthepeople.Infact,thename“SpokaneTribeCasino”isadirect
reflectionofthat,amodernrepresentationofthetribe’straditions,andanopportunityto
shareitallwithfriendsandneighbors.
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WithPhaseOneAnowcomplete,SpokaneTribeCasinooffers38,000squarefeetofgaming
andentertainment,including450slotmachinesand12tablegames(blackjack,roulette,craps).
Thecasinoitselfisacelebrationofthetribe’spast,present,andfuturetiestotheselands.For
instance,thecasino’slogofeaturesproudhorsesfacingeachother,representingthepastand
thefuturecomingtogether.Signageanddisplaysinsidethecasinochartthetribe’srichhistory,
andincludetexturesandpatternspulledfromhistoricartifacts.
Insidethecasino,amenitiesalsotaketheircuesfromtribalheritage:
• ThreePeaksKitchen+Bar:Afull-servicerestaurantandbarofferinglocally-inspired
cuisine.Thenamereferstothreeprominentpeaksintheregion(MountSpokane,
CayuseMountain,andSteptoeButte)thatroughlyoutlinetheSpokaneTribe’sancestral
homelands.
• Whaluksisagamefloorbarnamedforatraditionalcardgameplayedbygenerationsof
theSpokaneTribe.BecauseSpokaneTribeCasinoisagatheringplaceforsocial
interaction,anodtothetribe’straditionsoffunandgamingmakeitaperfectchoicefor
thecasinobar.Assuch,thelogodesignincorporatesluckycardssurroundedbyopen
circles—invitinggueststojoinexistingcircles,orcreatetheirown.
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• Speelya’sDenisaquickservicedeli.“Speelya”istheSalishwordforcoyote,an
importantfigureinSpokaneTribecultureandstories.Thetricksterrepresentsfunand
merriment…withabitofmischief.Itisaperfectnameforthedeli,asaplacewhere
friendscangathertotakeabreakoveraquickbitetoeat.Thelogofeaturesastylized
coyote—Speelyahimself—howlingatthemoonoverheadashecarriesatrayoffood.
ConstructionofPhaseOneAofSpokaneTribeCasinobeganinlate2016,supporting1,200
constructionjobswithwagesofapproximately$65million.Thecasinoisstillhiringformany
casinooperationspositions,withcurrentcareeropportunitieslistedat
SpokaneTribeCasino.com.
Thefullbuildoutisprojectedtocreate5,000jobsandinjectmorethan$400millionintothe
localeconomy.Futurephaseswillincluderetailspace,ahotel,TribalCulturalCenter,
commercialspace,andafireandpolicestation.
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