Tribe Ditches Anti-Smoking Funds for More Electronic Gambling
Published Date: 1/15/2025
Notice
Summary
The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians and Washington State just updated their gaming agreement to allow electronic table games and dropped a rule about sharing money for smoking programs. This change kicks in on January 15, 2025, giving the tribe more ways to run their casino games and keep things fresh. It’s a win for the tribe’s gaming operations and the state’s oversight.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Tribe authorized electronic table games
The approved amendment lets the Stillaguamish Tribe operate electronic table games and creates rules for those games. This change takes effect on January 15, 2025.
Smoking-cessation revenue sharing removed
The approved amendment removes provisions that required revenue sharing for smoking cessation purposes. The amendment is effective January 15, 2025.
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