Tribe moves on casino plan

Author:
ICT Staff
Updated:
Sep 12, 2018
Original:
Mar 11, 2009

The Spokane Tribe of Indians, sensing that it might get a better hearing from the Obama administration, appears to be getting closer to its long-stated goal of building a casino on land it owns just west of Airway Heights. In its latest step, the tribe has asked Spokane County to agree not to fight its application for a gaming license from the U.S. Department of the Interior. The tribe has already

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