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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