Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) will sign a new gaming compact with the state's gaming tribes.
The agreement allow the tribes to offer more electronic gaming machines, increase payouts and keep their facilities open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The tribes won't have to share revenues with the state.
"It’s the responsibility of the tribes to invest it yourselves," Gregoire said of the revenues generated by casinos, The Olympian reported.
Currently, tribes can offer a total of 8,100 machines. The agreement boosts that number to 27,300, although over time they could be able to offer 81,000 machines.
To view the compact documents, visit http://www.wsgc.wa.gov.
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