Business coalition opposes Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  

Some businesses have formed a coalition to oppose the Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino in Airway Heights, Washington.

Irv Zakheim, the owner of a manufacturing company, is leading the effort. He said the community already has one off-reservation casino -- owned by the Kalispel Tribe -- and doesn't need another one.

“One casino is enough,” Zakheim told The Spokesman Review. “We do not believe that there is a large enough market here to support two casinos so close to each other."

The Spokane Tribe has filed a land-into-trust application with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. A decision hasn't been made.

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West Plains coalition opposes Spokane Tribe’s casino plans (The Spokesman Review 3/15)