A construction cam shows progress on the Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel in Fife, Washington. Image: OxBlue

Openings & Closings

Puyallup Tribe makes good progress on $370 million casino expansion

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The Puyallup Tribe is spending $370 million on a bigger casino in Washington.

The new Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel will be housed in a 310,000 square-foot building along Interstate 5, The Tacoma News Tribune reported. The project features a 110,000 square-foot gaming floor, a 2,000-seat events center, three restaurants, two bars and two parking structures, including one that is already in operation.

“We see a growing market and demand,” Vice Chairman David Bean said at a study session of the city council in Tacoma on Tuesday, when the tribe presented an update on the project.

According to Chairman Bill Sterud, the tribe is more than half way done with the expansion. It's due to open in December 2019.

But the tribe isn't stopping there. Bean said a $65 million hotel will debut a year after that, in December 2020.

"It's a pretty exciting time for us," Sterud told the city council.

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Puyallup Tribe’s new mega casino will be Vegas on I-5 when it opens in 2019 (The Tacoma News Tribune July 25, 2018)