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Colville Tribes reaches agreement with state

Friday, Aug. 9, 2002 | 10:58 a.m.

SPOKANE -- The Colville Confederated Tribes, which for years have operated hundreds of slot machines that the state considers illegal, have reached a gambling agreement with Washington regulators.

The Colvilles will be allowed to operate up to 4,800 similar slot machines, which dispense vouchers for money instead of coins and do not have a pull-down arm. The Nevada-style slots must be removed.

The state Gambling Commission has been quietly negotiating with the tribes for two years and is expected to approve the compact this week.

If the Colville Confederated Tribes' compact and a similar one with the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe are signed, Washington's sole remaining big-reservation tribe without a gambling compact will be the Spokane Tribe, which also runs hundreds of illegal slot machines.

Under the deal, the Colvilles can have three main casinos and three smaller satellite casinos. All must be on their 1.4 million-acre reservation.

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