“It will all be state of the art,” De La Rosa said.Ĭonstruction of the sports book at Northern Quest is well underway, with an over/under of about 5 weeks to completion. Northern Quest expects its sports book to be operational by mid-October.Īt the Spokane Tribe Casino, general manager Javier De La Rosa said Friday that a sports book will be part of an expansion to be completed in November. Now all that’s left is to build the facilities that will allow bettors to make wagers on casino grounds. If you don’t understand those terms, Northern Casino has posted a “Sports Betting 101” link. However, there will be no shortage of betting options on professional contests: parlays, teasers and over/unders.

“The Legislature wanted confidence that no local team would be compromised,” Zenishek said. That means no running off to Airway Heights and plunking down a bet on the Zags to make the Final Four. Off-limits are local college teams, even if they are on the road. Odds are that by mid-October, sports fans in Spokane will be able to drive to Airway Heights and place a legal wager on the Seahawks or any other NFL team.Īlso on the books will be Major League Baseball, the NBA, NHL and perhaps European soccer. The Kalispel Tribe of Indians, which operates Northern Quest Casino and Resort, is expecting similar approval “any day now,” said Kevin Zenishek, executive director of casino operations. Soon, they’ll have another reason to visit: sports betting.Įarlier this week, the Spokane Tribe was one of nine in the state to win federal approval to immediately allow sports wagering on tribal grounds. Most were seated at the blackjack tables or in front of slot machines, pushing buttons with one hand and holding drinks in the other. By late Friday morning, customers filled the the gaming floor at Northern Quest and Casino.

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