The Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort (also known as the Clearwater Casino) is a casino and hotel located in

Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton. The county was formed out of King County and Jefferson County on ...

, and owned by Port Madison Enterprises, the economic development authority of the

Suquamish The Suquamish () are a Lushootseed-speaking Native American people, located in present-day Washington in the United States. They are a southern Coast Salish people. Today, most Suquamish people are enrolled in the federally recognized Suquami ...

tribe.

History

The land on which the Clearwater Casino is sited was purchased by the Suquamish in 1988 and, early on, hosted a tribal smoke shop. In 1992 the Suquamish tribe opened a bingo hall on the site. This was followed by a fabric tent housing a small casino in 1995. A permanent casino building was constructed in 2003, followed by an 85-room hotel in 2006. In 2015, a further expansion increased convention and meeting space and grew hotel capacity by an additional 98 rooms. Initially the land on which the casino was located was tribal-owned, but not part of the designated tribal trust lands. As such, property taxes were paid by the Suquamish to Kitsap County. A 1991 attempt by the tribe to re-designate the site as tribal territory failed due to the presence of

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on the property. The tribe began another attempt to have the casino property re-designated trust land in 2003, a process that finally saw fruition in 2009. Prior to the transfer, local government officials estimated the re-designation would cost the county approximately $458,000 per year in lost tax revenue.

Features

Gaming

According to the casino, it operates more than 1200

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, as well as

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and table games such a

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and

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. The casino also has a

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room.

Economic impact

In 2007, trade magazine ''Indian Gaming'' reported the tribe's several businesses, of which the casino is the largest, created a local economic impact of more than $138 million.

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