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What's coming:
Information about the process
For more than three years, promoters of a proposed casino-resort at La Center have tried to portray it as a "done deal." Nothing could be further from the truth.
The proposal would first have to receive numerous approvals from the federal government before any development could proceed. Among the go-aheads the project needs are:
- An acceptable Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
- Approval from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to take the land into trust
- An Indian lands designation (initial reservation or restored lands) from the Secretary of the Interior, or approval to game from the Secretary and the Governor of Washington (two-part determination)
- Approval of a management contract by the National Indian Gaming Commission
Developers also need to successfully negotiate a gaming compact with the state of Washington.
There are many points along the way where this proposed project could get derailed. It is nowhere near a done deal.
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