State Representative Bruce Chandler calls Washington’s gambling policy “bipolar.” He recently told Pasco radio station KONA that lawmakers see tribal casinos as an economic benefit to Indians, but that lawmakers treat non-tribal gambling as a threat to community morals. The Granger Republican says some tribal leaders have acknowledged there is a downside to the spread of Indian gaming in Washington, but he predicts the number of slot machines at tribal casinos will triple in the next fews years.
(AP)