Sports betting bill easily passes House, heads to Senate

Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Bow, the House’s only enrolled tribal member, said opponents were wrong to look at the casinos’ proceeds as strictly tribal money. The money the casinos make go back into the local communities through employee wages, she said.

“This isn’t us or them. These are Washington casinos,” Lekanoff said.

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