We checked three other major casinos in Western Washington. Tribes are able to levy taxes if they collect them on their own land, says Robert Anderson, director of the University of Washington’s Native American Law Center. Indian tribes and taxes are a complex subject.
Martin declined to say how much revenue the tribe expects to generate.
The tribe says it will use the money for government services and other programs benefitting tribal members. It is a tribal tax authorized and collected by the Snoqualmie Tribal Council, according to spokeswoman Jaime Martin. The tax is not paid to the state of Washington. Your King Crab dinner at the Snoqualmie Casino just got 8.6 percent more expensive.Įffective January 1, the casino started charging a sales tax on food and beverage purchases.
