Tacoma Casinos and Tacoma Gambling - Washington

Four sentenced in casino cheating scam

News brief: Four men who took part in a massive scheme to cheat casinos across the United States and Canada were sentenced to federal prison. read more

Man pleads guilty to racketeering charges

Son Hong Johnson, 45, pleaded guilty today in San Diego to conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise, the "Tran Organization," in a scheme to cheat casinos across the country out of millions of dollars. read more

Washington minicasino campaign questioned

News Brief: A former casino worker says that the campaign to keep minicasinos open in Tacoma was run and funded by the owners of the casinos, not a grass-roots effort by the employees to save their jobs. read more

Tribe Fights Federal Orders

ews Brief: The Puyallup tribe is fighting a federal demand that it immediately stop sending its members $2,000 monthly profit-sharing payments drawn from the tribe's gambling income. read more

Tacoma Casino Ban Petition Faces November Vote

News Brief: It is likely that an initiative petition seeking to overturn the Tacoma’s scheduled casino ban will go before voters in November. read more

Judge: Tacoma Casino Remain Open

News Brief: Tacoma casinos should remain open until voters can decide whether to keep or reject a gambling ban approved six years ago by the City Council, a judge has ruled. read more

Casino Workers File Lawsuit

News Brief: A group of Tacoma casino workers has filed a lawsuit against the City of Tacoma in hopes of blocking a ban on gambling houses scheduled to take effect at the first of the year. read more

Group Fights Against Minicasino Ban

News Brief: A group calling itself Associated Casino Employees for Survival, or ACES, wants the public to help save minicasinos in Tacoma. read more

Washington Tribe Gets Support for Casino

News Brief: The Puyallup Tribe of Indians on Monday gained the support of the Port of Tacoma in efforts to build a third casino on reservation land. read more

Casino Dealers Suspected of Illegal Sports Betting

News Brief: Two employees of Luciano's Casino & Waterfront Ristorante have been arrested as part of an investigation of illegal sports betting at the Tacoma card room. read more