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What’s It Like As A Woman In A Man’s World? ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 33 – With Author Sam Maggs

By Mindy Malone August 30, 2022

Sam Maggs sits in front of a royal blue background. She wears white tennis shoes and a patterned jackets. She has medium length red hair and she is sitting crosslegged with her head in her palm.

Photo of author Sam Maggs. Book, comic book and video game author Sam Maggs is working to carve a path for minorities in industries traditionally populated by cisgender, heterosexual white… Continue Reading What’s It Like As A Woman In A Man’s Read More

The Legitimacy of Washington State University Esports

By Murrow News - Jackson Scarim September 24, 2021

More Murrow News Stories Pullman (Murrow News 8) – WSU esports is pushing to legitimize their organization and talk about what the college has done for them so far. Gabriel… Continue Reading The Legitimacy of Washington State University Read More

Legal Sports Betting Comes To Washington In Deal With Tulalip Tribe

By Tom Banse April 20, 2021

The Tulalip Casino west of Marysville is now the odds on favorite to open the first legal sportsbook in Washington after the Tulalip tribe and state Gambling Commission reached a tentative agreement to launch sports betting.

Nearly a year after the Washington Legislature voted to legalize sports betting, terms have been agreed for the first sportsbook to open. It will be inside one of the two Tulalip tribal casinos alongside Interstate 5 north of Everett. Continue Read More

Four Tribes In Talks To Introduce Legal Sports Betting To Washington In Their Casinos

By Tom Banse July 8, 2020

The Kalispel Tribe's Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights could be among the first places in Washington state to offer legal sports betting. CREDIT: Northern Quest/Kalispel Tribe

Four Washington state tribes have opened negotiations with the state government to introduce sports betting. Earlier this year, the legislature authorized wagering on sports, but only at tribal casinos -- unlike the broader legalization in Oregon. Read More

Sports Betting Is Now Legal In Washington, But Only At Tribal Casinos

By Tom Banse March 26, 2020

Chinook Winds Casino opened the first legal sportsbook in Oregon in August 2019. CREDIT: Tom Banse/N3

Amid a widespread shutdown of athletic events, Washington state has become the 21st state to legalize betting on sports. Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed legislation to authorize sports wagers in tribal casinos only. Continue Reading Read More

Odds Improving That Washington May Legalize Sports Betting, But Not Like Oregon

By Tom Banse February 11, 2020

At least in the near term, Washington state lawmakers do not want to have online sports betting as offered by the Oregon Lottery.

A couple of years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states beyond Nevada to have sports betting. Oregon dove in last year. Idaho, Washington and California have held back. Now, Washington state lawmakers are taking a hard look at legalizing sports betting. But they do not seem inclined to copy much from Oregon's playbook. Read More