Ian Davis-Leonard reports on working class issues through Report for America, a national service program that places emerging journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues. “We are managing to a maximum occupancy number to ensure all guests are safe when they are visiting the Quil Ceda Creek Casino,” Hegnes said.Ī grand opening date has not been set for the new Quil Ceda Creek Casino, but officials anticipated an opening early in 2021. In May, the Tulalip Tribes opened both the Quil Ceda Creek Casino and the Tulalip Resort Casino with safety measures in place after closing at the onset of the pandemic. Hegnes said masks, temperature checks and screenings have become the new way of business. “We’ve maintained the timeline and kept on schedule.” “Construction was considered essential business for the Tulalip Tribes, so we continued with construction through the closure,” Hegnes said. The casino’s location on sovereign tribal land allowed building to continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic, despite statewide lockdowns initiated by Gov.
